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023: Hacked

Author: Monday Luisa
last update publish date: 2025-12-14 14:13:12

~Elena’s POV~

“Marta.” My father’s voice is weak but firm. “That is enough.”

“Enough? Antonio, everyone has seen our daughter…” She can’t even finish the sentence.

“I know what they have seen, I saw it too.” My father’s eyes find mine. “Someone showed me on their phone this morning, before the second heart attack.”

The words hit like a punch on the face.

“Papa…”

“The stress of seeing those videos literally stopped his heart,” my mother says coldly. “Your choices almost killed your father Elena.
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  • The Professor’s Canvas    Chapter 46: The Race

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    Richard’s apartment is nice. Modern and impersonal.We barely make it through the door before he’s kissing me. It’s fine. Technically competent. Completely empty.I kiss him back anyway. Try to lose myself in someone who isn’t Mateo.His hands are under my shirt when my phone rings.I ignore it.It rings again. And again.“You should get that,” Richard says.I check the screen. Patricia.“I need to take this.” I step into his hallway. “What?”“Elena. Where are you?”“Boston. Why?”“You need to see this. I’m sending a link.”My phone buzzes. Article link from The Guardian.Headline: *SANDOVAL HEIR’S SECRET: FIANCÉE UNAWARE OF COERCED ENGAGEMENT*I scan the article. Someone leaked everything. The medical incompetence angle, Isabella’s threats, the coerced contracts, everything.“Who gave them this?” I ask.“I don’t know, but it was published twenty minutes ago and it’s everywhere. Twitter. Reddit. Every major news outlet is picking it up.”“What does this mean for Mateo?”“It means the

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    ~Elena’s POV~I’m out of Mateo’s apartment before he can stop me, phone gripped tight in my hand, Rebecca’s blackmail photos burning in my mind.“Elena, wait…” He’s behind me, grabbing keys, following me down the stairs.“I’m handling this.”“By doing what? Confronting her at two in the morning?”“

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    ~Elena’s POV~“The studio keys were in my desk drawer.” Mateo’s voice is flat, dead. “Campus security inventoried my office this afternoon.” My back is still against his wall, jeans unbuttoned, his hand print visible on my hip. The dean’s voice continues through the phone speaker, sharp and author

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