Chapter 1449
Catherine watched Serena walk away, her eyes brimming with worry.
Edward took her hand, his voice low and soothing. “Let her go p>
Catherine’s fingers tightened.
She knew the dangers her daughter faced were far more terrifying than they could imagine.
But she also knew her daughter had never been a fragile flower meant to be hidden in a greenhouse.
Forcing down her anxiety, Catherine nodded slightly. “I know. We won’t hold her back p>
Inside the second-floor lounge.
The heavy oak doors clicked shut, completely cutting off the lively noise of the gala below.
Jasper slammed his laptop onto the desk and hooked it into the room’s encrypted terminal.
On the screen, the crimson alerts were still flashing wildly.
A secure video feed from The Federal Oversight Task Force connected instantly.
The federal technicians were drenched in cold sweat.
“Miss Serena, the internal purge speed is too fast! We tried to quarantine the chip, but it’s not an isolated self-destruct p>
“It’s burning the hardware while simultaneously broadcasting wipe commands outward. The Sinclair offshore servers, the Whitecliffe Harbor projects, the
foundation’s cash flows the entire network is collapsing p>
Another technician gritted his teeth. “We can’t catch it! It’s as if they pre-
programmed every escape route. The moment we attempted to decode the chip, the chain reaction started p>
“We’ve already lost thirty-seven percent of the data, and the infection is still spreading p>
Jerrick’s expression was deadly. “No wonder Alaric was so arrogant earlier. It wasn’t because he wasn’t afraid to die; it was because he knew Obsidian Sun would clean up his mess p>
Nicholas’s eyes were pitch black. “As long as the direct link between Obsidian Sun and the Sinclair family is burned to ash, Alaric can claim it was merely poor financial oversight. At worst, he goes down for illegal money laundering, offshore data breaches, and corporate fraud p>
“That’s a slap on the wrist compared to funding Obsidian Sun, bankrolling human experimentation, and committing high treason p>
Jasper let out a vicious laugh. “They really think they can just burn the evidence and walk away p>
He cracked his knuckles, a predatory thrill lighting up his eyes. “Sync the chip’s telemetry to my terminal p>
“Give me three minutes. Three minutes, and I’ll shatter their main hub and drag them out into the light p>
The agents on the task force feed hesitated for a fraction of a second.
But seeing Serena seated at the table, the task force commander nodded sharply and authorized the transfer.
The data firewall was dropped.
Protocols didn’t matter right now.
If they waited any longer, every shred of evidence would be incinerated.
Julian pulled out his phone, his voice clipping out rapid-fire orders. “Intercept every offshore financial node under the Sinclair name. Lock down whatever you can Prioritize Whitecliffe Harbor, Westoverfree Port, and the foreign medical charity fronts. Do not let a single cent vanish p>
Jerrick commanded coldly into his
comms. Dragon-Thorn Squad, lock down all offshore extraction routes every flight halt
in Severe Ground
every vessel. I want every associate
contained p>
Nicholas looked up, his tone absolute. “Activate all Blackwood overseas networks.
Cut off their retreat p>
In an instant.
The room exploded into coordinated action.
Everyone locked into their roles with terrifying efficiency.
Their combined power twisted into an unbreakable net.
Jasper stared at the rapidly mutating firewalls on his screen.
With a sinister smirk his fiennet
hovered over the keyboard, ready to launch a massive brute-force attack.
But just a microsecond before he struck the keys p>
A calm, chilling voice cut through the tension.
“Don’t chase the main hub p>
Jasper’s fingers froze mid-air.
Everyone turned to look at Serena.
The girl leaned against the edge of the desk, her expression perfectly composed,
radiating that familiar, languid indifference.
She hadn’t lifted a finger.