Chapter 14 - THE UNEXPECTED CALLER
Eleanor tapped the screen, placing the call on speaker while Marcus immediately activated his signal tracer.
"Eleanor... you think you've won everything, don't you?" a deep, gravelly voice rasped through the speaker.
The voice did not belong to Carter, nor did it belong to Julian Thorne.
It was the distinct, terrifying tone of Harrison Sterling—Carter’s ruthless father who was supposed to be in a medical coma in Switzerland.
"Harrison?" Eleanor said, her voice remaining firm despite the sudden chill running down her spine.
"My son was a weak, arrogant fool who deserved to fall," Harrison wheezed into the line. "But you made a fatal mistake touching my family's foundation."
"Your family foundation was built on my grandfather's stolen patents, Harrison," Eleanor countered fiercely.
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"Check your secondary trust account in London, my dear girl," Harrison chuckled coldly before the line cut to dead static.
Marcus immediately typed on his laptop, his face turning pale as he reviewed the international banking server.
