Chapter 30 - The Zurich Summit
Leaving Chloe under the protection of federal marshals in Colorado, Catherine flew to Zurich to confront the Von Bern Board.
The meeting took place at the top floor of a glass skyscraper overlooking the freezing waters of Lake Zurich.
Seven powerful international executives sat around the polished steel table, staring at Catherine with cold, calculating expressions.
"Mrs. Sterling, your daughter holds the master genetic decryption key to our firm's global patents," the Chairman stated.
"You cannot hide her from us forever. She belongs to the future of this enterprise."
Catherine leaned forward, placing a silver briefcase containing federal prosecution files onto the center of the table.
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"If any of your people step foot within one thousand miles of my daughter again, I release these files to the World Court," Catherine declared.
The executives turned pale, realizing that this protective mother had brought an entire international empire to its knees.
