Chapter 7 - The Override
Evelyn’s hand trembled slightly as she reached reluctantly toward the glowing biometric panel on the office wall.
She knew that the exact moment her skin touched the glass, the security system would instantly alert Julian to her digital trespassing.
She subtly pressed a hidden button on her smartwatch, sending a silent, desperate distress signal to Lucas's terminal.
She slowly placed her palm against the cold scanner, holding her breath as a bright red laser swept aggressively across her fingerprints.
The machine emitted a low, mechanical hum, rapidly processing the intricate ridges and cross-referencing them with the restricted access logs.
Suddenly, the panel flashed a brilliant, welcoming green, and a soft synthetic voice announced that her executive clearance was fully approved.
Julian nodded approvingly, entirely unaware that Lucas had successfully hacked the mainframe just seconds before the scan completed.
Evelyn left the office quickly, her legs feeling like heavy lead as she walked to her luxurious new executive suite.
She immediately used her newly acquired gold keycard to access the highly restricted files regarding the waterfront real estate project.
She sifted through thousands of encrypted documents, searching for the core reason Julian was willing to frame her for billions of dollars.
She finally uncovered a series of classified architectural blueprints that revealed the waterfront project was not a luxury development at all.
It was a heavily fortified, private shipping terminal designed explicitly for smuggling illegal military-grade weaponry into the country.
Evelyn downloaded the terrifying blueprints to her terminal, realizing the scale of Julian's crimes was far more dangerous than simple corporate embezzlement.
She found a secondary, highly encrypted folder containing the names of individuals deemed critical threats to the smuggling operation.
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She scrolled through the active assassination list, her blood running instantly cold as she read the name at the very top of the page.
The designated target was Lucas Vance, and the hit was explicitly scheduled to be executed tonight.
