Episode -7- Moments Before Takeoff!

The Crestview Conspiracy - A Jason Noble Audio Thriller

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Previously: Episode : 6 The Final Offer!

They sat in silence for a moment, the enormity of the past few months finally settling in.

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As they approached the airstrip, the massive gates loomed ahead, but Jason didn’t slow down. He pressed the gas pedal harder, sending the car barreling through the gates with a loud crash. The guards barely had time to react as Jason and Emma sprinted toward the hangar.

The private jet sat on the tarmac, its engines already humming, ready for take-off. Jason spotted David at the foot of the stairs, flanked by two bodyguards, his face twisted in surprise and anger as he saw Jason and Emma charging toward him.

“Jason!” David shouted, his voice full of contempt as the wind whipped around them. “I should have known you’d try something this stupid.”

Jason stopped a few feet from him, his chest heaving with adrenaline. “You’re not getting away, David. The SEC, the DOJ—they’re on their way. You’re finished.”

David’s smile was thin, his eyes glinting with malice. “You always were a fool, Jason. You really think I’m going to rot in a cell while you play the hero? I’ve still got friends in high places. I’ll be sipping cocktails on a beach by the time they even realize I’m gone.”

Jason stepped closer, his voice low but seething with anger. “Not this time. You’re not running. You’re not ruining any more lives.”

David’s bodyguards moved to block Jason, but Emma stepped forward, holding up her phone. “You take one step, and this goes straight to every media outlet in the country. I’ve got the evidence to bury David even deeper. You really want to be accessories to his escape?”

The bodyguards hesitated, exchanging uncertain glances. David’s smile faltered.

“Don’t listen to her,” David snapped. “They’re bluffing.”

Jason shook his head. “No bluff. You’ve already lost, David. It’s over.”

For a brief moment, the tension in the air was electric. David’s eyes darted between Jason and Emma, calculating his next move. He opened his mouth to speak—but the sound of approaching sirens cut through the night air.

The DOJ had arrived.

David’s face twisted in rage as federal agents swarmed the airstrip, their cars skidding to a stop. The agents quickly surrounded the jet, guns drawn, as they moved to arrest David.

“You’ll regret this,” David snarled, pointing at Jason as two agents cuffed him. “This isn’t over.”

Jason didn’t flinch, his eyes locked on David’s as the former CEO was led away. “It is for you.”

In the weeks that followed, Crestview’s collapse became complete. David Langley’s arrest was the final nail in the company’s coffin. Executives scrambled to cut deals with prosecutors, but the damage was done. Crestview’s assets were frozen, its reputation destroyed beyond repair. And with the investigation expanding, more of David’s allies found themselves under scrutiny.

Jason and Emma watched it unfold from a distance. They had won—but the victory came with scars.

“Do you think it’s really over?” Emma asked one evening as they sat in Jason’s small, modest apartment. The media had been hounding him for weeks, praising him as a whistle-blower and a hero, but Jason felt the weight of everything that had happened.

“It’s over for Crestview,” Jason said quietly. “But for us? I don’t know.” He paused, staring out the window. “I thought bringing David down would feel different. But all I feel is... tired.”

Emma nodded, understanding. “You lost a lot because of him. It’s going to take time.”

Jason sighed. “Yeah. I guess it will.”

They sat in silence for a moment, the enormity of the past few months finally settling in.

“What’s next for you?” Emma asked, breaking the quiet.

Jason thought for a moment. He had spent so many years chasing justice, driven by anger and a desire for revenge. Now that it was over, he wasn’t sure what came next.

“I don’t know,” he admitted. “But I do know one thing: I’m not going back to that life. No more boardrooms, no more corporate games. I’ve had enough.”

Emma smiled softly. “Good. You deserve more than that.”

Jason leaned back, finally allowing himself a moment of peace. “Yeah,” he said quietly. “Maybe I do.”

Months later, Jason found himself walking along a quiet beach, far from the chaos of the city and the scandals that had once consumed his life. His phone buzzed with a notification—a news alert about the final convictions in the Crestview case. He glanced at it, then put it back in his pocket without reading it. He had moved on.

As the waves lapped at the shore, Jason felt a sense of calm that had eluded him for years. The fight was over, but life, with all its uncertainty, stretched ahead. And for the first time in a long time, Jason Noble wasn’t looking back.

Months had passed since Crestview's collapse and David Langley’s arrest, but for Jason Noble, the battle had only sharpened his sense of purpose. He’d been through the worst—betrayal, false accusations, and nearly losing everything. And yet, in the ashes of his old life, Jason found a clarity he hadn’t had before.

The corporate world he had once thrived in wasn’t just corrupt—it was a web of treachery, a playground for the elite to manipulate and suppress anyone who threatened their power. Jason had learned this the hard way. He had seen firsthand how easily powerful men like David twisted the system, hiding their crimes behind layers of legalese and money.

But Jason wasn’t running anymore. He had survived the worst, and now, he was ready to turn those lessons into action.

Jason stood at the large windows of his modest office, overlooking the city skyline. It wasn’t the towering view he had once enjoyed from the Crestview boardroom, but he preferred this—closer to the ground, connected to the real world. His new venture was just beginning, and this time, it wasn’t about making millions or climbing the corporate ladder. It was about something bigger: justice.

With Emma and Richard by his side, Jason had founded Noble Solutions, a small but rapidly growing investigative firm specializing in uncovering corruption in high finance. His network was expanding—former corporate insiders, whistle-blowers, investigative journalists. Together, they were targeting the very heart of the financial system, where the powerful played dirty to keep the status quo.

“We’re not just exposing scandals,” Jason had told Emma in one of their first strategy meetings. “We’re setting things right—bringing down the players who think they’re untouchable.”

Emma had smiled, her eyes gleaming with excitement. “Good. They need to be scared for once.”

Jason’s phone buzzed on his desk, breaking him out of his thoughts. It was Richard.

“We’ve got something,” Richard said, his voice low and urgent.

As the months passed, Noble Solutions grew into a force to be reckoned with. Jason’s name became synonymous with exposing corruption at the highest levels. Each case they took on revealed a new layer of treachery within the finance world. More whistle-blowers came forward, inspired by Jason’s story, and more corrupt executives found themselves facing justice.

But Jason remained grounded. He had seen how power could corrupt even the best intentions, and he was determined not to fall into the same trap again. He stayed close to the people who mattered—Emma, Richard, the small team that had become his family.

And through it all, Jason knew that his mission wasn’t just about taking down the bad guys. It was about changing the system—building something better, where accountability wasn’t an afterthought but a requirement.

In a world where 'haute finance' treachery and mischief had once ruled unchecked, Jason Noble had found his calling: setting things right, one corrupt empire at a time.

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Paul Van den Brande

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The characters and events in this book are entirely fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, or real-life events is purely coincidental. The author emphasizes that the story, its characters, and their actions are solely the product of creative imagination and are not intended to make any claims or references to real situations or individuals.

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