All Chapters of The Rejected Trillionaire Surgeon : Chapter 21
- Chapter 30
40 chapters
Chapter 21
By nightfall, the streets around Harrow Hall were quiet but tense. Security vans moved in slow loops along the perimeter, their headlights cutting sharp lines across the iron gates and stone walls. Guards stood at intervals, their radios crackling softly in the dark, their eyes scanning the grounds for anything out of place.From inside the repair shed, Jaxon watched the monitors while Ethan worked at the keyboard, his fingers moving quickly across the keys. The screens showed multiple camera feeds from the main gate, the east lawn, the service entrance, the interior corridors. Ethan was adjusting the feeds, creating a loop that would last exactly five minutes. Five minutes of blind time where the cameras would show empty hallways and undisturbed grounds while Jaxon moved through them."Five minutes," Ethan said without looking up. "That is all you get. If you are not inside by then, the system resets and they will see you.""I understand," Jaxon said."And if you are caught, I do
Chapter 22
Jaxon reached the lower exit before the alarms cut through the silence. For a split second, the hallway had been quiet, almost peaceful. Then the shrill sound erupted from every speaker in the building, loud enough to make his ears ring. Red lights began flashing along the ceiling, casting the corridor in harsh, rhythmic bursts of crimson.Doors locked in sequence. He heard the heavy metallic clicks echoing down the hallway, one after another, sealing off sections of the building. The system was designed to trap intruders inside, to force them into corners where guards could close in.Jaxon moved fast, holding the folder under his arm, pressing it against his ribs to keep it secure. He counted the turns in his head, recalling the blueprints Ethan had shown him earlier. Left at the utility closet. Right at the laundry room. Straight through to the maintenance stairwell.His footsteps echoed against the concrete floor, but the sound was swallowed by the alarms. He reached the stairwe
Chapter 23
Jaxon reached the old tunnel near the riverbank just before sunrise. The sky was still dark, but there was a faint grey light beginning to creep along the horizon. The air was damp and cold, clinging to his skin, making every breath feel heavy. The sound of water echoed through the tunnel walls behind him, a steady rush that mixed with the distant chirping of early morning birds. Ethan waited near the entrance with his van, the engine idling quietly. His eyes scanned the path behind Jaxon, checking for any sign of pursuit, before he lowered the ramp at the back of the vehicle. "Get in," Ethan said, his voice low and urgent. "Quickly." Jaxon climbed into the van without a word, his legs aching from the run through the woods, his clothes still damp with mud and water. He tossed the folder onto the workbench that ran along one side of the van's interior, then leaned back against the wall, trying to catch his breath. Ethan closed the ramp and locked it, then moved to the drive
Chapter 24
The van sped along the empty road, its tires throwing dust into the air behind it. The sky had brightened to a pale blue, the sun now fully visible above the horizon, casting long shadows across the landscape. Jaxon kept his eyes fixed on the rearview mirror, watching for any sign of pursuit. Behind them, the road remained empty, but he knew it would not stay that way for long. Ethan drove in silence, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, his jaw clenched. The only sound was the roar of the engine and the occasional rattle of equipment in the back of the van as they hit uneven patches of road. The folder lay open between them on the passenger seat, the pages scattered and half-marked with notes Ethan had made during their earlier examination. Jaxon reached over and pulled the folder closer, flipping through the pages again. He needed to understand everything, needed to see all the connections before they made their next move. More names appeared. Companies that
Chapter 25
The sound of the approaching engines grew louder, echoing through the empty warehouse until the building seemed to shake with it. Then the lights flashed red. The outside sensors had been triggered, bathing the interior walls in harsh crimson pulses that made everything look distorted and unreal.Ethan rushed to the laptop, his fingers moving frantically across the keyboard. "I need to disconnect the systems. If they access the network, they will trace everything we uploaded.""How long?" Jaxon asked, already moving toward the table where the documents were spread out."Thirty seconds. Maybe less."Jaxon did not have thirty seconds. He grabbed the documents in handfuls, not bothering to keep them organized, and shoved them into a waterproof case he pulled from his bag. The pages crumpled slightly, but there was no time to be careful. The case was designed for field work, sealed against water and impact, with a locking mechanism that would keep the contents secure.Through the side
