Chapter 9 - The Retaliation Strike
While Sterling was being led away in handcuffs, his private security apparatus was already executing a contingency plan.
A convoy of three black armored SUVs tore down the quiet, tree-lined suburban roads of Lake Forest toward David's estate.
Heavy automatic gunfire shattered the peaceful morning as eight mercenaries breached the wrought-iron front gates.
Inside the mansion, security alarms blared, red emergency lights flashing across the marble hallways.
Marcus guided the medical team and Tommy's mobile bed down into the underground reinforced bunker beneath the estate.
Maya held tightly to David's hand as they descended the concrete steps into the blast-proof room.
"They're trying to destroy the original paper evidence kept in my study vault!" David realized, locking the bunker's heavy steel door.
Above them, explosions rocked the upper floors of the mansion as Sterling's mercenaries set fire to the corporate library.
David checked the live security camera feeds on his tablet screen, watching three armed men search his private office.
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"They don't realize the original files aren't in the house," David murmured with a cold, triumphant smile.
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