Chapter 16 - UNMASKING THE ARCHITECT
Chloe stood in the middle of the empty parking garage, her chest heaving as she memorized the disappearing car's license plate.
She pulled out her secure executive phone, dialing emergency dispatch with fierce, unyielding determination.
"This is Chairperson Chloe Vance. I want an immediate BOLO issued for a black sports car, license plate Ohio-Vance-03," she ordered crisply.
Within seconds, automated patrol units across the city were alerted to intercept the fleeing vehicle.
Chloe walked back inside the building to find Marcus waking up with a severe concussion in the medical bay.
"Who attacked you, Marcus? Did you see his face?" Chloe asked gently, holding a cold compress to his bruised neck.
"It... it was Jonathan Vance, your father's former chief financial officer," Marcus groaned, wincing in pain. "He managed the offshore slush funds."
Chloe's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits as the final puzzle piece locked perfectly into place.
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Jonathan Vance had been the mastermind behind the original orphanage fire and the embezzlement scheme all along.
"He's trying to flee the country before the federal audit catches up with his accounts," Chloe realized out loud.
