Chapter 71 - the silent shadows
A decade of absolute, unbroken serenity had graced the Vance family estate since the digital defeat of Elias. Chloe, now a formidable and deeply compassionate matriarch, balanced her role as the CEO of the Vance Corporation with raising her own brilliant children. Harrison Vance enjoyed his twilight years, his miraculous recovery from paralysis allowing him to chase his grandchildren across the lush green lawns he once thought he would never walk on again. However, the darkest corners of the criminal underworld never truly forget a grudge. While Julian and Elias rotted in federal prison, their hidden offshore wealth had automatically triggered a deeply buried, lethal contingency contract. Late one autumn evening, a highly trained squad of elite, ghost-like mercenaries bypassed the estate's outer perimeter. They didn't use cyber warfare or corporate espionage. They brought raw, terrifying physical violence, seeking to permanently extinguish the Vance bloodline. The beautiful peace was violently shattered.
👉 read part 72 to see chloe face the ambush.
