Chapter 135

• Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five
• As if punctuated by his resolve, a sharp, digital trill broke the silence, Rick turned his head, on the low table behind the sofa, he saw a sleek, gold-cased smartphone, Tyles had left it behind. In his haste to meet the blackmailer, the Chairman of Orion who is usually a man of impeccable detail had made a fatal oversight.
• Rick picked it up. The screen glowed with a new notification. It wasn't a call; it was an encrypted message containing nothing but a set of coordinates and a timestamp.