Chapter 17
The Tipping Point
Elias and Isabelle gather the final pieces of evidence. They must find a way to present it to the world before the Serpent's Coil can trigger the global financial collapse.
The air in the tiny, cluttered study crackled with an unspoken urgency. Elias, hunched over a table piled high with printouts and ancient-looking scrolls, felt a bead of sweat trickle down his temple, not entirely from the stuffy atmosphere. Isabelle, a picture of focused intensity, sat opposite him, her fingers flying across a laptop keyboard, her brow furrowed in concentration. The faint hum of the machine was the only sound besides their hushed breaths. The Serpent’s Coil, the centuries-old organization Elias had unearthed, was on the verge of enacting its most devastating plan yet – a global financial collapse designed to reset the world’s economy in their favor. Professor Finch, bless his brave heart, had paid the ultimate price for their knowledge, and Elias felt the weight of that sacrifice pressing down on him with every passing second.
“Anything?” Elias murmured, his voice raspy. He’d spent the last few days poring over the final cryptic entries in the Serpent’s Balance Sheet