That was the start of Mia's journey in hacking. Since then, she has made tremendous progress in her learning.Nathan could see through her feeble excuse easily, and he was confident that she was trying to hack into a company's system.He replied calmly, "Easy. Do as I taught you. Huge companies normally have programmers to safeguard their systems. Once they notice their system is hacked, they'll begin the counter. You have to look for a safe firewall for your IP address. That way, they won't be able to track you down.""I have the program you gave me. There shouldn't be any problem.""That can't guarantee anything. I'll send you a new one. This should work."Mia fell silent for a moment. "Thanks, Nathan."Not only did Nathan see through her intentions and keep quiet about it, but he also shared with her a new program."Save it. Hit me up if you're stuck at something.""Okay."Soon after the call ended, he shared a zip file, which she downloaded into a USB drive.The next day,
Dominic rounded everyone up from the Technical Department as soon as he found out that someone hacked into the subsidiary's internal system.That hacker was either trying his luck or had a death wish!Dominic read the text in his office, infuriated. He never expected someone to test his patience after he expanded a subsidiary in Bern City.Who was this daring hacker? With a grim face, he announced, "You have ten minutes to remove the text and 30 minutes to track down the hacker! Find out who he is and bring him to the team! Otherwise, you'll be fired!"The technical team turned on their computers and began tracking down the hacker.Dominic loosened his tie and instructed his assistant, "Call that Mr. Skimmer over. Just what is going on? Why is a hacker looking for him?"Randy soon found out that things were getting out of hand. He contacted Maya. "Ms. Lane, what are we going to do now? Someone hacked into the company's internal system! Is that family causing trouble on purpose?
Dominic's eyes focused on the monitor as he contacted Nathan. "Nathan, a hacker has infiltrated our company's system. A daring one. Any ways to track him down?""Oh? Who is bold enough to confront the boss? No hackers in Nord City dared to do so.""Cut it out. This is not Nord City. The Technical Department is at their wit's end. The hacker seems to have something up his sleeves. Didn't you say that there's a brilliant program? Send it to me. I'm going to catch that hacker today."With Nathan's help, Dominic believed that he could track down any hacker he wanted.Nathan smiled. "Not a problem. What's that hacker's virtual IP address? I can make a vague guess of his origin through that.""Sittle Island."Nathan choked on his coffee and burst into a cough upon hearing that. "What did you say? Where is it again?""Sittle Island. What a weird name. Does this place even exist?""No. It's a virtual one."Nathan attempted to connect the dots.What a coincidence. He and his gang actu
Yesterday, Mia thought of making use of what Nathan shared to let her steam off. To teach Maya and Randy a lesson.Encountering a better competitor was beyond Mia's expectations.Now that Nathan was checking on her, there had to be a problem."No. It's just that I monitored someone using that program and checked on it. I was worried about you. Need help?""I'm good for now. I can handle it." Nathan's program was good enough for Mia. Although a better competitor appeared, she had achieved her objective.He didn't expect that answer. "Okay. Call me if you need help."Nathan couldn't pry further unless he intended to expose himself.After Mia hung up, she watched the monitor. The competitor stopped the chase instead of continuing to track her down.Regardless, her objective was achieved. Confronting that competitor would be an overkill. She didn't want to bring Nathan trouble either."Mia, what are you doing here?" Maya saw Mia in the waiting area the moment she arrived.Maya'
Dominic asked, "Are you saying that Mia's the hacker?""Who else could it be? I've checked in on her. Besides, she's my mentee. She knows a lot about hacking into a system. It can't be anyone else."Dominic's head was still buzzing with confusion. It was Mia intruding into his company's system!It took him a while to regain his composure. He looked at the monitor. "She's made great improvement! Not bad, not bad. No one in the company can do anything to defeat her. I'm impressed."He expected nothing less from his sister. She was bright and adorable!Dominic, who had been wearing a steely countenance, finally broke into a smile like a brother proud of his sister.The others in the office watched him with confused expressions as they didn't know what happened to him.Why did his expression change over a phone call?Dominic disconnected the call and looked at the Technical Department. "What's the matter? Haven't tracked down the hacker yet?" Pride swelled in his voice.The He
