Chapter 176
~ Navine ~
I paced the room left and right, my mind working frantically through possibilities.
Financial logistics. Transfer protocols. Ways to move that much money that quickly—offshore accounts, wire limits, anti-money-laundering flags, the sheer impracticality of liquidating a billion dollars in hours without crashing markets or triggering federal investigations. My thoughts spun in tight, useless circles, each one more desperate than the last, but none of them solved the ticking clock.
Nathaniel was all worked up, his voice getting louder and more frantic with every word. “We need to get the money ASAP. Three hours isn’t enough time but we have to try. We need to contact every bank, every investment firm, liquidate everything…” He was pacing too, faster than me,
