Chapter 6 - The Hostile TakeoverSenator King stepped further into the dim warehouse, his polished leather shoes crunching on broken glass. The six armed guards spread out, locking their laser sights directly onto Adrian and Elena's chests.
"You're a long way from the Senate chamber, Richard," Adrian said coldly, stepping in front of Elena, shielding her completely. "Is this how you conduct business now? Armed extortion?"
"Business is war, Adrian," Senator King replied with a cruel laugh. "Your father understood that. He destroyed Arthur Vance without batting an eye. I'm simply finishing the cycle. You were supposed to marry my daughter Vanessa, combine our fortunes, and let us quietly siphon Vale Enterprises into our international funds. But you had to play games with black credit cards."
"Vanessa never cared about me," Adrian scoffed.
"Of course she didn't!" King barked. "She cared about the forty billion dollars in your corporate treasury! But since your little maid here decided to play financial detective, we've had to accelerate our schedule."
King motioned to his lead guard. "Take the leather folder. Execute them both. Stage it as a robbery in the slums. The media will consume it effortlessly."
The guard stepped forward, reaching for the folder on the wooden crate.
Elena’s eyes flashed. "Now!" she called out loudly.
Suddenly, the overhead industrial lights vanished into pitch darkness!
Massive floodlights outside the warehouse blew through the frosted glass windows, blinding Senator King and his operatives! High-pitched sirens shrieked as heavy tactical doors slammed down, sealing the exits!
Dozens of elite tactical officers wearing state police uniforms poured through the skylights on ropes!
"STATE POLICE! DROP YOUR WEAPONS! DROP YOUR WEAPONS NOW!"
Senator King panicked, firing his silenced weapon blindly into the dark! "What is this?! Marcus said they were alone!"
Adrian lunged through the darkness, tackling Senator King to the ground, disarming the pistol with a swift, practiced military strike he had learned years ago. He pinned the corrupt senator to the wet concrete as police officers flooded the floor, restraining the private guards within seconds.
The lights came back on.
Standing near the main electrical junction box was Elena, holding a heavy iron lever, alongside the District Attorney of the State of New York.
The DA stepped forward, holding an active arrest warrant. "Senator Richard King, you are under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder, corporate extortion, and high treason involving illicit foreign transfers."
Senator King looked at Elena in sheer terror. "How... how did you know we were coming?!"
Elena walked over, looking down at the disgraced politician with cold disdain.
"You tracked Adrian's cell phone signal," Elena said calmly. "I knew you would. I left his phone active on purpose to draw you out into the open while the District Attorney tapped your private line. Every word you said about executing us was broadcast directly to the State Supreme Court judge twenty minutes ago."
Senator King was dragged away screaming in handcuffs.
Adrian stood up, brushing off his clothes, looking at Elena in absolute awe. "You set a trap using me as bait?"
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"I set a trap using us as bait," Elena corrected with a faint, playful smirk. "And now, Mr. Vale... it is 8:15 AM. We have forty-five minutes to reach the corporate headquarters before your ex-wife takes your company."
👇 CONTINUED IN CHAP 7
