Chapter 19 - The Federal Raid
Gavin jumped out of his chair, his face contorting in sheer terror. "That’s impossible! That’s illegal!"
"It’s entirely legal, Gavin. It was registered with the SEC two years ago," Arthur Pendelton announced, walking onto the stage with a team of federal marshals behind him. "And while you gentlemen were busy spending two hundred million dollars buying worthless shares, the FBI was analyzing the digital trail behind Sterling Apex’s offshore accounts."
The double doors at the back of the auditorium slammed open. A dozen federal agents wearing dark jackets with golden letters reading F.B.I. swept into the room.
"Harrison Sterling, Gavin Rourke, and Sloane Pierce," the lead agent announced through a megaphone. "You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit insider trading, market manipulation, bank fraud, and wire fraud."
Sloane shrieked as an agent grabbed her arms and placed her in handcuffs. Harrison Sterling turned on Gavin, grabbing him by the collar in a blind rage. "You idiot! You told me she was just a domestic housewife! You ruined me!"
May you like
Gavin didn't answer. As the iron handcuffs clicked around his wrists for the second time in his life, he looked up at the stage.
Cassandra stood under the spotlight, looking down at him with quiet pity. He had spent his entire life trying to conquer her, never understanding that he was merely playing a game on a board she had carved with her own hands.
