All Chapters of His Billion-Dollar Secret: Chapter 81
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Chapter 81
"We need to get out of here now!"Victoria pulled at Jayce's arm. Behind them, the facility was shutting down. Lights flickering. Systems failing. But not from Leonard's virus. From Santos initiating a self destruct sequence."She's going to blow this whole place!" Daniel shouted. "Move!"They ran through the tunnels. Up the stairs. Toward the exit. The walls were shaking now. Explosions echoing from below.They burst out into daylight just as the mountain collapsed. The entire facility imploding. Falling into itself. Burying everything inside."That was too close," Victor gasped, clutching his wounded shoulder. "We almost died in there.""We did die in there. We just don't know it yet." Leonard sat down heavily. "Santos played us. We wasted time on a fake facility while she finishes the real one. We're three days from the end of humanity and we have no idea where to stop it.""Then we figure it out. We go back to the farm. We analyze everything. We find clues Santos left behind. She'
Chapter 82
"We're approaching Chinese airspace. ETA thirty minutes."The pilot's voice crackled through the speakers. Jayce looked out the window at the darkness below. Somewhere down there was Santos's facility. Maybe. If they were lucky."Everyone ready?" Jayce checked his equipment one last time. "We land, we rent vehicles, we drive to the location. We search quietly. Carefully. We don't alert anyone to our presence until we're sure.""And if it's not the right location?" Leonard asked. "If it's another decoy?""Then we call the other teams. See if they've had better luck. We have two days. Forty eight hours to search five locations and find Santos before Project Rebirth launches."Victoria was studying maps on her tablet. "The location in China is in the mountains. Remote. Difficult to access. Perfect place to hide a massive facility. But also perfect place for an ambush.""You think Santos knows we're coming?""She knew we were coming to the last facility. Knew and let us walk into her trap
Chapter 83
"EMP is ready."Leonard held up his modified phone. It looked normal. But inside, he'd rewired everything. Turned it into a one shot electromagnetic pulse device."When I activate this, it'll fry every electronic device within ten feet," Leonard explained. "The lock on the cell. The cameras watching us. Maybe even the lights. We'll have maybe thirty seconds before backup systems kick in. Thirty seconds to get out and find weapons.""Then we make those thirty seconds count." Jayce positioned everyone by the cell door. "Leonard, you stay in the back. You're not a fighter. Victoria, Daniel, you're with me at the front. FBI agents, you follow close. We move fast. We fight hard. We don't stop until we're armed and dangerous.""And then?" one of the agents asked."Then we find Santos's control center. We stop Project Rebirth. We save the world." Jayce looked at Leonard. "Do it. Now."Leonard activated the device. The EMP burst out. Invisible. Silent. But devastating to electronics.The lock
Chapter 84
Jayce stood there, staring at her body. Waiting for her to get back up. Waiting for another twist. Another trap.But nothing happened. She was gone. Really gone."Is it over?" Victoria asked, clutching her wounded shoulder. "Did we actually win?""Leonard, check the systems. Make sure the virus worked. Make sure all the artificial humans are shut down." Jayce helped Victoria sit. "Someone patch her up. We're not losing anyone else today."Leonard returned to the computers. His hands shaking. "The virus worked. It spread through Santos's entire network. Every artificial human worldwide is shut down. Every facility is offline. Project Rebirth is stopped.""What about the other teams? Daniel in Alaska. Frost in Brazil. Victor in Australia. Can you reach them?"Leonard tried the communications systems. "Signal's back. Jamming is down. I'm getting responses from everyone."He put it on speaker. Daniel's voice came through first. Tired. Wounded. But alive."Boss? Is that you? Tell me you're
Chapter 85
"Push! You're doing great! Just one more push!"The doctor's voice filled the delivery room. Ella was screaming. Jayce was holding her hand. Getting it crushed. But not caring."I can't! I can't do this anymore!" Ella was exhausted. Been in labor for fourteen hours. Ready to give up."Yes you can! You're the strongest person I know! You survived kidnapping! You survived Thomas! You can survive this!" Jayce wiped sweat from her forehead. "One more push! Our daughter wants to meet us!"Ella took a deep breath. Squeezed Jayce's hand hard enough to hurt. And pushed with everything she had left.A baby's cry filled the room. Loud. Angry. Alive."It's a girl!" The doctor held up the baby. Tiny. Perfect. Covered in blood and vernix. But beautiful. The most beautiful thing Jayce had ever seen."She's here," Ella sobbed. "Our baby's here."They cleaned the baby. Wrapped her in blankets. Placed her on Ella's chest. Skin to skin. Mother and daughter. Meeting for the first time.Jayce couldn't sp
