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Chapter 588
Chapter 588:
Brogan turned from the front seat, extending a cold bottle of Evian. His eyes were heavy with concern.
“Are you all right?” he asked. “Easton sent me a message. Cole’s legal team filed a major jurisdictional challenge today. They’re trying to freeze the divorce proceedings entirely p>
June took the bottle, unscrewed the cap, and drank slowly. The cold water moved down her dry throat.
She let out a short, quiet laugh — entirely without warmth.
“They’ve deployed the Dream Team,” she said, her voice level. “Unlimited corporate funds, buried in paperwork. Easton estimates they can drag the divorce out for at least three years p>
Brogan’s jaw tightened. He knew exactly how this tactic worked. It was capital used not as investment but as a weapon — crushing and methodical.
The warmth left Dr. Zhang’s expression entirely. In its place came something far older and more formidable — the particular authority of a man who had spent decades in rooms where the decisions made were not reversible.
He reached down, opened his worn leather briefcase, and withdrew the thick manila folder. The bold red TOP SECRET stamp caught the ambient light of the passing streetlamps.
He held it out to June.
“Wall Street capital,” Dr. Zhang said, his voice dropping to a register of complete seriousness, “is a loud noise. Federal power is silence. It is time to make the noise stop p>
𝖬𝗼𝘀𝘵 𝘳𝗲a𝗱 𝘁𝗁𝗂s 𝘄е𝘦𝗸 𝗼ո
June stared at the folder without moving.
“This contract grants you the highest level of federal security clearance,” he continued, leaving no room for negotiation in his tone. “You become a protected national asset. Cole’s legal team will find themselves standing before a wall of federal statutes they cannot breach, argue around, or delay. His three-year strategy will be rendered void within hours p>
June’s breath stalled.
Her heart struck hard against her ribs. She looked at the folder and understood, with total clarity, what she was looking at. Not just a position. Not just a career. A shield — absolute, impenetrable, and forged from an authority that no amount of Compton capital could match.
Brogan’s voice came quietly from the front. “He’s right, June. This is your exit. Take it. Go to Washington and leave all of this behind p>
June lifted her gaze and looked out the tinted window. The neon lights of Manhattan blurred past in long, streaking ribbons of color. For a fraction of a second, Cole’s face surfaced in her mind — his eyes, obsessive and controlling and entirely certain of their own dominion over her.
She turned back and looked directly into Dr. Zhang’s eyes.
The coldness in her expression didn’t disappear. It transformed — sharpening from flatness into something unbreakable and entirely deliberate.
“I accept, Professor,” she said. Her voice was clear and steady. She reached out and took the folder, her fingers pressing firmly against the TOP SECRET stamp. She held it in her lap.
Dr. Zhang reached into his jacket pocket for a pen.
June shook her head slightly.