Chapter 10 - EXPOSED ON LIVE TELEVISION
Elena leaned toward the dashboard screen, her eyes narrowing into cold slits as she stared at her former enemy. Chloe looked entirely transformed, radiating a sinister confidence that had been absent during her humiliation in the Hamptons.
"Where are you, Chloe?" Elena demanded coldly. "The FBI is hunting you across the entire eastern seaboard."
Chloe let out a dark, mocking laugh that echoed through the SUV's speakers. She took a slow sip of her champagne, leaning closer to the camera lens.
"The FBI works for the people who pay them, darling, and right now, my new benefactors own the entire network," Chloe purred with malicious delight. "Turn on any major news channel in America right now if you want to see a real show."
Daniel quickly tapped the vehicle's infotainment system, switching the display to a major national news broadcast. The screen displayed a breaking news banner in bright red letters across the bottom.
A sharp-featured news anchor was speaking dramatically over a series of edited surveillance clips showing Elena handing cash to shadowy figures in dark alleys. The headline read: "VANCE HOLDING CEO INVESTIGATED FOR INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING AND TREASON."
"They spliced the footage from our undercover sting operations," Daniel cursed under his breath, his knuckles turning white on the steering wheel. "They're framing you as the syndicate leader to freeze your corporate authority!"
"In exactly ten minutes, the board of directors will convene an emergency vote to strip you of all executive privileges," Chloe announced through the video feed. "By midnight, every dollar in the Vance trust will be transferred to our offshore holding account."
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Elena did not panic; instead, a cold, terrifying smile spread slowly across her face. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the small electronic communicator she had used on the day Chloe poured water over her head.
"You always make the same mistake, Chloe," Elena said calmly into the microphone. "You assume that because you are playing a game, I haven't already bought the entire stadium."
