"Stevie, you are here by my brother's side to help me with whatever tasks come up!" Liana replied. "Miss Legrand!" Stevie lost his patience. "Do you even know how to program? Do you know how many hours and days it took me to create the basis for that software? Even if you had the best team, it would take months, and programming is not like a walk in the park, so let's be more realistic?" As soon as Stevie finished speaking, Jack started laughing at the look on Stevie's face, who didn't understand what he had said wrong, or why they seemed to be so smug. "That's enough!" Liana spoke seriously. "Regardless of whether you believe it or not, your job for the next five days is to concentrate completely on the tasks I give you. And, only after that, can you continue your lectures!" "But..." Stevie was about to argue, but Jack just touched him by making the sign of denial with his head. "Stevie, don't waste your time debating with my sister, she is exceptionally talented in this depart
William didn't know that Liana was participating in the national competition, but the fact that they didn't expect to finish just showed how much they wanted to get her done as soon as possible. The partnership between Tech Corps and TXT would be signed that day, or at least that's what William hoped would happen. So they purposely went into action that day, because they were afraid that Liana would show up and ruin all their plans, so they needed to act as quickly as possible. Besides, if they filed charges after the partnership was signed, it would look like they were bullying her, which would damage their reputation. But, being honest, being sued by them was nothing to Liana, she expected everything from them, in fact, she had evidence to support her accusation, however, it was still too early to show it. Because the evidence she had could only bring down Anika, but not William and Aisha and if she showed it now, it would give them the upper hand. If it was any other day, she co
"I don't think you have the guts to do anything in public!" Stevie spoke up taking a step back. "What are you waiting for? Get him!" William shouted to his men, who immediately went on Stevie. Stevie tried to fight them off and run, but the few guards there were too strong, and they pinned him to the ground, and in the middle of the struggle the CD with all the program data on it fell to the ground and landed on William's foot, and Stevie felt a lump form in his throat. "Will you let me go please?" Stevie asked as he tried to retrieve the CD, but just as his hand was about to reach for it, but William's leather shoe stepped on the CD with propriety, and at that moment, William could feel his soul leaving his body. "Seeing your reaction, I believe there must be something important here!" he spoke observing Stevie's reactions. That CD was too important, in fact, that CD meant hope and a new beginning for both him and his friends, and without it, they had no chance of defeating W
On the way to the police station, Liana was thinking of several ways to find a solution to her problem right now, and she had to find a way out before 10:30, which was when the competition started, and everything would be fine if she could get there before then, but it was already 10 o'clock. And Liana felt that she wouldn't be able to get out of this mess in half an hour, and everything was confirmed when she arrived at the police station. When she arrived at the police station, she saw Aisha and Anika getting out of a black car, and behind them was a lawyer, and as hard as she tried, Aisha couldn't hide the smile on her face when she saw Liana in the back seat of the police as if she were a criminal. "Liana Legrand!" Mother and daughter walked over to the car Liana was in, and started talking. "I bet you didn't see that coming, right? You thought you had us beat with that party, but just look at your situation, and I'm going to make you pay for slandering my name!" Liana knew
"Are you guys not listening to me?" Anika asked from beside her daughter, who seemed to be feeling ill. "Arrest this woman!" "I'm going to speak for the last time, go in and separate them, and handcuff anyone who refuses to cooperate!" The police chief ordered, and the room was finally at peace. "Liana, you are courting death, and I will make sure your wish is fulfilled." Aisha spoke facing the woman in front of her, and then looked at the policemen. "What are you doing, standing there doing nothing? Arrest that bitch!" Aisha thought she still had control over things, but the boss just rolled her eyes, had she not realized that with the arrival of Edward's secretary, things had changed? "Ms. Libanes, I have to inform you that you have paid Liana's bail, and we will investigate further about the allegation she gave, but as of now, she is a free woman!" The police chief replied. "What did you say?" Aisha asked in surprise. "Edward White posted her bail, so she's free to go!" The
All the CEOs and representatives of the participating companies were present, and there was an area reserved only for the VIPs who would occasionally look down and check the situation, and inside this room was a huge television, and on it were the names of the security software and the time taken by them to create it, and the last column shows the average time of each software, and the higher the average time, the better the software, because that meant that the hackers needed more time to get through their defense. By this time, most of the software produced by smaller companies had been deleted, and this happened every year. As the most famous security software in the country, everyone expected Tech Corps' product to survive to the end, and William was confident, after all, it had been 30 minutes since the start of the competition. His product was still undefeated. All other software had been hacked at least once... except one! "President Lebanon, don't you think there are a lot of
