Chapter 82 - the digital breach
Caroline was reviewing reports in her executive corner office when the heavy, impenetrable darkness swallowed the skyscraper. The backup generators failed to engage, indicating a highly coordinated external override. She didn't panic.
Inheriting her father's terrifyingly cold composure, Caroline calmly pulled a sleek, military-grade encrypted tablet from her desk. She bypassed the compromised mainframe, accessing the isolated, analog security feeds hidden throughout the building.
Thomas marched into the office, his hand resting easily near his holstered weapon. His face was a mask of absolute, unyielding stone. They operated as a flawless, highly focused unit.
"It's not a physical assault, ma'am," Thomas reported, his flashlight beam cutting through the dark. "They hijacked the central servers. They are demanding fifty million dollars in untraceable cryptocurrency, or they will leak our proprietary charity data."
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Caroline’s dark eyes narrowed to freezing ice. She didn't negotiate with corporate extortionists who threatened her father's legacy. She simply violently destroyed them.
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