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Chapter 54: Unmasking the Hacker
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"Are you sure this is it?" Victoria's voice trembled as she stared at the rusted metal door embedded in the stone wall of the old Westbrook estate basement.Elias ran his fingers over the keypad next to the door. "It's the only vault mentioned in the hacker's files," he said grimly. "If Selene has secrets, they’re in here."A shiver ran down my spine. "What if it's booby-trapped or something?"Elias gave me a sidelong glance, half amused. "You're watching too many movies.""I was married to you, remember? My life was a movie."Despite the tension, a flicker of a smile tugged at his lips. "Touché." He pressed a combination of numbers into the keypad.The machine beeped once, and then... nothing."Damn it." He gritted his teeth. "The code must've been changed.""Maybe try her birthday," I suggested, thinking of Selene's flair for dramatics.He hesitated. "Selene would never make it that easy." But he typed it in any way.A heavy click echoed through the basement.I blinked in surprise.
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"You're telling me this forged contract has been floating around for years?" Victoria's voice cracked as she stared at the legal documents spread across the polished conference table.Elias leaned forward, his jaw tight. "Yes, and somehow, Selene managed to keep it hidden from the board and the auditors. It implicates me in an international fraud scheme I had no part in.""Unbelievable," she muttered. "How did she even pull that off?""Connections, lies, and plenty of bribes, I assume," Elias said bitterly. "That's why we're here—to dismantle this entire web she's created." He glanced at the bespectacled attorney seated across from them. "What's our next move, Richard?"Richard Morrison, the firm's sharpest legal mind, folded his hands on the table. "First, we file a motion to have this contract declared fraudulent. But be prepared—Selene has powerful allies, and they're not going to go down without a fight."Elias’s eyes darkened. "Let them come. I’m done playing their games."Victor
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"Stay close to me," Elias whispered, his voice low and urgent as we crept through the dimly lit hallway. The faint scent of damp concrete clung to the air, and the tension was palpable. Armed security agents moved ahead of us, their steps swift and calculated. My heart raced, the adrenaline making every sound sharper, every shadow more ominous."I'm not going anywhere without you," I whispered back, gripping his hand tightly. The thought of losing him in this chaos was unbearable.We reached the main door to the vast underground lair Selene had been using to conduct her schemes. The lead agent gave a silent signal, and two men moved to flank the entrance. The rest of us stood ready, nerves stretched taut.Elias's jaw was clenched, his eyes cold and focused. "We end this tonight."The door burst open with a deafening crash. Chaos erupted as armed men on Selene's side fired shots. We ducked behind a thick metal barrier as bullets ricocheted off the walls."Stay down!" Elias ordered, shi
