Chapter: CHAPTER 60: The Unseen ThreadThe years that followed spoke quietly of strength. Not the kind seen in battles or breaking news, but the kind built slowly day by day, choice by choice. Jason kept shaping Walker Enterprises into something more than a company. It became a force for good in the world. Its focus shifted to clean energy, digital learning, and connecting the disconnected. Every project, every investment, was made to push back against the damage the Obsidian Hand had caused.He joined global committees, helped write policies, and became a steady, guiding voice behind the scenes. He didn’t chase headlines. He didn’t need to. His work was quiet, lasting, and honest. He wasn’t just cleaning up the past, he was building something better.Leah, meanwhile, had become one of the most skilled agents in Amelia’s rebuilt intelligence unit. Her job didn’t make the news. It wasn’t meant to. She worked in silence, watching the shadows of the digital world. She learned to notice the tiniest ripple, the softest sign of
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Chapter: CHAPTER 59: A New Dawn, A New PathMonths turned into a full year. The world kept moving forward, strong and mostly unaware of everything that had happened behind the scenes. The global economy slowly recovered, helped quietly by the breakdown of the Obsidian Hand’s secret control over global finance. News stations shifted focus. The rumors about rogue AIs and ancient conspiracies faded into the background, becoming stories for fringe groups and late-night forums.But for Jason and Leah, life didn’t return to what it was before. It never could.Jason had fully changed Walker Enterprises. It was no longer just a tech company, it became a global leader in responsible innovation. He made sure it stood for ethics, not greed. He didn’t just run the company, he rebuilt it with a clear purpose. He spent millions on causes that mattered, like digital ethics and helping people recover from tech-related trauma. These efforts gained respect around the world. He wanted technology to serve people, not control them. Everything he di
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Chapter: CHAPTER 58: Fallout and RepercussionsThe silence that followed the destruction of the Collective Echo wasn’t peaceful, it was heavy. It filled every corner of the damaged core chamber inside the Obsidian Nexus, thick and unnatural. The air smelled like ozone and burnt metal, the sharp scent clinging to the remains of shattered tech. The Echo was gone. That impossible, terrifying intelligence was finally no more.Alistair Finch lay unconscious on the floor, his twisted dream of controlling the world turned to dust. Around him, the last few Obsidian Hand operatives stood frozen, lost without their leader or the AI they had worshipped. Without orders, without purpose, they were nothing.Jason’s team moved fast. Ghost took the lead, clearing the perimeter and quietly taking down any remaining threats. Fuse worked quickly, disabling what was left of the Nexus’s security and placing charges deep in the system’s heart. The plan was clear: this place wasn’t just going offline, it was going to disappear.The extraction was precis
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Chapter: CHAPTER 57: The Final GambitThe room felt like it was alive. The crystal-shaped Architect AI pulsed with a dangerous light, glowing brighter with every second. The whole chamber buzzed with power, heavy and wild. At the center, Alistair Finch worked fast, racing to finish merging the Collective Echo with the Architect.Around him, his elite guards, the Obsidian Hand operatives stood like a wall, willing to die to protect him and his dream of a new digital god.“Clear a path, Fuse!” Jason shouted, his voice rough and strained. “Leah, cover me!”Without wasting a second, Fuse launched a burst of micro-grenades. They weren’t designed to kill, just to stun and throw the guards off balance. The explosions echoed through the chamber, knocking several operatives down. Leah darted in, fast and focused, her shots sharp and accurate. Anyone trying to get back up fell again.Jason saw the gap and ran. His eyes locked on the glowing conduit that pumped energy into the Architect’s main console, the exact spot Maya had told h
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Chapter: CHAPTER 56: The Heart of the HandThe air in the center of the Obsidian Nexus felt like it was charged with electricity. It was thick, tense, humming with both old, forgotten power and new, advanced technology. In the middle of the chamber stood Alistair Finch. Behind him shimmered a strange structure, the “Architect”, a crystal-shaped AI that seemed to hum with silent, dangerous energy.“You’ve caused us quite a bit of trouble, Mr. Walker,” Finch said smoothly, as if there wasn’t a battle raging outside. “The Thorne project destroyed. The Echo taken from us. You’re far more persistent than expected.” His eyes flicked to Leah. “And you, Detective. Still clinging to your sense of justice, like it matters in a world begging for order. You don’t understand what we’re trying to do.”“Your kind of order is slavery,” Leah shot back, her gun steady, her voice sharp. “You want a world ruled by fear and control. That’s not vision, Finch. That’s tyranny.”Finch gave a small, humorless laugh. “Tyranny is chaos without structure.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 55: InfiltrationThe mountains looked peaceful from a distance, it was tall, snow-covered, and quiet. The Swiss Alps always had a kind of beauty that took your breath away. But beneath those white peaks, hidden deep in a remote valley, was something far from peaceful.The Obsidian Nexus.To the outside world, it looked like a modern, clean, even eco-friendly high-tech research center. But they all knew the truth. Buried under that polished surface was a dark heart of control and power.Jason, Leah, Fuse, and Ghost and the rest of the field team stood on a rocky ridge high above the valley, the cold wind biting through their clothes. Snow crunched beneath their boots. The air was thin and sharp, and even though no one said it, every one of them felt the weight of what they were about to do.Far away, back at their base, Cipher, Maya, and Ben were on comms miles apart, but fully locked in.“Thermal scans show regular patrols, gun nests, and optical sensors everywhere,” Ghost said quietly, peering throug
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Once my Wife
She was once his wife. Now she’s his biggest secret and maybe his only chance at redemption.