Alarmed that things weren't going as she hoped it would, Maya spoke, "Dominic, this issue has nothing to do with that demolition project. I'm positive."Dominic's eyes slightly narrowed. "How did you know?"Her expression turned awkward. "Because those residents are people from the lower class. How are they able to perform such things? You're overthinking it."The mention of social class added grimness to his tone. "The lower class? Have you forgotten where you came from?"There was a huge shift in her expression. She quickly said, "This is a different matter. Leave this issue to me. I won't let you down."He was smart enough to grow suspicious about it having something to do with the demolition.After all, Mia wouldn't hack into the company's system without a solid reason. He had faith in her character.Right then, someone from the Technical Department shrieked, "Mr. Lane, that hacker hacked into our system again. He emailed a voice recording this time."Surprised, Dominic ord
Maya kept her head low. There was no way she would defend Randy when she was already in deep waters herself. After all, the only reason Mia confronted her was because he failed to get his job done. After he was brought out of the office, only then did Maya whimper, "Dominic, please let me handle this."As one of the Lanes, she surely had the authority to do so. "Maya, you have no right to deal with this. Also, why are you targeting this family?"Dominic was bewildered. Why did Maya target Mia?With a stoic expression, Maya replied, "Mia got in between Timothy and me. Who did she think she was? I only meant to give her a warning."In that instant, Dominic recalled what happened at the Fleur International Design Competition. Mia nearly missed out on the first place she deserved.When Maya told him it was an accident, he believed her. However, that didn't seem like the case now. It wasn't an accident. Maya did that on purpose. It was about time he let her go. Dominic sighed
Maya was stunned from the slap. She stared at Dominic in disbelief, her eyes turning red. "How could you, Dominic? How could you hit me for Mia's sake?"This was beyond her expectation. With a grim expression, Dominic glared at Maya. "Maya, how could you be so harsh despite being the daughter of the Lane family? Has all that you learned in etiquette lessons throughout these years been in vain?"Initially, he thought Maya found out about Mia's identity. Yet, it turned out that she probably misunderstood Mia's relationship with Liam and Connor. Nonetheless, that didn't justify her to speak crassly about Mia. Feeling wronged, Maya retorted in a strained voice, "I was just angry. Plus, I wasn't even wrong.""Shut up! You did something during the Fleur International Design Competition too, didn't you? From now onward, you're not allowed to meddle with any of the Lane family business. If I find you doing anything suspicious, I'll terminate your credit card.""Dominic, you can't d
None of the major shareholders was a fool.After that, Mia was busy handling Barrett Group affairs and barely had time to rest.With an exhausted look, she returned to the hospital.Mia looked at Timothy and said, "I'll run away if you don't wake up soon.""No… Please don't go…" Timothy grabbed her hand. His gaze was deep.Mia's eyes reddened as she gazed at the man who had just regained consciousness. Timothy finally came out of his coma.After that, everything was back to normal. Those who caused trouble quieted down.Sharon visited Timothy and told him that she was going to settle down overseas and would not come back anymore.Timothy bought her a property and gave her a huge sum of money before sending her away from Bern City.As for Maya, it was discovered that she was not the granddaughter of the Prime Minister of Yellow Island but merely his caregiver. Yet, she had been deceiving people outside.After Maya was exposed, she ran away dejectedly. Nobody knew where she was
Sage stood beside Timothy in silence.Soon, news that Timothy was hospitalized spread, and Barrett Group's stock plunged.The relatives of the Barrett family requested to hold a board meeting to elect another CEO.On the day of the board meeting, Mia brought her two children to Barrett Group.They managed to keep everyone on a leash as Sage bore a striking resemblance to Timothy.Mia marched into the meeting room, sat in Timothy's chair, and glanced at everyone present. "Let's begin. Didn't you all want to have a meeting?"One of the middle-aged men said, "Ms. Lane, this is the Barrett Group board meeting. It's not appropriate for you to be here.""That's right. Though the kids are Mr. Barrett's children, they're still young and do not have any shares. You all shouldn't be here."Mia flung a document onto the table. "This is an agreement signed by Grandma Laura to authorize me to manage Timothy's shares.""Anyway, we still need to elect a CEO to handle our company affairs.""