Chapter 26
By the time they reached the port, the sky was still dark but beginning to show the first hints of grey along the horizon. The docks were alive with faint movement. Cranes stood idle against the skyline, their massive arms frozen in position. A few workers moved near the containers, their voices carrying softly across the open space, unaware of the van pulling into the shadows at the edge of the terminal.Jaxon leaned forward in his seat, scanning the area carefully. "There," he said, pointing to a cluster of buildings set back from the main dock area. "That storage terminal. It used to belong to the medical unit I worked under during my training."Ethan followed his gaze. The building looked abandoned. Its windows were dark, covered with grime and dirt. The paint on the walls had peeled away in places, revealing the concrete beneath. But the power lines above were still connected, running from the main grid to the building's roof."Someone has kept it running," Jaxon said. "The p
Chapter 27
The upload completed just as the first sirens echoed from the port road. The sound was distant but unmistakable, cutting through the quiet morning air like a warning bell. Jaxon watched the progress bar reach one hundred percent, then quickly ejected the drive from the console. His hands moved with practiced efficiency, wiping the terminal's memory, deleting the login history, erasing any trace that they had been there. "Are we done?" Ethan asked from the doorway, his voice tight with urgency. "Yes," Jaxon said, pocketing the drive. "We need to go. Now." He signaled to Ethan, and they moved quickly through the office, shutting down every light as they went. The building plunged back into darkness, looking abandoned once more. They reached the side door that opened toward the cargo bay, the same entrance they had used earlier. Jaxon pushed it open carefully, checking the area before stepping outside. The docks were busier now than they had been when they first arrived. Secu
Chapter 28
The decision came fast.Jaxon opened the side door of the van and climbed out onto the narrow ledge that ran along the bridge railing. The metal was cold beneath his hands, slick with moisture from the morning air. Below him, the canal stretched out, dark and forbidding, the water moving slowly toward the sea.Behind him, Ethan was still in the driver's seat, his hands gripping the steering wheel as though it might anchor him to safety. The officers at the barricade were shouting now, their voices overlapping, their weapons raised. The floodlights cut across the bridge, casting harsh shadows that made everything look stark and unreal."Get out!" Jaxon shouted over the noise. "Now!"Ethan snapped out of his paralysis and threw open the driver's door. He climbed out, moving carefully toward the edge of the bridge where Jaxon stood. His face was pale, his breathing now fast."Ethan," Jaxon said quietly. "Can you swim?"Ethan stared at him. "What?""Can you swim?""Yes, but—""We jump
Chapter 29
The tunnel was narrow, barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side. The walls were slick with algae and rust, the concrete stained dark from years of water damage and neglect. Water trickled down from the drainage grates above, forming thin streams that ran along the floor and disappeared into the darkness ahead. Jaxon pressed his back against the wall, his chest heaving as he tried to catch his breath. His clothes were soaked through, clinging to his skin, and they were now heavy and cold. Every muscle in his body ached from the jump, from the swim, from the constant running. But he forced himself to stay alert, listening for any sound that did not belong.Footsteps. Voices. The scrape of metal against concrete.Ethan leaned beside him, shaking water from his hair. His face was pale, his breathing ragged. He still clutched the case tightly against his chest, as though letting go of it might cause everything to disappear."Give it here," Jaxon whispered, holding out hi
Chapter 30
The beam hit them first. It was white, sharp, cutting through the tunnel like a blade. It came from behind, flooding the narrow passage with harsh light that made everything suddenly visible. Shadows stretched long and distorted against the slick walls, and the sound of footsteps echoed closer.Ethan raised his arm to shield his eyes, squinting against the glare. "They found us."Jaxon's instincts kicked in immediately. There was no time to think, no time to plan. He grabbed the case and looked around frantically, searching for somewhere to hide it. His eyes landed on a shallow recess in the wall where an old pipe jutted out, partially corroded and covered in rust. He shoved the case into the gap, pushing it as far back as it would go."Hide the drive light," he whispered urgently.Ethan understood immediately. He pulled a strip of wet fabric from his jacket, a piece torn from his sleeve and wrapped it around the case, covering the blinking green signal that would give away their