Chapter 12 - Evelyn Attempts To Destroy Digital Archives In Office
Midnight in the corporate headquarters of Vance Shipping in downtown Manhattan was usually dead quiet. Tonight, however, the executive floor hummed with frantic energy as Evelyn unlocked her private office door.
She rushed toward her mahogany desk, opening a concealed wall safe with a rapid numeric combination. Inside sat a secure physical hard drive containing the master encryption keys for all offshore accounts.
If Alexander had managed to access the backup files, this master drive was the only thing preventing total federal exposure. She grabbed the heavy black drive, slamming it onto her desk beside a heavy brass paperweight.
Before she could smash it to pieces, the office door swung open smoothly, revealing Julian standing in the doorway. "Relax, Evelyn, we don't need to destroy the hardware yet," Julian said calmly, walking into the room.
"Alexander called his grandfather an hour ago; they know everything about the trust fund," Evelyn hissed angrily. Julian walked over to the window, looking out over the rain-slicked streets of New York with a cold smirk.
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"Let them talk to the old man; Marcus is too weak to change the corporate bylaws now," Julian dismissed arrogantly. "We just need to make sure Alexander and the brat never make it to the boardroom tomorrow."
Evelyn stopped swinging the brass paperweight, turning to look at Julian with narrowed eyes. "What are you planning to do?" Julian adjusted his cufflinks, his smile turning into a predatory grin. "A hostile takeover of a different kind."
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