"Because to me, you're my family too," Timothy said.When Sharon heard the word 'family', her eyes turned red. Then, she turned around and left the ward.Mia walked out and asked Peyton to send Sharon to the hospital for a checkup.Looking at Sharon's back, Mia said, "I hope you don't let him down since he regards you as his family. He's the only one you can depend on now."Sharon did not turn her head around. Mia did not know if Sharon would listen to her advice.Mia immediately called her brother. "Dominic, I met Maya."She then told him everything about Maya.Dominic frowned. "I never thought she would go to Yellow Island.""Do you think she's really the granddaughter of the Prime Minister of Yellow Island?""Don't you know how good she is at lying?" Dominic said.Mia nodded. "Yeah, you're right. But I still don't know whether she's related to Yellow Island.""Don't worry, I'll find out."When Mia returned to the ward after ending the call, she saw a doctor bustling arou
Mia went straight to the hospital to ask Timothy about the matter.But when she arrived, someone had reached there earlier than her."Timothy, what do you mean? All I did was pull a few strings, but you want to humiliate me publicly. How am I going to maintain my standing in the company?" Sharon said.Mia went in with a frown. "This is funny. It's not just about pulling a few strings, but it's aimed at me. Mrs. Barrett, your actions have leaked confidential commercial information.""Stop trying to scare me. It's my son who opened doors for you. It's the Yellow Islanders who wanted to collaborate with us, and they are much better than you," Sharon retorted. Mia said with a half-hearted smile, "At first, I didn't want to pursue this matter. But since you put it this way, wait for my lawyer's letter then.""Such big talk, huh?" A mysterious-looking woman wearing a hat and a mask walked in from outside.Mia felt that the woman looked somewhat familiar. "Are you the rumored granddau
Mia glanced at the person on the screen. Without answering the woman, she turned off the laptop.After all, there was no need for Mia to explain anything.After Mia turned off the laptop assertively, she turned around and looked at Timothy. He did not say a word but started eating.Soon, Heath received a call. He left the ward and said to the woman on the other side of the phone, "She's Mr. Barrett's ex-wife. You'd better not mess with her."While Timothy was eating, Mia finished reading the proposal in her hand.She had to admit that the document was very valuable.Mia was about to leave the ward when Timothy almost finished eating, but his voice sounded behind her. "What did you say when you met her at the cafe earlier?""Did you follow me?""I followed her, to be exact. After all, the Hopkins are not good people."Mia totally agreed with that.She paused briefly before she said, "Grandma Laura asked me to talk to her because she doesn't agree with you about giving her all
"You don't know anything," Sharon said.Mia retorted, "I might not know everything, but Timothy is innocent. Before he knew the truth, he always regarded you as his mother. Even after he found out the truth, he has never mistreated you."Besides, when you said you wanted the Barrett family's wealth, he agreed. Tell me, who else could do what he did?"Mia felt that Timothy might have been hurt by Sharon's words.He seemed impressive on the outside, but his identity was a dark secret.Therefore, his relationship with Sharon became awkward.Sharon's eyes reddened. "But I also treat him like my biological son.""You're also his foster mother. Now everyone related to him is dead, and you're the only one he has. What are you afraid of?"Sharon wiped off her tears. "I'm not afraid of anything. It's just that I felt that I can't trust anyone.""Timothy is a man of his word. However, Grandma Laura said that if you remain stubborn, making the will public is her only option," Mia said.
Mia noticed Sharon's expression changing slightly when she mentioned Laura.Sharon took her cup of coffee and said, "What? Does Mrs. Barrett Senior still want to lecture me even when she's on her deathbed? She must have known Timothy's identity all along, but she conspired with her son to keep the truth from me. "She and the Barretts are birds of a feather. What else does she have to say?"Mia was not surprised by her words. She had expected that Sharon would certainly think this way.Fortunately, she managed to stop Laura when she said she wanted to meet Sharon.Sharon was emotionally unstable now. What if Laura said something unpleasant and Sharon retorted? Her words might upset Laura.Mia took a kraft envelope out of her handbag and placed it in front of Sharon. "I hope you won't regret saying those words after reading this.""What's this?""This is the will that your husband left behind, as well as the divorce agreement."Hearing that, Sharon quickly took the document out
Mia hesitated to risk exposing Laura to Sharon's potential agitation.Due to Sharon's emotional vulnerability, she often spoke impulsively. With Laura's delicate health in mind, any disruption was simply out of the question.As Laura recounted past events, Mia remained silent, absorbing her words.Upon hearing Laura's story, Mia was taken aback. She hadn't expected there to be hidden aspects to Timothy's family history.Taking a moment, she asked, "Does Timothy have any knowledge of this?""He doesn't. Some things are best kept from him," Laura replied calmly.Mia harbored some lingering questions in her mind. Unable to suppress them any longer, she asked, "Considering your knowledge of Timothy's background, what is your opinion of him?""Tim is a commendable young man, and he has never let our family down. He has achieved remarkably well for himself. To be honest, I feel indebted to him as well."At first, I only kept him around for the sake of preserving the Barrett family li
Despite her initial reluctance, Mia eventually found herself making her way to Timothy's ward.As she entered, she couldn't help but notice Timothy's expressionless demeanor as he lay there.Carrying a tray of food, Mia approached him. "The doctor pointed out your extreme fatigue. It's crucial that you increase your food intake and prioritize proper rest to reduce the risk of sudden complications."Upon hearing Mia's voice, Timothy lifted his gaze to find her seated beside him. His lips moved slightly as he asked, "What did you tell Luna?""Not much," Mia responded. "Just a sprinkle of salt on the wound and a dash of psychological pressure to make sure Luna doesn't have it easy in prison."Placing the tray of food in front of him, Mia urged, "Please, just a few bites.""I'll eat later. By the way, the kids have been here at the hospital for quite a while. You should take them home," Timothy suggested.Frowning, Mia insisted, "You should eat something first."As her words faded,