As soon as Liana entered the room, the whole room was surprised, even William who, when he saw Liana, felt his heart stop. What was she doing there? Wasn't she at the police station as agreed with her men? On the other hand, Edward thought the same thing, what was Liana doing there? Everyone at the competition was male, not that there weren't the computer ladies, but there were extremely few of them, and this year, no women registered, so when they saw a woman enter, they were even surprised. SuperTech stared at Liana, as if he could feel the resemblance between them, and couldn't help but wonder, was that woman behind King? His eyes sparkled with excitement at the thought of this possibility. "I know you guys are full of questions, but we can talk about this later, just let me know what the current situation is!" Liana spoke ignoring Jack and Stevie's stares, she knew they would start asking and never stop and just today, they didn't have that much time to waste. "Sit here, Li
Richard observed the strange change in his friend, and nudged him worriedly. "Why are you looking at her this way?" He asked, but without taking his eyes off Liana, Edward replied. "What do you mean?" The tone of his voice was still the same, but it did nothing to hide the cheerful tone, and that made Richard a little startled. He and Edward had been friends for many years, and this was the first and only time he had seen his friend act this way, especially over a woman so intensely. Edward had never seriously laid eyes on a woman so much that, for a period, his friends suspected him of being gay. After he got married and had children, they finally realized that it wasn't that he didn't like women, but that there wasn't a woman in the world capable of arousing his interest. His ex-wife did not arouse his interest, and not even his current fiancée, Betina, did not arouse his interest either. Richard was sure that no woman in the world would be able to do this, because the standard
After Liana woke up, she was interrogated by the police, but since she couldn't remember anything, there was nothing she could answer. Fortunately, the hotel manager intervened to vouch for her. Later, the real killer of Veronica was arrested, so the police released her.He smiled and said, "It seems what they say is correct. The me in this second is different from the me in the last second. Changing the past is a very difficult thing to do because a large part of time and space will be distorted, and who is man to challenge the natural process of time and space?""You're right, but luckily, we managed to change the past," Liana nodded."No, we didn't change anything," Edward shook his head."We didn't?" Liana furrowed her brow; if they hadn't, how could he be so slow?As if he were reading her thoughts, Edward couldn't help but smile."But we changed the future.""What do you mean by that?""The man acknowledged our effort and was willing to give the world another 25 years, but we ch
"He's escaping!" Edward hissed vehemently.He then leaped out of the window ledge and landed on the ground. This was the second floor, but he jumped without hesitation. Liana saw this and rushed down the stairs as fast as she could. Unfortunately, when she reached the ground floor, she could only see Edward's shadow fleeing.Liana used her top speed to catch up, and Edward was chasing the killer. The killer was running with Veronica on his back. He jumped into a car parked on the road, then threw Veronica inside and drove away.Edward almost caught up to the car but arrived a second too late. He could only watch as the car sped away."Get in!" Liana had already anticipated the killer's actions, so she had stopped a car at the side of the road, and Edward got into the car without hesitation."Chase that car in front of us!" Liana ordered the driver. The driver stepped on the gas pedal but asked uncertainly, "What are you planning?""Catch him, and this is all yours!" Edward, who was si
After securing his room, Edward exited through the hotel's back door and headed towards Veronica's residence.Veronica didn't live far from the small hotel, but it would still take ten minutes to walk there. She resided in a dilapidated residential area. The surroundings consisted of old, abandoned three-story buildings. Most of them had broken windows and, looking from the outside, appeared completely dark and uninhabited.Only a few rooms had dim lights filtering from within. The streetlights in this residential area were all broken, and the place was dark. Occasionally, the hissing of cats from the overgrown bushes could be heard; it was the perfect setting for a horror movie.However, Liana wasn't afraid. Besides caution, there was no trace of fear on her face. She followed the address and inspected the buildings one by one, and after some effort, she finally found where Veronica was located.Liana was standing under the building, and when she looked up, she saw that the lights on
