Chapter 4 - THE BREAKING POINT
The plan was risky. Julian used his corporate connections to get Clara a temporary gig auditing a shell company tied to Victoria’s boyfriend. For three days, Clara sat in a sterile cubicle, her pregnant belly pressing against the desk, downloading gigabytes of encrypted financial data onto a flash drive.
On the final day, just as the download reached 99%, the office door slammed open. Victoria stood there, flanked by two massive security guards.
"I knew you were a rat," Victoria hissed. "Grab her laptop!"
Clara ripped the flash drive from the port and shoved it into her bra just as the guards grabbed her arms. The sudden, violent movement sent a shockwave of agony through Clara’s body. She gasped, collapsing to her knees as her water broke, a puddle pooling on the office floor.
"She's faking!" Victoria screamed. "Search her!"
Before the guards could touch her, the glass walls of the office shattered. Julian stormed in, alongside two Chicago police officers he had called the moment Clara’s GPS tracker showed she was in the building.
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"Step away from her!" Julian roared, shoving a guard backward. He dropped to his knees, scooping Clara into his arms. She was pale, sweating, and gripping his shirt.
"I got it," Clara whispered, tapping her chest before she blacked out from the pain.
