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CHAPTER 13
“Sister!” Julian’s voice rang out, sharp and strained. “Did you just let Sean go after he hit me?!”Julian sat on the hospital bed, mummified in white bandages from neck to toe. His chest, arms, and legs were locked in place, wrapped tight. He couldn’t move. His legs dangled, useless, not even touching the floor.He strained—nothing. His arms wouldn’t lift. Fingers twitched, barely. No grip, no strength. Trapped.Only his mouth, eyes, and nose were visible through the bandages.He remembered getting beaten up, but he didn’t recall having his arms and legs broken. That made him even angrier at Sean.‘Did he break my legs and hands while I was unconscious?’ he wondered bitterly.“Did you think we were going to let him off?” Lillian said, stepping to the side of the bed and glancing down at him.Since he had only just woken up, Julian had no idea how many people were in the room with him.“I wasn’t talking to you!” Julian snapped, trying to turn his head but wincing in pain instead. “Why
CHAPTER 12
Without another word, the room exploded into motion as everyone scrambled to follow his orders. Sean stayed behind, locked in, eyes glued to the screen like a man disarming a bomb.And in a way, he was.Soon, they all gathered around him, watching as he worked. Even Dante stepped closer, trying to understand what Sean was doing—but he couldn’t. None of it made sense. The steps, the style—it was all unfamiliar.“How is this going to work?!” Dante demanded, turning to the other experts. “These steps are rigid and completely break protocol. At this rate, he’s going to make things worse!”“Such bullshit,” another expert muttered. “He’s probably just putting on a show to impress the Strouds.”Dante scowled and shook his head. “He’s going to crash the system entirely.”Sean’s fingers flew across the keys, eyes locked on the scrolling code.Lines of text flickered rapidly. Files surfaced and vanished. A complex network map spread across the monitor, red lines pulsing through it like veins.S
CHAPTER 11
Sean turned to Dante, his frown deepening. “Are you going to be quiet?”Dante shrugged with a grin. “I’m just saying you should pay attention to what you’re doing. If anything goes wrong, you won’t be let off easily.”Sean rose to his feet abruptly. He had tried to concentrate, to do what he came for—but the man wouldn’t stop talking.“Since you’re the one who caused this mess, go ahead and fix it,” Sean snapped, not ready to stay any longer.Dante hadn’t just made things worse—he was also trying to act like it wasn’t his fault.Abrill and Victor were taken aback. They thought Sean was only venting—until he grabbed his soaked jacket from Greg and headed for the door. That’s when they realized he meant it: he was leaving.“Hold on, Mr. O’Connor!” Abrill called out, glancing at Victor before hurrying after him. “Are you really leaving?”“Yes, I am,” Sean replied without looking back. “The professional who ruined everything is still here to take care of it.”That didn’t sit well with Abr
CHAPTER 10
Victor’s expression turned cold, and before he could stop himself, he grabbed Dante by the collar.“There was a reason I told you not to touch it,” Victor growled. “You triggered a full collapse!”“I—I didn’t do anything wrong!” Dante stammered, eyes wide. “The system was already unstable. Anyone could see that!”Victor shoved him back. “Don’t play dumb. You bypassed the warning protocol. You knew exactly what you were doing.”Dante’s face twisted with desperation. He glanced at Abrill and Greg, then pointed toward the door. “You’re blaming the wrong person. This has an amateur hacker written all over it!”Abrill blinked. “What?”Dante straightened, trying to collect himself. “Think about it. You said you hired a hacker, he’s the one who set up the new security layer. He insisted on handling the fail-safe alone. I wouldn’t be surprised if he planted something. A backdoor, a code bomb—waiting to blow the second I touch the system.”Greg frowned. “You’re saying Mr. O’Connor sabotaged it
CHAPTER 9
