Chapter 12 - Unmasking the international criminal cartel funding the stepmother's corporate takeover shocks high-society elites across New York City today.
Julian picked up the satellite radio, pressing the receiver button to listen to the cold, accented voice speaking through the speaker.
"Status report, Unit Three; has the Vance estate been secured and the evidence incinerated?" the voice asked with chilling detachment.
"The evidence is intact, and your operative is neutralised," Julian replied into the mic, his tone as cold and hard as steel.
There was a long, suffocating pause on the other end of the line before a soft, menacing chuckle echoed through the small speaker.
"Julian Vance... a persistent bug in our global shipping portfolio," the voice sneered, revealing an accent linked to the Zurich syndicate.
"You think Genevieve was working alone? She was merely our domestic asset hired to open the door to your shipping ports," the voice added.
"Tell your syndicate leaders that if anyone touches my family again, I will personally burn every asset you own to ash," Julian declared.
He smashed the satellite radio beneath his heavy boot, destroying the tracking device and severing the live connection permanently.
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He secured the forged wills and chemical samples in a duffel bag, climbing back up the tunnel stairs toward the warmth of the mansion.
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