Chapter 6 - The Luxury Stores Across Fifth Avenue Shut Their Doors Instantly
Along Fifth Avenue, flagship luxury stores bearing the Lante emblem experienced an immediate, catastrophic blackout.
Automated security shutters slammed down over display windows filled with million-dollar diamond jewelry and haute couture.
Shocked shoppers and tourists stumbled backward onto the pavement as store managers frantically ushered everyone outside.
“System error! All point-of-sale terminals are permanently disabled!” a store director yelled into his radio.
Within seconds, the most prestigious retail corridor in the world looked like a ghost town struck by a sudden disaster.
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Passersby pulled out their phones, recording the bizarre spectacle unfolding across multiple city blocks.
The message was clear to anyone watching: the untouchable Lante dynasty had just been cut off from the grid.
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