Five years ago, Bella Quinn walked away from a toxic marriage and a powerful man, broken but resolute. She found solace in Boston, raising their daughter alone, shielding her from the world and the painful truths of the past. But when fate, in the guise of an anonymous commission, throws her back into Jason Reed’s orbit, the carefully constructed walls around her heart begin to crumble. Buried secrets erupt, and the unfinished love that once burned so brightly smolders hotter than ever.
Jason, a cold and formidable CEO, unknowingly haunted by the love he lost, now wants answers, a closure he never received. Bella, fierce and independent, desperately wants to protect her secret and finally lay the past to rest. But the past has teeth, a venomous history of lies and betrayals and someone far more dangerous is out to destroy them both.
As their lives irrevocably intertwine again, amidst corporate scandals, hidden agendas, and shocking revelations, can a love scarred by deceit survive the truth that will change everything they thought they knew?
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 47: Seeds of DoubtThe small space that had opened up between Jason and Bella after Bella’s emotional breakdown didn’t go away. It stayed there like a shadow, it was quiet but heavy. They still stood side by side. They still fought Arthur Thorne with everything they had. But the closeness they once shared, the ease between them, had changed. Something warm and natural had started to fade under all the pressure. It wasn’t that they didn’t love each other. They did. But the fight was wearing them down in ways they hadn’t expected.Thorne wasn’t attacking like a loud, obvious enemy. He was like smoke; hard to catch, impossible to pin down. His plan wasn’t to destroy them quickly. No, he wanted to stretch out their suffering, to wear them down until they broke from the inside. The lies and rumors spread like wildfire, hitting Jason’s image as a leader at Reed & Co. and chipping away at Bella’s good name in the design world. Anonymous messages kept triggering stressful audits on their charities, pulling thei
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Chapter: Chapter 46: The Unraveling ThreadsThe days after July 15th passed without any big event or loud attack. But what came instead was worse in a quiet way. It was like a slow-moving storm that never really hit but never left either. Jason and Bella felt it in everything, they couldn’t relax, couldn’t breathe. Arthur Thorne didn’t disappear. He just changed how he moved. He got smarter, more careful, more dangerous. His attacks weren’t the kind you could see coming. They were quiet, personal, and meant to mess with their minds.At Reed & Co., Jason’s company, nothing felt safe anymore. Every new project idea came with questions. Every email or message made him pause. Were they being watched? Was something being leaked? Meetings that used to be short and honest now dragged on, filled with side glances and hidden meanings. Jason had worked so hard to build a team where everyone trusted each other. But now, that trust was fading. People were nervous. Even Ryan, who had always been calm and reliable, was showing signs of stres
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Chapter: Chapter 45: The Aftermath of the CountdownThe morning of July 16th arrived, not with chaos, but with a strange, haunting silence. The deadline “July 15, 2025” had passed. The warning message, “Countdown Initiated,” had come and gone. Jason and Bella had stayed up all night in the penthouse, watching the news, checking Reed & Co.’s systems, reading every report they could find. They expected something loud like a crash, a hostile takeover, a public scandal. But nothing obvious happened.That quiet, however, felt worse than an explosion. It was the kind of silence that made your skin crawl, like the moment before a trap snaps shut. It didn’t feel like a victory, it felt like something had started that they couldn’t yet see.Jason was already on the phone before the sun fully rose. His voice was sharp and worried. “Ryan, anything? Any strange movements? Any news?”Ryan sounded just as anxious. “Nothing big, Jason. The stock market’s calm. Our numbers are stable. No strange press from Greenlight Ventures. But I don’t like it. It’
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Chapter: Chapter 44: The Game’s MastermindThe meeting with Detective Harris felt heavy from the start. Jason and Bella laid everything out; the mysterious Seraphina Dubois, the hacked systems, the anonymous file, and that strange countdown date. Harris listened closely, flipping through the file Bella had built. His face grew more serious with each page.“This is advanced,” Harris finally said, tapping on a section showing the shell companies. “The fake names, the hidden money… this is professional work. And the way Reed & Co. was attacked shows this isn’t just business competition. This is aggressive. But the countdown? That’s different. It feels like a direct threat. Not normal for corporate fights.”“What if it’s not just corporate?” Bella said, her voice full of urgency. “What if this is personal? What if someone is coming after more than just Reed & Co.?”Harris paused, looking straight at Jason. “George Reed. He may be stuck in a hospital, but his influence? It was massive. He had people. People who owed him, people who
