Chapter 15
Victor froze in his tracks, the smug smile vanishing from his face as if struck by lightning.
"What are you talking about?!" Victor demanded, his voice dropping an octave into pure anxiety.
"Every word spoken in this room for the last two minutes has been broadcast live to thirty major American news networks," Maya revealed.
"And to the Federal Bureau of Investigation command center in Washington D.C."
Victor's phone on the desk began ringing frantically, its screen flashing with dozens of incoming alerts.
He glanced down at the glowing screen; news banners were already scrolling across national television networks.
'BREAKING NEWS: Billionaire Victor Vance confessing to international treason on live broadcast.'
Victor dropped his handgun onto the desk, his hands trembling violently as his life's work collapsed around him.
"You... you ruined me..." Victor stammered, staring at his daughter as if she were a ghost.
"You ruined yourself twenty years ago when you betrayed this family," Maya answered coldly.
Outside the mansion, the sound of heavy police sirens and helicopter rotors filled the stormy sky.
Federal agents swarmed through the broken front entrance, their boots thudding up the grand staircase.
Special Agent Sarah Connor—the real agent this time—stepped into the study with five armed officers.
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"Victor Vance, you are under arrest for high treason, kidnapping, and corporate espionage," Agent Connor announced firmly.
Officers forced Victor to his knees, slapping heavy steel handcuffs around his wrists.
