Chapter 4 - The Hostage Takeover
Absolute panic completely consumed the luxurious ballroom as guests frantically rushed toward the main exits.
The heavy mahogany doors suddenly slammed shut with a deafening thud, automatically locking from the outside.
A dozen men dressed in black catering uniforms instantly pulled suppressed tactical submachine guns from beneath their serving carts.
The armed mercenaries aggressively ordered the terrified guests to drop to the floor and remain completely silent.
Evelyn crouched protectively over Arthur's motionless body, desperately checking his neck for a fading pulse.
Liam sprinted across the chaotic room and violently drew the hidden handgun from his tuxedo jacket.
Before he could even aim the weapon, three mercenaries aimed their deadly laser sights directly at Evelyn's forehead.
"Drop the gun right now, Liam, or I will paint the stage with your mother's brains," Maya commanded perfectly clearly over the microphone.
Liam slowly lowered his weapon and kicked it across the polished floor, entirely unwilling to risk his mother's life.
Maya gracefully stepped down from the head table, her long white wedding dress dragging elegantly across the shattered crystal.
She completely dropped her sweet, innocent persona, her beautiful face hardening into a mask of pure, ruthless authority.
"This building is completely secured by my cartel, and all cellphone signals have been heavily jammed," Maya announced to the sobbing crowd.
She walked directly over to Liam, pointing a highly customized silver pistol directly at his chest.
She pulled a small, highly encrypted digital tablet from her bridal bouquet and shoved it into his hands.
"You are going to log into the family's offshore accounts and transfer all two billion dollars to my syndicate," she demanded coldly.
If he refused to initiate the massive transfer, she promised to execute a different wedding guest every sixty seconds.
Liam simply laughed, a dark, deeply confident sound that completely confused the heavily armed mercenaries.
He casually tossed the expensive digital tablet directly onto the marble floor, shattering the screen completely.
"I already moved every single penny of our wealth into an untraceable federal decoy account three hours ago," Liam smirked confidently.
Maya's eyes widened in sheer, unadulterated fury as she realized her entire flawless master plan had been completely compromised.
She aggressively grabbed Evelyn by the hair, pressing the hot barrel of her silver pistol directly against the older woman's temple.
"Give me the actual access codes right now, or your mother dies screaming!" Maya shrieked violently.
Liam took a slow, calculated step forward, showing absolutely zero fear in the face of her deadly threat.
"You are not going to shoot her, Maya, because your own men do not even work for you anymore," Liam stated calmly.
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Maya scoffed loudly, but she completely froze when she heard the distinct, terrifying sound of a gun cocking directly behind her.
She slowly turned her head to see her own lead mercenary aiming his heavy assault rifle directly at her back.
