Chapter 15 - Midnight Heist
The entire room went dead silent as the board members froze in terror.
The impostor slowly turned his head, his calm composure completely breaking.
"Security! Kill him!" Richard screamed, pointing a wild finger at Ethan.
None of the guards moved a single inch.
Ethan set the iron briefcase onto the center of the mahogany table.
He pressed his thumb against the biometric scanner on the lock.
A soft green light flashed, and the heavy lid clicked open smoothly.
Inside rested the authentic, original parchment of the Vanguard Global Registry.
The real seal glowed under the room's overhead lights with pure silver luster.
"This registry holds the true stock allocation of every family in this room," Ethan said.
He picked up a sleek control tablet and tapped the screen once.
Every financial display screen in the tower lit up with red warning alerts.
"As of midnight, every share held by Richard and the Vance family has been revoked," Ethan announced.
Richard collapsed into his leather chair, clutching his chest in total shock.
The impostor jumped from his seat and sprinted toward the private elevator.
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Ethan didn't even turn around as he called out into the quiet room.
"Victoria, you can stop hiding behind the pillar now," Ethan said softly.
