Chapter 18
Before Arthur could press the elevator door close button, I sprinted forward, diving beneath the weapons of his guards.
I grabbed the silver flash drive from my pocket, thrusting it into the elevator’s emergency maintenance panel.
The elevator doors jammed halfway shut, locking the system in a permanent technical loop.
Arthur’s calm expression shattered into instant shock as the elevator lights flickered yellow.
“What did you do?” Arthur shouted, trying to force the mechanical doors shut with his hands.
“I uploaded the master override code I wrote when I was twenty-two, Dad,” I said, standing in the doorway.
“The code you forgot existed because you were too busy hiding in Dubai.”
The primary server monitors behind us began flashing bright green text across every screen:
ALL OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS FROZEN. MASTER ENCRYPTION KEYS RELEASED TO U.S. TREASURY.
Arthur whipped around, staring at the screens in absolute horror as four hundred million dollars evaporated from his accounts.
“You ruined us!” Arthur screamed, lunging at me with his hands outstretched.
Marcus moved instantly, slamming Arthur against the metal elevator wall and securing his arms behind his back with steel cuffs.
Arthur’s private security guards dropped their weapons immediately, seeing their employer completely neutralized.
Charlotte walked up to our father, pulling her badge from her coat and holding it inches from his face.
“Arthur Sterling, you are under arrest for treason, racketeering, and attempted murder,” Charlotte declared.
Arthur slumped against the wall, looking ten years older in a matter of seconds, his grand legacy destroyed.
I looked at him one last time, my heart finally completely free from the shadow of his memory.
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“You told me once that everyone lies, Dad,” I whispered into his ear.
“Starting today… the truth is the only thing left standing.”
