Chapter 27 - The Double Agent
Arthur stepped onto the porch holding his hunting rifle, pointing it directly at Edward’s chest.
“Give me one reason not to shoot you where you stand, Vance!” Arthur demanded coldly.
“Because if you shoot me, Arthur, Vanguard’s orbital surveillance network activates automatically at midnight,” Edward explained calmly.
“I spent five years pretending to work for Victoria and Vanguard Corp to build a dossier big enough to bring down their international board,” Edward revealed.
He pulled a black encrypted drive from his trench coat pocket, holding it out toward Vivian.
“Chloe didn't kill me... I swapped the medical samples at the hospital to make her think her poison worked,” Edward confessed.
Vivian walked down the marble steps, stopping two feet from the man she thought she had lost forever.
“Why didn't you tell me, Edward?” Vivian whispered, tears spilling down her cheeks.
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“Because if you knew I was alive, your micro-expressions during the military trial wouldn't have convinced the Pentagon,” Edward answered softly.
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