Chapter 8 - CheckmateMarcus lunged.
Sophie moved aside.
He crashed into a glass table.
The phone fell to the floor.
Sophie picked it up.
“Hello, Father.”
Arthur’s breathing filled the line.
“Sophie.”
His voice was calm.
Almost amused.
“You still think you can win?”
“No,” Sophie answered.
“I know I already did.”
Arthur laughed.
But Sophie had one advantage he didn't know about.
Julian had already breached the financial network.
The illegal trade had been stopped.
The hidden accounts had been exposed.
And the evidence was being transmitted to federal investigators.
Marcus’s face went pale.
Then the elevator doors opened.
Federal agents stormed the penthouse.
Marcus was arrested.
Across the country, investigators simultaneously moved against Arthur's network.
The prison warden who had accepted Arthur’s bribes was taken into custody.
Arthur’s remaining shell companies were seized.
His escape plan collapsed in a single night.
For the first time since his arrest, Arthur Sterling was powerless.
But before Sophie left, she heard his voice through the phone.
“You think this is over?”
Sophie looked toward the city lights.
“No.”
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She smiled faintly.
“Now it's finally beginning.”
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