Chapter 86
"His name is Marcus Chen. No relation to Victor. Age fifty three. Collector leader for the past twenty years. Specializes in biological weapons and genetic experiments."Leonard displayed Marcus Chen's file on the screen. Photos. Background. Operations. Everything they'd learned from Santos's files."He runs three facilities. One in Singapore. One in South Africa. One in Canada. Each one working on different projects. All of them horrible." Leonard pulled up images. Test subjects. Experiments. Victims. "This is what he does. This is who he is. A monster wearing a human face."The room was silent. Everyone staring at the evidence. At the proof that The Collector was still active. Still destroying lives."Where is he now?" Jayce asked. "Which facility?""Singapore. He's been there for three weeks. Overseeing a new project. Something called Operation Clean Slate. We don't know details yet. But based on his history, it's nothing good.""Then we go to Singapore. We find him. We stop him. W
Chapter 87
"They're gone."Jayce stood on the porch watching the FBI vehicles disappear down the road. Ella and Hope. Safe. Protected. Gone."You did the right thing," Victoria said behind him. "They'll be safe now.""Will they? Or did I just hand them over to people I barely know? People who could be working for The Collector?" Jayce turned to face her. "How do I know Frost's contacts are really clean? How do I know this isn't another trap?""You don't. But you trust Frost. And Frost trusts them. Sometimes that has to be enough.""It doesn't feel like enough.""It never does. But standing here worrying won't change anything. We have work to do. Marcus Chen isn't going to stop himself." Victoria pulled out her tablet. "I've been studying his patterns. His operations. The way he thinks. I know how to find him.""How?""His ego. Marcus thinks he's untouchable. Thinks his connections protect him. So he doesn't hide as well as he should. He attends public events. Makes appearances. Shows his face."
Chapter 88
"You knew."Jayce's accent dropped. No point maintaining the cover now. "You knew it was me all along.""Of course I knew. From the moment Victoria contacted my people. From the moment you scheduled this meeting. I knew exactly who you were." Marcus Chen walked around them slowly. The guards kept their weapons trained. "Victoria Walker calling on behalf of a mysterious billionaire? Please. The Collector isn't that stupid.""Then why let us in? Why play along?" Victoria's hand moved slowly toward her concealed weapon."Don't." Marcus nodded to a guard. The guard pressed a button. Victoria gasped and collapsed. Some kind of electrical shock. "You're both wearing tracking devices. Concealed weapons. Recording equipment. Did you think we wouldn't scan you? Wouldn't find everything?"Jayce caught Victoria before she hit the ground. "What did you do to her?""Just a small shock. She'll be fine. But now she knows what happens if either of you tries anything stupid. My guards have orders to s
Chapter 89
"We need to get out of this cell now!"Jayce pounded on the bars as gunfire echoed through the facility. His team was out there. Fighting. Dying. Because of him."The guards aren't even looking at us," Victoria noticed. "They're all focused on the attack. If we could distract them""Hey! Guards! My friend needs medical attention! She's bleeding!" Jayce shouted.One guard turned. "Shut up! We have bigger problems than"Victoria collapsed, faking a seizure. Convulsing on the ground. Making horrible choking sounds."She's dying! If Marcus Chen wanted us alive, you better help her!"The guard hesitated. Looked at his partner. They argued briefly. Then one approached the cell, keeping his weapon raised."Back against the wall! Both of you!"Jayce backed up, hands raised. "Please! Just help her!"The guard unlocked the cell. Stepped inside. Bent down to check Victoria.She struck like a snake, grabbed his weapon, Twisted, the gun fired into the ceiling, the other guards rushed in.Jayce hit
Chapter 90
"He knows where they are."Jayce's hands shook as he read the message again. Marcus Chen knew where Ella and Hope were hiding. Knew the FBI safe house location. Knew everything."Boss, what's wrong?" Leonard saw his face. "What happened?"Jayce showed him the message. Leonard went pale."That's impossible. The FBI protocols. The security. Nobody should know where they placed Ella and Hope. Nobody.""Marcus knows. Which means he has someone inside the FBI. Someone feeding him information. Someone who betrayed us." Jayce was already moving. "We need to get to them now. Before Marcus does. Where did Frost say they were taking them?""She didn't. That was the point. We weren't supposed to know.""Then we ask Frost. Make her tell us." Jayce found Frost treating a wounded team member. "Where did you send them? Where are Ella and Hope?""I told you, I can't tell you that. Security protocols—""Forget protocols! Marcus Chen knows where they are! He sent me this!" Jayce shoved the phone in her