"A girl from abroad, probably here to travel," replied the manager. "In that case, she'll definitely need a good tour guide." The man straightened his suit in an obvious manner and eagerly rushed out.The manager shook his head but didn't intervene. Women from out of town often fell prey to the town's men, and many of them considered themselves lucky to have experienced a foreign affair, when in reality, all these men were seasoned hunters, and their prizes were just women.If the girl didn't resist temptation, she would have a lot to lose. However, Carl wasn't concerned about the girl who had just left because she seemed entirely capable of taking care of herself.Liana walked for a while before realizing someone was following her. She saw a dark alley and entered it directly. The man behind her laughed cheerfully and quickened his pace.In the alley, Liana was soon cornered by the man. Initially, the man had intended to follow her for a while longer, but he knew this alley like the
Armed with a curious heart, Liana entered this small, old-looking hotel. Sitting behind the antique counter was a middle-aged man tallying the accounts. He was thin, and though the shirt he wore was outdated, it was of a certain luxury, and there was a calculating glint in his eyes. Liana could tell, with just a glance, that he was the hotel manager.The manager saw her, and his gaze swiftly traversed her entire body. He then stood up with a smile to inquire."Accommodation?""Yes, give me your best room," Liana said as she handed him her temporary identity, as she had acquired temporary residence in the country and didn't need to carry her passport.The manager accepted her identity and studied it. He asked with a smile, "Where are you from? It says here that you're not from this country.""The United States," Liana replied in an emotionless tone. Normally, others wouldn't have pressed further, but the manager typed her information unhurriedly and continued to ask."Are you here to t
"This is her," Lilith handed them a photo and introduced, "Her name is Veronica, and she lived in Darlin, here in the United States, and was murdered in a homicide case ten years ago, and the killer gruesomely dismembered her body, but they never found the body, and what you need to do is to find the killer or desecrate her body. I've also compiled all the information I could find about her, so you can take a look now."Lilith then opened her laptop to show the information about Veronica. Liana and Edward thought Veronica would have a complicated background, but to their surprise, she was a simple and ordinary woman, and the only noteworthy thing was that she was raped and gave birth to a child. However, her child was stolen from her, and she fell into depression, barely surviving on the streets.Nevertheless, misfortune did not leave her life.When she was 30, she was brutally murdered, and the case remains unsolved to this day. Nobody knew who the killer was or what the motive was.
At that time, I foresaw something and chose to settle there. I conducted at least ten years of research and reached a bottleneck. Similarly, I was afraid that Walter Roberts would notice our scent, so I brought them with me when I left," Lilith recounted in a distant tone, and Liana and Edward still had difficulty understanding her, but they knew she was talking about Gabbe's parents.Unfortunately, they all perished during various experiments, news that caused Gabbe to withdraw for a long period of time. Only Lilith survived. Liana understood that her mother was not a coward. She also participated in these dangerous experiments and survived, probably due to luck and ability.However, they still hadn't achieved what she foresaw. Could it be the apocalypse? Liana asked the question, and Lilith nodded."Yes, I foresaw the apocalypse, and it will happen soon. But don't wo
"What will make you stop?""I don't need anything," the man smiled indulgently."You must have something you desire," Lilith turned to look at him. "Tell me what it is, maybe I can fulfill your wish.""I'm honored to hear that from you. I'm glad I had this conversation with you today, and thank you for allowing me to be in the presence of the brightest person in the world," the man raised his eyebrow slightly.Lilith understood what he meant.He didn't need anything; he simply enjoyed talking to her.He was wrapping up the conversation, and no one would stop his plan, not even her.However, no matter how dark he was, he was still a man.If he were a man, he would be prone to regrets and ideals, and Lilith believed that he, as an individual, was more than just a rush to destroy the world.Lilith's calm eyes gazed into his, and her voice was low but sounded like heavenly music in his ears."Think carefully, what is still buried deep in your heart? Destroying the world is easy, but can y
"You used the memory cells?" Lilith's gaze scanned her entire body, and she immediately realized the truth."You are definitely the brightest woman there is, I'm very impressed," the man clapped his hands together as he spoke."Do you need something from me?" Lilith wasn't surprised, nor did she show any visible reaction to his easy admission; she simply asked in a soft tone."Of course, I overheard everything just now. If you don't mind, I believe we can have an interesting conversation," the man said in a friendly tone."Okay," Lilith nodded, and the mysterious man smiled and extended his hand."Please!" Lilith followed him without hesitation. They entered another room, and the difference from Walter Roberts' room was that this one was larger and more luxurious. It was the chief secretary's office, and there was a photo of him on the desk. However, compared to the man in front of Lilith, the man in the photo appeared refined and exuded a kindness cultivated by age. The man before h