Chapter 20 - The Shadow Board
Julian immediately summoned Marcus Sterling to his office, laying the photograph and parchment note onto the desk.
Marcus examined the photograph under a magnifying glass, focusing on a unique gold signet ring worn by the unidentified man.
"That ring belongs to the Syndicate of Seven, Julian," Marcus revealed, his expression turning deeply grim and serious.
"A secret coalition of offshore shipping magnates who control illegal maritime trade routes across the Atlantic," Marcus explained.
"Richard Vance was just their front man in New York," Marcus added, pulling up a digital file on his secure tablet.
"When you took over Harrison Logistics, you inadvertently inherited a sixty-billion-dollar illegal contract signed by Richard," Marcus disclosed.
"If we don't honor that contract by next month, they won't send lawyers... they will send private military teams," Marcus warned.
Julian leaned back in his leather chair, looking out over the Manhattan skyline as the weight of the revelation pressed upon him.
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He had won the war against Chloe and her father, but now he was facing an international criminal syndicate.
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