Chapter 13 - Confronting a treacherous brother in a secret underground bunker shatters decades of family loyalty and exposes the true mastermind behind a devastating paralysis plot.
At the far end of the underground laboratory, a reinforced titanium door stood slightly ajar, leaking the hum of secure servers.
Julian pushed the heavy door open with his bare shoulder, stepping into a private communications bunker lined with satellite monitors.
Seated at the master console was Julian's estranged older brother, Richard Vance, who had supposedly died in a plane crash overseas.
Richard turned around in his executive chair, smoothing down his expensive navy blue tie with a calm, unnerving composure.
"Well, little brother, it took you long enough to find the master control room," Richard greeted with a cold, sarcastic smirk.
"You faked your death, stole my company identity, and financed the syndicate that crippled me," Julian stated, his voice trembling with rage.
"I built this empire with our grandfather, Julian; you were just a soft-hearted soldier playing corporate CEO," Richard replied coldly.
"You traded our family blood for foreign cartel money and chemical warfare contracts," Julian condemned, stepping closer with clenched fists.
Richard reached for a red self-destruct button on the console, intending to wipe the server hard drives before federal agents could enter.
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Before Richard's finger could depress the switch, a small blue crayon struck his wrist with surprising precision, causing him to flinch.
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