Chapter 8 - THE SHADOW IN CHICAGO
In a penthouse office overlooking Lake Michigan in Chicago, Charles Sterling swirled a glass of straight bourbon.
His computer screen displayed news reports of Emily’s arrest along the Connecticut parkway for reckless endangerment.
"Useless," Charles muttered, throwing a crystal glass against the brick wall where it shattered into tiny fragments.
Charles was Jonathan’s elder half-brother, exiled from the family trust ten years ago following a fraud scandal.
"If we can't take his company through digital leverage, we take his heir," Charles told his chief operative.
"The maid, Maria... what do we know about her background?" the operative asked, pulling up a digital file.
"She has no living family, no political connections, and depends entirely on Jonathan's salary," Charles noted slyly.
"Offer her two million dollars to hand over the child... if she refuses, eliminate her quietly."
The operative nodded cold-bloodedly, exiting the penthouse suite to organize the hit squad in New York.
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A new, far deadlier plot was moving silently toward the peaceful sanctuary of Sterling Manor.
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