Chapter 5
By noon, the news of the Montgomery family scandal had gripped headlines across the United States.
Reporters and news crews camped outside the gates of the Newport mansion, clamoring for a statement.
Inside the mansion, Evelyn was hyperventilating as she watched her company's stock price plummet fifty percent.
"Call our contacts in Washington!" Evelyn ordered Mark, her voice shrill with desperation.
"Call Senator Davis! He owes us five million dollars in campaign contributions!"
Mark tried the senator's private line, only to hear a recorded message stating the number had been disconnected.
"He blocked my number, Mother," Mark said, his voice trembling with newfound panic.
"Everyone on Wall Street is cutting ties with us!"
Just then, Mark's personal phone chimed with an incoming video call from an unknown encrypted number.
He answered immediately, expecting a high-powered attorney or a political ally.
Instead, Hannah's face appeared on the high-definition screen, serene, confident, and completely in control.
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"Hello, Mark," Hannah spoke calmly.
"I believe you dropped something on the patio last night."
