Chapter 23 - THE ESCAPED MATRIARCH
Clara called Ethan into her office immediately, showing him the photograph and the falsified prison death certificate.
Ethan analyzed the image metadata using military-grade facial recognition software on his laptop.
"The image is 100% authentic, Clara. It was taken at Zurich International Airport forty-eight hours ago," Ethan confirmed grimly.
"How did she fake a heart attack inside a maximum-security federal facility?" Clara asked, her voice tight with tension.
"She used the remaining offshore accounts we didn't locate five years ago to bribe the prison medical examiner," Ethan deduced.
"Where is she heading now?" Clara demanded, her maternal instincts instantly locking back into high alert.
"She purchased a private residence in the Swiss Alps under the alias Baroness Elizabeth Von Berg," Ethan revealed.
"She thinks she's safe from extradition in Switzerland," Clara noted, her eyes narrowing into cold slits.
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"She doesn't know me very well if she thinks an ocean will stop me from putting her back in a cell."
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