Chapter 5
Sarah pulled out her encrypted military smartphone from her breast pocket, her fingers moving across the screen with precise, automated speed.
"I am transmitting these files directly to the Department of Defense Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation cyber division," Sarah announced.
"No, Sarah, wait! If you trigger that transmission, external agents will descend upon this estate within fifteen minutes," Arthur cried out in sheer panic.
"Let them come; sunlight is the best disinfectant for the kind of corruption you’ve harbored under this roof for decades," Robert replied with absolute disdain.
Little Lily walked over to Robert, wrapping her small arms around his leg and looking up at him with innocent, seeking eyes.
"Daddy... are we going to have to leave this house?" Lily asked softly, her voice carrying an emotional weight that pierced straight through the tension.
Robert knelt down, lifting her into his arms and pressing a tender kiss against her forehead. "No matter what happens, sweetheart, you are safe with us forever."
Sarah pressed the final confirmation button on her screen, locking the secure data packet into the military satellite uplink channel.
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A tiny green LED light blinked rhythmically on the device, confirming that the digital trail of corruption was now beyond anyone's power to delete.
Arthur stared at the phone in Sarah's hand as if it were a ticking bomb, realizing that his lifetime of influence had just evaporated into thin air.
