Chapter 11
The private jet touched down at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey under the cover of a stormy midnight rain. An armored limousine was waiting on the tarmac, whisking Chloe directly back to the Manhattan penthouse fortress.
Katherine Vance had already mobilized a private intelligence task force composed of former CIA and NSA cyber-operatives. The sprawling penthouse study resembled a tactical command center, glowing with multiple monitors displaying global financial networks.
"Our intelligence unit tracked the Oregon surveillance team back to a shell company in Zurich," Katherine briefed rapidly. "Who owns the shell company?" Chloe asked, dropping her travel bag onto the leather sofa.
"Marcus’s younger brother, a rogue tech billionaire named Julian Vance," Katherine revealed grimly. Chloe frowned, remembering Marcus cowering in the boardroom during his arrest weeks prior.
"Julian wants revenge for his brother's prison sentence, and he's using automated cyber-attacks to cripple our supply chain," Katherine explained. "He thinks he can wage a shadow war against us from behind a computer screen," Chloe said with dangerous calm.
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"He’s currently hiding in a secure underground bunker in rural Virginia, protected by private mercenaries," Katherine added. "Book a flight to Washington, D.C.; we're going to pay Julian a personal visit," Chloe instructed.
"Are you certain you want to enter a tactical combat zone yourself, Chloe?" Katherine asked with maternal concern. "They whipped my back and hunted me across the country; this personal vendetta ends with me," Chloe declared.
