The Sterling Tower ballroom was being set up for the launch event when Adrian and his team arrived. There were only a few staff members around, setting up tables and arranging the flowers. David's hacking of the access codes worked perfectly—they were waved through security without any questions.
Thomas led them to a service corridor that would allow them to move through the building without being seen. They split up according to the plan. Marcus and David headed to the control room where they would monitor the security cameras and maintain communication with the team. Victoria and Thomas went to prepare their parts of the operation. Adrian made his way to Dr. Sterling's private office.
The office was exactly as Adrian remembered it from the break-in, except now Adrian had time to look a
