Chapter 10 - The Final Move
The thug thought he had snatched the lethal weapon, but he didn't know Claire had anticipated every worst-case scenario. The original encrypted hard drive never left the safe sealed at the federal field office under Special Agent Miller's absolute protection.
That night, an annual high-society charity gala in Boston was hosted at the five-star Grand Regent Hotel. Julian Sterling appeared in a sleek Armani tuxedo, smiling warmly as he greeted politicians and major journalists, entirely confident that the threat from a woman named Claire Whitaker had been neutralized.
Suddenly, the audio and massive projection screens in the grand banquet hall were completely hijacked. Instead of Sterling's charity promotion video, the big screen burst to life with financial transaction documents, forged contracts bearing Daniel Carver's signature, and most damningly, audio recordings of Julian Sterling's cold voice instructing how to "dispose" of Daniel if he blocked the project.
The banquet hall erupted into shock and panic. Reporters immediately raised their cameras, capturing every expression shifting across the powerful billionaire's face.
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Claire entered the main hall through the grand doors, wearing an elegant cloak, walking steadily under the sparkling chandeliers. Without a single threat, her confident demeanor and unwavering gaze completely crushed Julian Sterling's will to resist. Moments later, federal agents stormed the hall, executing an arrest warrant for Julian Sterling before the city's entire elite.
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