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Chapter: Chapter 43: The Ghost in the MachineMorning came, but it didn’t bring any peace. The air in the penthouse still felt heavily tensed. Bella couldn’t stop thinking about Seraphina Dubois. The idea kept growing in her mind…what if Seraphina wasn’t real at all? What if she was just a mask, a face created by someone else? The way the digital attack was done, the strange anonymous file, and that scary “countdown” date all pointed to someone much smarter, much more dangerous than they had ever faced before.Jason felt the same urgency. He dove deeper into the investigation with Ryan, pushing harder every day. Together, they built a stronger wall around Reed & Co., trying to make the company safe from whoever was coming for them. Every employee with access to important data was now quietly watched. No one talked about the recent system “glitch,” but you could feel it that everyone was on edge. The office, usually full of energy and excitement, was now filled with quiet tension.Bella couldn’t ignore her gut feeling. Something b
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Chapter: Chapter 42: The Unseen StringsThe morning sun lit up the room through the curtain. After their quiet night together, Bella and Jason felt a little stronger, like they'd built a shield around their hearts. The love they shared had given them new strength, and they were ready to face the scary truth: someone close to them was sharing their secrets. Someone they trusted.Jason left for work early, his face serious. He walked straight into Ryan Cole’s office, not even stopping to say good morning. Ryan looked surprised, but once he heard what Jason had to say, his face turned just as serious."A spy? Someone right here with us?” Ryan asked, rubbing his messy hair. “That’s crazy really, we really need to get to the bottom of this before it results in further damage. Whoever it is... they’ve been watching us, copying us. It’s like something out of a mystery book.”Jason leaned in closer. “It’s not just about money, Ryan. This is personal. Every time we try to fix things, they twist it. My dad used to do things like this
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Chapter: Chapter 30: A Glimmer of Triumph, A Twist of FateThe tension inside Old Trafford was alive. The Champions League quarter-final was here. Manchester United City versus the defending European champions. The stakes couldn’t have been higher.For Leo, this night meant everything. Months of rehab, sleepless nights, and the weight of leadership had all led to this moment. It was his shot to prove himself again and to seal the Adidas deal that had been dangling by a thread. For the club, it was about money, pride, and Sir Alistair Finch’s corporate dreams. But for Maya, sitting quietly in a private box high above the crowd, it meant even more.It was about Leo.Chloe had arranged the private box for her; safe from cameras, from gossip, from scrutiny. Chloe sat beside her, steady and quiet. Maya’s heart pounded, matching the roar of the crowd with every chant and cheer. Every pass, every tackle, felt personal. She wasn’t just watching a game, she was watching him fight for everything.When Leo walked onto the pitch, the stadium exploded wit
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Chapter: Chapter 29: The Reckoning and The RespiteThe air inside Manchester United City’s headquarters still felt heavy with everything that had just happened. Liam Hayes’s emotional confession. Scarlett Thompson’s angry outburst. The hearing had ended, but the tension hadn’t gone anywhere. Maya and Leo walked out of Sir Alistair’s office feeling like they had won but it didn’t feel good. The truth was finally out, but it came with a price. They weren’t safe. Not yet.Sir Alistair was furious.Within hours, he’d called emergency meetings. The leaked files, Liam’s testimony, and Scarlett’s aggressive lies had stirred up a storm. And as if that wasn’t enough, Eleanor Wright’s article had just gone public. It exposed the pressure the club put on its players and pointed fingers at how much the women’s team had been ignored. The timing couldn’t have been worse. With the Adidas deal still in negotiation, Sir Alistair needed calm. Instead, he had chaos.He wasn’t just angry. He was trapped and when Sir Alistair felt cornered, he didn’t get
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Chapter: Chapter 28: The Edge of ExposureThe internal investigation had reached a boiling point. Its reach now stretched into every part of Manchester United City, shaking the club from the inside out. Sir Alistair Finch was desperate. With the Champions League quarter-final approaching fast and the Adidas deal still hanging in the balance, he couldn’t afford any more chaos. The pressure was brutal. He called for a string of high-level meetings, trying to hold everything together with sheer will.Scarlett Thompson didn’t back down. Through her tough legal team, she hit back hard, accusing the club of turning her into a scapegoat. She called the investigation a “witch hunt” and threatened to sue. The club was bleeding morally, legally, and in the press. Sir Alistair knew it couldn’t go on like this. Something had to give.At the center of it all was a formal hearing. That was where it would come to a head. Scarlett Thompson would face Liam Hayes, and the evidence would be laid out for everyone to see. Maya and Leo had been as
