Chapter 16 - the corporate traitor
I returned to the Sterling tower as the sun began to rise. I walked straight into Dominic's office, tossing the encrypted extraction drive onto his massive glass desk. He looked up from his paperwork, his dark eyes instantly locking onto mine.
"I found the mercenaries," I reported smoothly. "They were just highly paid pawns. But their communication logs contained a microscopic, recurring digital signature. I traced the cryptocurrency payouts back to their original, physical source."
Dominic plugged the drive into his secure terminal. The complex web of offshore accounts and shell companies appeared on the screen, systematically unmasking the ghost who had been trying to destroy the empire.
The final account didn't belong to a rival tech billionaire or a foreign cartel. It belonged to Marcus Sterling. Dominic’s own cousin, and the Chief Financial Officer of the entire conglomerate.
Dominic stared at the screen, the cinematic realism of his absolute, agonizing heartbreak completely visible. His own flesh and blood had orchestrated the cyberattack to steal the energy patents and usurp control of the multi-billion-dollar company.
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"Marcus," Dominic whispered, his voice cracking with a terrifying, devastating sorrow.
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