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The courthouse filled long before dawn.By seven a.m., the entire street was a sea of cameras and microphones, reporters fighting for positions.Bodyguards formed silent walls, trying to hold back the restless crowd. People came not just to watch a trial, but to witness the collapse of a once-respected family.Inside, the building pulsed with a tense, suffocating energy.Sophia sat in the public gallery beside her mother, her fingers twisting together in her lap, her jaw clenched so tightly her teeth ached. Sarah’s hands trembled violently, and Elena’s face was drained of color.The doors at the back swung open.Every camera snapped toward the entrance.Lucien walked in like he owned the building.Dressed in a black suit, he walked with calm and confidence.Like he owned the entire building.The crowd parted instinctively, as though afraid to brush against him. He didn’t look at the judge.Or the reporters.Or the cameras.His eyes found Sophia immediately.A faint, cruel smile curle
CHAPTER 314
For a heartbeat, the entire compound went silent.Sophia stared at the mountain of gifts... The glittering diamonds, gold coins worth nations, silk woven from myth, the moonstone crown glowing under the sun, the ancient jade dragon carved in forgotten dynasties.Each gift screamed one thing:Lucien intends to own you.Something inside her snapped.“What is all this nonsense?!” Sophia exploded.Her scream bounced off the mansion walls, so loud that even the guards flinched.She stormed down the stairs and out the front door before Sarah or Elena could blink.“What is all this?!” she roared again, marching straight toward the gifts. “Is it by force to get married? Is he insane?!”The Guild men exchanged uneasy looks.“Sophia, stay calm,” one tried, voice timid.She didn’t even hear him.She shoved a chest of phoenix silk so hard it toppled and crashed against another box, scattering silk worth a kingdom across the floor.“I SAID I AM NOT INTERESTED!”She grabbed the moonstone crown and
CHAPTER 313
Lilian covered her mouth in shock. Her eyes darted toward Adrian, trembling at the realization.The hacking team looked at him like he wasn’t human.Adrian stared at the screen without surprise, his expression darkening just slightly.Of course.Of course, it was them.And if it was the Guild…Then the one pulling the strings…The one who framed Gerald…The one who wanted Sophia cornered…It wasn’t a mystery at all.Adrian’s jaw tightened, his fingers curling slowly into fists.Lucien.Adrian stood from the chair slowly, his shadow stretching across the glowing monitors. The room was silent as every hacker stared at him like he had just rewritten the laws of reality.He turned to the nearest specialist, a young man who had been silently watching with wide eyes.“Compile the full trace report,” Adrian said. His voice was calm, cold, controlled. “Everything. Every IP hop. Every server loop. Every manipulated log. I want it in a single file.”The hacker nodded so fast his glasses shifted
CHAPTER 312
Adrian stepped closer.“I’m competent in my department,” he said, voice steady. “You’re the one who needs help. That’s why I’m here.”A hush fell over the assistants.Mr. Han’s smile dropped.“You think you can do what I can’t?” he asked, incredulous. “If, with all my qualifications, experience, and specialized equipment, I submitted a report saying it would take a week, then what makes you believe you can do better?”Adrian met his gaze without blinking.“Because I'm certain of it.”The arrogance in Adrian's tone irritated him.The older man stood from his chair.“Stop this nonsense,” he snapped. “Go back to whatever post you hold upstairs. I’m only being polite because the vice president is here.”Adrian took one more step forward, the cold lights reflecting dangerously in his eyes.“Let’s make a bet then.”The room stilled.Mr. Han crossed his arms. “A bet?”Adrian nodded.“If I can hack the system and trace the origin within one hour… You will forfeit your entire salary for a year
CHAPTER 311
“And Gerald Aldridge is being tried when?”“Next tomorrow.”The room went silent.Adrian tapped his fingers once on the desk. “Lilian… I thought Rhein Group hired some of the best hackers in the country.”“We did,” she said softly. “And they are the best. But whoever framed the Aldridge family… they didn’t use commercial-level tools. This is next-level engineering. Military-level cloaking. Even our elite team can’t break it in twenty-four hours.”Adrian shut the folder with a soft thud.For a moment, he sat there, his head lowered.“And there’s no other way to clear Gerald before the trial?” he asked.Lilian hesitated. “Not unless the hacker responsible steps forward.”Adrian exhaled through his nose. “That won’t happen.”“No, sir.”Then Adrian looked at the folder again… and an idea flickered in his eyes.“What if,” he murmured, “I did the hacking myself?”Lilian stared. “Sir… you?”Adrian stood suddenly, pushing the chair back. His expression hardened.“Yes,” he said, turning to her
CHAPTER 310
For a moment, the entire world froze.Sophia stood there, eyes wide, breath trembling, Lucien’s demand echoing in her skull like a gunshot.Then her expression hardened and her jaw clenched."Never.” she barked.Lucien blinked, almost amused. “Sophia—”“I said NEVER!” she snapped, stepping back from him like his touch was poison.“You think I’m stupid? You think this is some opportunity for you to crawl into my life?”Her voice trembled with pure rage.“You’re not here to help. You’re here to take advantage of us. You want to use my father’s suffering to trap me!”Cameras flashed violently, capturing every second.Lucien tilted his head slightly, eyes narrowing with a cold patience.Sarah suddenly stepped forward shaking with fury.“You monster!” she cried. “Get away from my daughter! You dare stand here and talk about marriage while my husband is being dragged inside like a criminal?!”Lucien didn’t flinch.But Sophia wasn’t done.She jabbed a finger into his chest.“You’re not a sav
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