CHAPTER 30 THE SHOOTING.

As Madison and her assistant discussed their plan, a loud gunshot rang out from the hallway, the sound echoing through the office like a thunderclap. Madison and her assistant exchanged panicked glances, their eyes wild with fear. "They're here," Madison whispered, her voice hoarse with terror. "We need to hide." Her assistant nodded, her face pale with dread. "The supply closet," she whispered, her eyes darting to the small closet in the corner of the room. "Quickly." As Madison and her assistant dove into the supply closet, the sound of gunfire erupted outside the door, the gunshots deafening in the cramped space. Madison and her assistant huddled together, their bodies pressed against each other in the darkness, their hearts pounding with fear. Outside the door, they heard the sound of shouts and commands, the bodyguards' voices raised in a frenzy of gunfire and chaos. And then, after what felt like an eternity, the shooting stopped, the silence broken only by the sound of