All Chapters of The Trillionaire System : From Disgrace To Domination : Chapter 41
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Chapter 41 : The Relationship Begins
They kept it quiet at first.Professional during the day. Separate meetings. Formal emails. Nothing that suggested anything beyond business partnership.But after hours it was different.Dinner at private restaurants. Late nights at Sophia's hotel suite. Long conversations that had nothing to do with real estate or banking.Jake learned things about her. Small details that made her more than just a powerful ally.She hated mornings. Needed two espressos before she could function. Made terrible jokes when she was tired. Had a scar on her left shoulder from a skiing accident in Switzerland when she was twelve.She learned about him too. That he'd wanted to be an architect before life derailed those plans. That he still missed his delivery route sometimes. The simplicity of it. That he had nightmares about the shooting. About Marcus dying.Week one. They were careful. No public displays. No social media. No trace.Derek noticed immediately. "You're smiling more. That's new.""Things are
Chapter 42: The Kidnapping Plot
Isabella made the call that night.Private number. Encrypted line. Contact she'd used once before for the assassination attempt on Jake.A man's voice answered. No greeting. Just, "Yes?""I need a team. Professional. Discrete.""What's the job?""Extraction. One target. Female. Mid-twenties. High-profile. I need to look clean. No witnesses. No trace.""Location?""New York City. Manhattan. Target has security but it's minimal. Ex-military bodyguard. Maybe two others."The voice was quiet for a moment. Calculating. "Timeline?""This week. Sooner is better.""The cost is two million. Half up front. Half on completion."Isabella didn't hesitate. "Done. I'll wire the deposit within the hour.""Send me target details. Photos. Schedule. Security profile. Everything you have.""You'll have it tonight.""Then we'll have your target within seventy-two hours."The line went dead.Isabella opened her laptop. Pulled up everything she had on Sophia Laurent.Photos from social media. Business artic
Chapter 43: The Hunt
Derek arrived fifteen minutes later.He brought two team members. Carlos Martinez and a new operative, Sarah Brooks. Former CIA. Extraction specialist.They set up in Jake's penthouse. Laptops. Communications equipment. Tactical gear.Derek pulled up a map of New York City. "We have forty-eight hours. We need to narrow down possible locations. Fast."Jake showed them the photo and video. "Warehouse. Concrete walls. Industrial lighting. No windows visible."Sarah studied the images. "Port district most likely. Or an industrial zone in Brooklyn. Queens maybe. Hundreds of abandoned warehouses that fit this profile.""So we check them all," Jake said."In forty-eight hours? Impossible. We need to narrow it down."Carlos pulled up property records. "Who owns abandoned warehouses in New York? We can start with properties connected to Isabella Torres or shell companies she uses."Derek shook his head. "She's too smart for that. She'll use contractors. People with no connection to her. Dead e