Katherine violently shoved five-year-old Clara out of her chair, sending the toddler crashing to the floor as water spilled everywhere, viciously shrieking that the "filthy parasite" was dirtying her seat.

Armed with the offshore Cayman encryption keys, Jocelyn swiftly returned to the secure Apex safe house. Marcus was already typing furiously at the massive mainframe, inputting the complex string of alphanumeric codes Richard had cowardly surrendered. "We're officially in," Marcus announced, a thick bead of nervous sweat rolling down his temple. "I’m looking directly at the shadow ledger Katherine intentionally hid from the Lumina board. There are dozens of massive wire transfers carefully masked as legitimate clinical trial funds. They are all funneling directly into Aegis Syndicate holding companies." "Follow the money trail," Jocelyn ordered, leaning aggressively over Marcus’s shoulder. "Where is the physical drug supply? Katherine must have produced a viable batch before she panicked and started shredding the pediatric autopsy reports." Nathan stepped forward decisively, pointing at a recurring shipping manifest on the glowing screen. "Right there. A massive warehouse located in Port Newark. It’s permanently leased under a subsidiary of Keller Holdings, which means Apex Global now legally owns the property." "How much physical product is currently sitting there?" Jocelyn asked. "Enough to outfit a small private army," Marcus replied, his voice dropping to a horrified whisper. "Ten thousand fully synthesized vials. Stable and ready for immediate global transport." Jocelyn’s eyes narrowed into a terrifying, predatory squint that would have made Katherine weep. "That’s their sole leverage. They think they can simply trade David for the entire shipment." "We have a significant tactical advantage," Nathan said, unfolding a detailed digital map of the port on the steel table. "Julian Vance currently doesn't realize we have the offshore encryption keys. He falsely assumes the product is permanently locked away in Katherine's legal limbo." "Then we use it as bait," Jocelyn stated, turning to her enforcer. "Nathan, I want your absolute best tactical operators at that warehouse by midnight. Rig the entire building with incendiary charges. If Aegis wants their compliance drug, they’re going to have to walk blindly into my web." "And if they bring David?" Nathan asked. "We get him back," Jocelyn promised. "Then we burn them."