Olivia Grace was willing to sacrifice everything for the man she loved—Hunter Jackson. But every sacrifice was repaid with humiliation. When her husband threw a lavish birthday party at a nightclub for his ex-girlfriend, treating it like the grandest gift, and allowed Olivia to be publicly humiliated, her heart shattered into pieces.
View MoreDaniel’s phone buzzed softly against the kitchen counter. He picked it up, eyes narrowing at the unknown number flashing on the screen. Hesitation curled inside him like a coiled serpent. Every call, every message could be a trap—Hunter’s reach was long, and Daniel had learned to expect poison in the guise of help.But the desperation clawed harder than caution.He answered.“Daniel,” a voice whispered, barely audible. Distorted by layers of encryption, but familiar. “We don’t have much time.”“Wraith?” Daniel’s voice cracked, a mixture of relief and anxiety. “Did you find anything?”“Enough to get us moving,” the voice said, urgent. “But you need to disappear for a while. Hunter’s men are sniffing around your place.”Daniel’s heart slammed. “They’ve been here before.”“Not this close,” Wraith said. “You’ve been compromised. We need to flush the snakes out. Move your family. Now.”The line went dead.His blood ran cold.Eliana.He threw on a jacket over his shirt, grabbed his car keys
Daniel stared at the computer screen, his eyes blank, fingers frozen on the keyboard. Every folder he opened was empty. Every file that was supposed to contain crucial evidence had vanished like mist swept away by the wind. The only sounds in the room were the ticking of the wall clock and the faint hum of the CPU, mocking him.This can't be happening. This can't be happening.His hands trembled as he opened the external drive he had hidden even from himself, buried beneath layers of encryption. But the result was the same. The folder he once proudly called his last line of defense was now dead silent. No trace. No files. No hope.Pale-faced, Daniel gritted his teeth and jumped to the next step. He accessed his private cloud account, the one he had guarded more tightly than anything else. He once told Olivia even the CIA would struggle to break into it. But now, as the screen displayed the message "Folder not found," his entire world collapsed.The world around him seemed to dim.He t
Daniel sat frozen in front of his computer screen, his eyes scanning each folder rapidly. His fingers danced across the keyboard, opening file after file that should contain damning evidence against Hunter Jackson—but nothing was there.“This can’t be…” he muttered, breath held tight. He opened his external drive, the one where he stored backups in a labyrinth of encryption. But the folders that were once there… were gone.His face paled.He accessed his private cloud account—his most secure storage, one only he had access to. But as soon as he logged in, a notification popped up: Folder not found.“No. No, this can’t be happening…” His voice rose. His hands moved quickly, running recovery tools, checking last edits, metadata—anything.Nothing.Everything had been wiped. Clean. Without a trace.Even the hidden folders that required triple-layer authentication showed nothing. All the documents, audio recordings, secret transaction logs, emails, Hunter’s encrypted call records—gone.Era
Daniel leaned his head back against the car seat, closing his eyes for a moment to push away the headache pulsing at his temples after the intense meeting with Olivia. He started the engine and drove toward home. But just as he turned into the residential neighborhood, something caught his eye, forcing him to slam on the brakes.A little girl was walking alone by the side of the road. Her hair was messy, her clothes wrinkled, and her steps were unsteady, as if she’d been walking for quite a while.“Eliana?” Daniel muttered in disbelief. He pulled over, quickly opened the door, and stepped out.“Eliana!” he called, jogging toward the girl. “What are you doing out here at this hour? It’s nearly midnight!”Eliana stopped walking. Her usually bright, round eyes were swollen from crying, her face covered in dust, and she clutched a worn-out doll tightly in her arms.“Uncle Daniel...” her voice cracked, hoarse and faint, like she’d been crying for hours.Daniel knelt in front of her. “What
The sound of clashing keys echoed as the iron bars of the prison cell slammed shut. Olivia sat in the corner, leaning her exhausted body against the cold wall. Her face was pale, her eyes swollen, but in her silence, she still clung to a flicker of hope. She believed Hunter would find a way to prove the truth. She believed her family would remain intact.But everything changed that afternoon.Quick footsteps approached the cell. A guard called out in a neutral tone, “Visitor for you, Olivia Grace.”Olivia lifted her head. Behind the glass partition in the visitation room stood a familiar figure—Daniel, her most loyal assistant. He looked uneasy, his suit wrinkled, face drawn, like he hadn’t slept in days.Olivia stood immediately, her steps brisk toward the room. Sitting down before the glass, she picked up the phone with a trembling hand.“Daniel... What is it?” Her voice was hoarse, barely audible.Daniel swallowed hard, hesitation flickering in his eyes. He took a deep breath and c
The sky was overcast when the door of the police station swung open. Olivia stepped out slowly, her breaths still heavy after the long interrogation. Behind her, Hunter and Joe followed, ready to take their family home.But the calm shattered instantly.“Stop right there, Olivia!”A deep, angry voice thundered. Damien, dressed in a black suit with eyes burning with fury, stormed toward Olivia. Beside him stood his wife, Shopia Joy, looking proud despite still appearing weak after her hospital stay.Olivia froze. Her heart pounded. She knew this wasn’t over.Without warning, Damien yanked Olivia’s arm violently, nearly sending her crashing to the ground.“You think you can just walk free after trying to kill my wife?!” Damien growled. “A woman like you belongs in prison, Olivia!”Hunter stepped forward at once, shielding his wife. “Let her go, Damien! This has gone too far!”But Damien raised a thick brown folder, waving it toward the nearby officers.“This is new evidence. A voice rec
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