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At 1 a.m., the two of them crossed paths at the stairwell.  

Mariah casually waved the slip of paper in her hand, glancing around her surroundings. “So, you knew my place was bugged?”  

Vanessa gave a slight nod.  

“You went through all this trouble. What do you want to say?”  

“There might be issues in the stock market,” Vanessa replied calmly.  

Mariah remained silent, her sharp eyes studying her closely. “Evidence?”  

Vanessa spread her hands. “None. I only pieced it together on my way back today. Your company announced two major projects at the press conference, but neither of them succeeded in development. Doesn’t that sound like a stock manipulation scheme? If you check the data, you’ll see VH’s stock has been surging and is likely to keep climbing.”  

Mariah stood still, her gaze locked on her, as though trying to decipher her true intentions.  

“This information,” she said coolly,

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