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Chapter: Chapter 27: The Tightening NetThe club’s internal investigation into Scarlett Thompson grew more intense. The atmosphere around Maya and Leo became heavier by the day. Every conversation felt like a test. Every glance seemed like quiet suspicion. Sir Alistair Finch was putting serious pressure on the leadership. He wanted the scandal shut down fast before it hurt the club’s clean image and put the Adidas sponsorship at risk. His stress flowed downward. Isabella Knight was always nearby, watching closely, and Coach Thorne was more on edge than ever.Liam Hayes faced long, hard questioning from club security and outside investigators. Slowly, he started to open up. He gave more details about Scarlett’s actions; how she manipulated him, told him to steal data, and paid him for it. His story was full of ambition, pressure, and jealousy. The worst part? He admitted that he had taken some of the photos of Maya at Scarlett’s request. Scarlett had wanted “leverage,” to make Maya look unprofessional and distracted. The ful
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Chapter: Chapter 26: The Storm GathersSir Alistair’s office had fallen quiet after Liam Hayes’s tearful confession, but the silence wasn’t peaceful, it was thick and heavy. What Liam admitted, and the proof Leo and Maya brought in, felt like poison seeping through the walls of the club. The perfect image Manchester United City had built was cracking.Maya felt a kind of justice, finally, but it didn’t last long. Her stomach was still tight with worry. The truth was out, yes but the real fight was just starting. Scarlett Thompson was smart, ruthless, and proud. She wouldn’t go down quietly.Sir Alistair, still full of cold anger, didn’t waste a second. He gave sharp instructions. Security took Liam away, his sobs echoing in the hallway like a reminder of just how far things had fallen. Isabella Knight, pale and shaken, was told to begin an urgent internal investigation into Scarlett.“Contain this,” Sir Alistair said, his voice low but firm, filled with power. “No leaks to the public. Not yet. This stays inside until we co
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Chapter: Chapter 25: The UnveilingThe cold morning light didn’t help the heavy feeling in the room. Leo’s laptop screen still showed all the files copied from Liam Hayes’s tablet. It was more than just proof, it was a complete map of betrayal. There were leaked tactics, private team chats, secret messages between Liam and Scarlett, and even a hidden folder with personal pictures of Maya; photos taken without her knowing. It wasn’t just wrong. It was disturbing.“This isn’t just a leak,” Maya said, her voice tight, her hands clenched. “This is spying. And those pictures… this is sick.”Leo’s face was hard with anger. “Liam played with fire. And Scarlett gave him the match. We can’t waste time. We have to take this straight to Sir Alistair.”They knew the truth now. But revealing it wasn’t simple. Getting the evidence had involved Ben sneaking into a restricted area and copying a private device. If they weren't careful, they could end up in trouble themselves. Still, they had to take the risk. They had to act before Isa
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Chapter: Chapter 50: The Siege of Thorne TowerIt started with a silence that didn’t feel right, like the air itself was waiting for something awful. Then the city lights flickered and went out. Darkness poured over everything, thick and full of dread. Thorne Tower, once a bright symbol above the city, turned into nothing more than a dark outline.Then came the sound of alarms, they were sharp, loud, and urgent echoing through every floor. The building went into lockdown. Margaret had made her move. The Maestro had come for Ari.But this wasn’t just a physical attack. It was a well-planned, layered assault. She was hitting them from all sides; hacking their systems, jamming their signals, shaking their sense of safety. Lights flickered. Communications dropped. Elevators stopped working. Even the backup systems were under pressure. Margaret had turned the building into a war zone.“They're in!” Marcus shouted over the comms. His voice was full of tension. “Multiple breaches! Floors 27 through 31 are hot! Internal systems compromise
