Cedric's expression darkened at the sight of the silver needle. He narrowed his eyes and reached out to take the needle from Faye's hand, but she avoided him."Don't touch it! There's poison on it."Cedric's expression changed, and he grabbed Faye's hand. He pursed his lips and demanded, "Then what about your hand?"Faye chuckled, her eyes bright. "Don't worry, this bit of poison is nothing to me."She raised her eyebrows and added, "I just wonder if Damien can handle it ..."Cedric asked with a raised brow, "Oh? What did he do to you just now?"Cedric knew that Damien didn't appear by coincidence, but he didn't quite understand his purpose in coming at this time. Realization dawned on him upon hearing what Faye said. "I found this needle in the soil when he suddenly appeared behind me. I deliberately acted scared—knowing it wasn't a coincidence—and made a move to attack him."She continued, "I hid this needle between my fingers. When he reached out to block my attack, I int
Damien turned when he noticed someone entering the room. Lazily swirling the wine in his glass, he raised an eyebrow and drawled, "Found anything?" Upon hearing his voice, the young girl trembled and blushed. She lowered her head to avoid his sharp gaze, before softly replying, "Sir, we found it. This is the result of the laboratory test."She handed a report to Damien. When Damien saw the first line of the test report, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile. He had expected the needle to contain poison. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to retrieve it personally.He quickly sifted through the contents of the report, intending to shift his gaze away. However, when he was about to put the paper down, he suddenly lifted it back to eye level.His composed demeanor began to crack. He widened his eyes, and the young girl was acutely aware of the tension that now filled the room."Are you sure this result is accurate?" Damien stood up and stared at the girl who stood in a white
Faye circled around in her car and could feel the tense atmosphere of Jeorgia. When she arrived with Cedric, everything was normal—so why had the atmosphere changed so drastically in just half a day?There was tension in the air, almost as though a war was about to break out. By nightfall, Faye had only succeeded in locating the poisonous needle and identifying the potential whereabouts of Flora after an entire day of searching.Further investigation was being conducted at the moment, but there was no clue as to where Flora was taken.Faye felt slightly defeated. The later she found Flora, the more dangerous the situation would be for Flora. She didn't even know why Flora was abducted. Cedric wasn't home yet and Faye didn't know what he was doing. Just as she wandered around, she spotted a familiar figure at the gate, trying to get in. However, the person was stopped by the personnel Cedric assigned to guard the gate. Faye walked over and heard the man shouting, "I'm
Confronted by the curious look on Faye's face, Ryder nodded. "The Garcias are likely involved. Ms. Reed is extremely talented and if she marries Mr. Victor, they will both lead the Garcia family to glory. The other relatives will then have no hope of claiming power for themselves. "It's due to the events involving Ms. Reed that Mr. Victor lost hope in himself and reached his current state. Now, he's gradually recovering, all thanks to her. He's willing to undergo treatment and has even imparted a lesson to the relatives." Ryder's face clouded as he continued, "This warned them not to underestimate Mr. Victor, but at the same time, they probably resent him for this. The previous accident Mr. Victor was in was orchestrated by these people, so I assume they are involved with what happened to Ms. Reed as well."Though the Garcia family was only the third most powerful family in the city, their internal affairs were far more complicated than any other family. Victor appeared to be
Faye went into the study room once she obtained Flora's phone and she started cracking it. Ten minutes later, she evaded the hacker's program and without alerting the enemy, she managed to break into the phone. She went through the call history on Flora's phone and realized that Flora had phoned her a few times after she was kidnapped. However, when Flora was taken away, her phone and the surveillance system had all been hacked. Hence, her calls were never connected.Not only did the calls fail to reach Faye, it would also expose Flora's attempt to seek help. For example, if she was pretending to be unconscious and tried to phone Faye for help, the enemy would find out that she was conscious as soon as the call was made.This was probably the reason why she had to throw her phone away. After all, Flora didn't know what Faye was capable of, but she was familiar with Cedric's resources. Even if Faye couldn't break into her phone, Cedric was someone who had countless talented
The curtains in the hotel room were already drawn when they arrived. Tension rose in the air as the group entered. Faye walked in and opened the curtains before turning on the air conditioner and sitting on the couch. Ryder grabbed the young hacker and sat him on the couch across from her. "You look familiar. Aren't you going to remove that mask?" Faye said cheerfully. The young man struggled but quieted down after Ryder smacked the back of his head.Ryder removed his hat and mask, revealing the hacker's face.He looked ordinary—the kind that could blend into a crowd easily, but Faye recognized him right away. "If it isn't the almighty hacker, Ten."Ten frowned and stared at her in confusion. "Who are you?"Ten ranked fifth place in the global ranking for hackers. He used to be a classmate of Q, who ranked second place. The two were constantly at odds and were equally as talented. However, Q's skills improved significantly after some time and he eventually defeated Te
Seeing the shock on Ten's face, Faye smiled. "Give me what I want first. I'll contemplate whether I choose to disclose my identity later.""Why you—" Ten wanted to press further, but Faye simply focused on the phone and ignored him completely.He clenched his fists and didn't say anything else. From the moment he saw that phone, he knew that she was someone important. After all, that phone was only accessible to the top three hackers in the Hacker Association. Others were not worthy to possess it. Even if ordinary people somehow came across one, they wouldn't know how to operate it. Watching as Faye operated the phone, Ten knew that she was doing more than just playing games, confirming who she was. He knew two of the top three hackers: Q, who ranked second, and Micah, who ranked third. Since Faye was neither of them, that left only one possibility: X, who ranked first place. Ten squirmed in excitement as he observed Faye's movements, unable to calm himself. He had
Bang!In the eastern district of Jeorgia, a loud explosion erupted in a luxurious residential area. The ground shook and the entire Jeorgia seemed to halt following the deafening sound. Everyone in the area was shocked and they all turned to the direction from where the sound was heard. Soon after, the people broke into a heated discussion. Soldiers appeared in Jeorgia this morning and cordoned off all exits out of the city. Now, there was an explosion. All citizens in Jeorgia were frightened. Someone even called the police asking what was happening. Faye hit the gas and maneuvered in and out of the crowded road. Ryder's heart threatened to leap out of his chest at the speed they were going at.He trembled as the car raced ahead, holding tightly onto the armrest like his life depended on it. Still, the car didn't slow down. In fact, it sped up even more when the explosion was heard. Ryder had a feeling that Faye would have driven even faster if it weren't for all