Chapter 20

The private jet leveled off at cruising altitude, gliding smoothly above a endless sea of white clouds stretched out below. Ethan sat in the luxurious leather interior, opening his tablet to review the confidential files for the Geneva economic summit.
As he scrolled through the encrypted data, a sudden red alert window popped up on his screen, overriding his primary security clearance. The notification originated from a classified federal intelligence node, displaying a urgent message marked for his eyes only.
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A hidden offshore account linked to his late father's original estate had just been accessed from an unknown terminal in Zurich. The screen flickered, revealing a single line of text that caused Ethan's blood to run cold in an instant.
"The empire was never yours to inherit, Ethan; welcome to the real game."