Chapter 6 - Claire Enters The Downtown Federal Reserve Building
Miles away in downtown Chicago, Claire’s slate-gray compact car pulled smoothly into the secure checkpoint of the Federal Reserve building.
She flashed a specialized cryptographic security badge to the armed guard at the vehicle barrier.
The heavy steel gates swung open instantly, allowing her direct access to the executive underground parking bays.
Claire stepped out of her car, adjusting her black backpack and walking with absolute, unshakeable confidence toward the private elevators.
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She pressed the top-floor executive button, watching the digital floor numbers climb steadily toward the penthouse suite of the institution.
The $500,000 debt her sister owed was now nothing more than a microscopic speck of dust compared to what was about to unfold.
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