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Chapter: Chapter 49: The Guardian’s OathLucian turned the penthouse into a fortress. The once-luxurious space of glass and steel now felt more like a bunker, built to hold back the madness that was slowly closing in. He worked with quiet urgency, driven by a deep, almost primal need to protect Ari. No detail was too small. Marcus brought in the best, an elite team of security professionals who installed biometric scanners, reinforced doors, and surveillance systems more advanced than most military bases. Every corner was watched. Every weak spot reinforced. Ari was never alone. Trained eyes followed her everywhere, silent but alert.Eva was terrified, but she didn’t freeze. She turned her fear into purpose. She worked side-by-side with Izzy, going over every possible hole in their security. She tried to think like Margaret, to see through her eyes. “She won’t just attack,” Eva said, pointing at a blueprint spread across the table. “She’ll twist things. She’ll get into Ari’s head. We need to prepare for fear, for lies not ju
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Chapter: Chapter 48: The Thorne LineageAri Thorne wasn’t just a little girl anymore. She was the key. The living key. This truth hit Lucian like a punch to the gut. The one thing that could unlock the full power of the quantum reactor. And suddenly, everything made sense and it made him sick.He sat in the secure conference room, but it no longer felt secure. It felt tight, like the walls were closing in. His chest was heavy. The kind of heavy that came from heartbreak, guilt, and fear, all at once.He buried his face in his hands. His strong shoulders trembled with the weight of it all. “Ari,” he whispered, his voice cracked and broken. “My God. All this time… I blamed Eva. I fought Derek. I was so focused on the past… and it was always this. My family’s twisted legacy. My grandfather’s obsession with genetics. I never saw it coming. I never realized… she was the target all along.”He lifted his face slowly. His eyes, usually sharp and in control, were now full of pain as he looked at Eva. “This is my fault. All of it.”E
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Chapter: Chapter 47: The Living KeyThe soft hum of the private jet filled the cabin, calm and steady, so different from the chaos they’d left behind in the Alps. Eva and Lucian sat side by side, still catching their breath. Their bodies were finally slowing down, but their minds were racing. The horror of what they’d discovered hadn’t left them. Not even close.Back at Thorne Capital, Izzy’s voice came through the comms, full of energy and nerves. She had already started digging through the data drive they’d recovered from Finch’s hideout.“Guys,” she said, her voice crackling with emotion, “this is huge. Finch’s theory about the ‘living key’ is real. And it’s unbelievably detailed. He believed the quantum field could be influenced by a specific human genetic sequence. Not just thoughts or emotions, but something biological. Like a person whose body gives off a natural signal. A living antenna.”Lucian’s face tightened. “You mean... a person. A real, living person could control the field?”“Exactly,” Izzy replied. “And
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Chapter: Chapter 46: Alpine ShadowsThe icy wind howled through the mountains, cutting through their coats and biting at their skin. It was a sharp change from the warm, sticky air they’d left behind on the Pacific coast. Lucian, Eva, and Marcus moved quickly and quietly across the snowy path, their breath rising in white clouds as they climbed higher into the Alps. Every step had been carefully planned. They knew Margaret’s surveillance reached far, so this mission had to be perfect.Their plane had touched down at a quiet, hidden airstrip hours earlier. From there, they had driven rough, all-terrain vehicles through narrow, frozen mountain roads. It was a long, tense journey. The weather was brutal. The paths were barely roads at all, it was just icy tracks hugging the side of cliffs. But the real danger wasn’t the cold or the steep drop-offs. It was the fear that someone might be watching.Lucian’s security team picked up small signs. Strange heat signatures from hidden cameras. Old footprints in places no hiker shou
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Chapter: Chapter 45: The Architect’s ShadowEva had always trusted her gut. Years of chasing stories, digging through lies, had sharpened her instincts. This time, they led her to a name that had almost been erased from history…..Dr. Alistair Finch.He wasn’t just another scientist. Finch had once been one of the brightest minds in quantum research. He was brilliant, yes, but also difficult. In the early days, before Vance built the Syndicate, Finch had been his partner. Back when their wild theories were laughed at, not feared. But where Vance leaned into control and dominance, Finch had taken a different path, he took the path that explored how living beings might interact with the quantum world.Izzy dug deeper into Finch’s background, pulling scraps of information from forgotten databases. She found that Finch had vanished from public life years ago, shortly after a very ugly fight with Vance. The last trace of him was from a research facility buried deep in the European Alps.“Finch,” Lucian said under his breath, eyes nar
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Masuk