When the men entered the office, Victor’s brow arched. He had to admit, he had no idea how many people had been contacted to help resolve the hacking issue. And now, as these unfamiliar men stood confidently before him, he wasn’t sure who had called them or what their roles were.“Who are you?” Victor asked, directing the question to the man with glossy, dark hair and the air of someone used to being in charge.Abrill glanced at the group, then quickly turned back to the monitor. ‘Mr. O’Connor seems like he knows what he’s doing,’ she thought, mentally bracing herself. ‘Maybe I should just listen to him for now…’The man with the glossy hair gave a subtle nod, his brows arching slightly. “I’m Dante. Dante Cruz.”Abrill’s fingers froze above the keyboard.No way.She turned sharply to face him, her mouth suddenly dry. “You’re Dante Cruz?”Dante’s lips curled into a half-smirk. “Depends. How many Dantes do you know?”Her heart pounded. There was no mistaking it. Dante Cruz, the most re
CHAPTER 8
Abrill stared at Sean, her eyes wide with shock. She had been trying for days to locate the hacker, and despite all her efforts, she had failed. Yet Sean had managed to do it in less than five minutes.It felt too good to be true—like he was bluffing just to look impressive."How can we be sure you actually found the hacker's location?!" Abrill demanded. "You might be able to fool others, but not me! Show us the location on the laptop and let us see it ourselves."Sean didn’t even glance up. “They’re bouncing their signal through multiple proxies, but the core route has a flaw. They left a trace in the data packet—very subtle.”He typed a few more commands, then turned the laptop toward Greg and Abrill. A world map lit up, red lines tracing digital routes across continents until one point blinked steadily.“There,” Sean said simply. “Warsaw, Poland. The hacker’s origin point.”Gasps filled the room.Greg leaned in, adjusting his glasses. “That… that’s not just a general location. That
CHAPTER 7
Fuu…Sean ended the call with a sharp exhale. He slammed the phone down, crossed his legs, and folded his arms as he stared out the window.He shouldn’t have answered—it was inevitable. But she would’ve just kept calling. What a drag.At that moment, the car came to a halt. Victor stepped out and opened the back seat for him.“We're at the company now, Mr. O’Connor.”Sean gave a nod and stepped out, following Victor into the building. The lobby buzzed with activity, but something felt off.“Security team,” Victor muttered, pushing through a door into a high-tech control room.Inside, the techs were frantic, eyes glued to their monitors.Greg, the Chief Security Officer, turned toward them. “Mr. Stroud, you’re finally here. We’re under attack. Someone’s hacking into our systems—origin unknown.”Victor didn’t panic. “How long until you lock them out?”Greg’s fingers flew across the keyboard. “A few minutes... but we may already have a breach.”A young woman sprang from her seat. “Since
CHAPTER 6
Eleanor nodded frantically. "That's what he said!"Rosalind's expression darkened. Her fingers curled into fists at her sides. She had always known Sean as calm and collected, but she had never imagined he was capable of something like this. She couldn’t help but wonder what had happened to make him react that way.‘Was he mad about the divorce and took it out on Julian?’ she thought."Are you talking about Victor Stroud?" Chloe asked, disbelief coloring her tone. "Are you sure you saw the right person?"Eleanor turned to glare at her. "Are you saying I don’t know what I saw?!"Chloe immediately backed off. "I'm sorry if it came across that way," she said quietly.Lillian stepped forward, her eyes sharp with tension. "Rosalind, you need to talk to Sean. He went too far this time. Beating Julian like that? It’s completely unacceptable."As far as Lillian was concerned, she wasn’t about to let Sean off the hook—not after the fear he put them through.Rosalind’s chest tightened. "What e
CHAPTER 5
Julian’s head snapped to the side, blood spraying from his nose. He groaned, but Sean didn’t stop.Another punch—this time to the gut.Julian doubled over, wheezing.Sean yanked him upright and landed a blow to his ribs. The sound of knuckles against bone was sickeningly sharp.“Sean, stop it!” Eleanor rushed forward, trying to pull him off. “You’re going to kill him!”Sean shoved her away without even looking. “You should’ve raised him better.”Lillian screamed and grabbed his arm. “You’ve lost your mind!”Sean turned on her, eyes blazing. She flinched and stumbled back.Julian tried to crawl away, but Sean grabbed the back of his shirt and hauled him up again, fists clenched.“You laughed. You watched her throw it. You thought it was funny.”He punched him again. And again.Julian’s lip split. His eyes began to swell. He choked out a sob, trying to shield his face.Eleanor grabbed Sean’s arm again, shrieking. “That’s enough! You’re a maniac!”Still, Sean didn’t stop—until Eleanor ca
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