Jack leaned forward, staring at Emily’s phone as the intercepted chatter scrolled across the screen. Names. Coordinates. Logistics firms. Private terminals. Something was being orchestrated.
"Europe?" Jack asked.
Emily nodded. "London. Frankfurt. Paris. Simultaneous data probes. Someone wants to know how deep our networks run."
Sarah exhaled slowly, arms crossed, eyes on Jack. "So we’re a threat now. Not just an option."
"We’ve always been both," Jack replied.
Three weeks later, Jack launched the European Quarter Initiative.
Dragon Corp announced four new operational headquarters: London, Lisbon, Paris, and Frankfurt.
It wasn't just expansion. It was embedding. Each city would host cultural think tanks, innovation labs, and regional integration centers.
Emily was put in charge of t
