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CHAPTER 15
Victor led Sean toward the waiting car, his steps steady and composed. As they approached, he opened the door for him with a courteous gesture. Sean moved to step inside but stopped just short, his hand resting on the doorframe.Victor noticed.“Mr. O’Connor,” he said, smiling with quiet gratitude. “As a token of our appreciation, the Stroud family would like to present you with this—”He signaled, and an assistant stepped forward carrying a long velvet case. Opening it, Victor revealed an antique jade pendant set in gold.“This is our family’s ancestral pendant, gifted only to those we hold in the highest esteem. With it, doors will open for you in places that don’t welcome outsiders.”Sean’s face remained unreadable, but his gaze lingered on the pendant. “This is too much, Mr. Stroud.”“It’s the least we can offer,” Victor replied. “And the research you requested—we’ll send the files to your private email shortly.”After a pause, Sean took the pendant. “Thank you. I’ll accept it—onl
CHAPTER 14
Even though Nate felt good seeing her, Rosalind didn’t feel the same. A frown creased her face. She had overheard enough to know they were scheming something, and since Nate was part of it, she suspected he might have been the one to convince them.“Rosalind, you’re here!” Julian shouted, trying to turn his head to look at her, but recoiling in pain. “Look at me, Rosalind! I can barely move my neck!”Rosalind glanced at her brother and brushed past Nate to get closer. Nate caught a whiff of her perfume as she did, and his eyes brightened even more.“Are you feeling any better?” she asked Julian. “Does it hurt a lot?”“It does!” Julian cried. “It hurts so much! I can barely move, and the doctor said I won’t be able to walk for a few days! What do you expect me to do?! When are you going to bring Sean here? He’s the one who did this to me.”Seeing her brother like that, Rosalind frowned. His entire body was bandaged, and the doctor had confirmed he wouldn’t be able to walk for a while.
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
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