Chapter 7 - Marcus Scrambles For Help From Corrupt Politicians
Back in his private quarters, Marcus paced frantically across the floor while dialing the mobile number of a senior U.S. Senator.
“Senator Vance, it’s Marcus! I need you to exert pressure on the Senate Armed Services Committee immediately!” Marcus pleaded into his phone.
“Marcus, do you have any idea what kind of legal firestorm you just dumped on my office?” Senator Vance snapped back furiously.
“I am your cousin! We share the same family foundation!” Marcus yelled, pulling at his collar as sweat dripped down his neck.
“The Whitmore family trust underwrites my entire campaign fund, Marcus!” the Senator revealed, his voice shaking with intense frustration.
“If I raise a single objection in Congress, Claire Whitmore will leak my private campaign finance ledgers to the press before noon,” the Senator added.
“So you’re just going to abandon me?” Marcus whispered, his knees buckling as he sank onto the edge of his unmade bed.
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“You abandoned your wife and child for a vanity project, Marcus; you brought this execution on yourself,” the Senator said before hanging up.
The dial tone echoed sharply in the empty room, leaving Marcus completely isolated from every political ally he thought he owned.
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