Chapter 76 - the absolute verdict
Harrison stopped inches away from the trapped, trembling mercenary captain. The billionaire looked down with a chilling expression of profound pity and absolute disgust. "You thought Julian could protect you from a prison cell," Harrison whispered, his voice vibrating with lethal, dark authority. "But Julian is a broken, defeated coward. And you threw your life away for a ghost." Chloe stepped beside her father, pulling an encrypted tablet from her jacket. She had already traced the mercenary's communication frequency. "I just intercepted your offshore payment from Julian's hidden slush fund," Chloe stated smoothly, entirely devoid of mercy. "My cyber-team has drained it completely. You bled for absolutely nothing tonight." The heavy wail of approaching federal sirens pierced the night air. Chloe had silently triggered the highest-level government distress signal the moment the breach occurred. Dozens of heavily armed federal marshals stormed through the shattered front doors, aiming their weapons at the incapacitated intruders.
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