Semua Bab SCORNED EX WIFE : Queen Of Ashes: Bab 191 - Bab 200

Chapter 192The morning rain pounded against the windows of Pierce Enterprises as Alexander reviewed the latest energy forecasts. His fingers trembled slightly as he reached for his coffee, the weight of last night's discoveries still pressing down on his chest like a stone. Across the city, Victoria Kane was discovering that someone had been probing her company's deepest secrets.His phone buzzed against the mahogany desk. Victoria's name flashed on the screen, sending ice through his veins. He let it ring twice before answering, his voice carefully controlled."Victoria. Good morning.""Alexander." Her tone was sharp, cutting through the phone like a blade. "I need to see you. My office. One hour."The line went dead. Alexander stared at the phone, his heart hammering against his ribs. Had they traced the cyberattacks back to him? Had someone discovered his connection to "Guardian"?He stood and walked to his office window, watching the city blur through streams of rain. Twenty stor

Chapter 194Alexander stood at the window of his office, watching the morning traffic crawl through Manhattan streets. His phone buzzed constantly on the desk behind him, but he ignored it. Three days had passed since Kane Industries' stock plummeted, and his carefully laid plans were supposed to be bearing fruit by now.Instead, the numbers on his computer screen told a different story. Kane Industries stock had not only stopped falling, it was climbing back up.The door to his office opened without a knock. Camille entered, her face glowing with relief and excitement. She practically bounced across the room to reach him, throwing her arms around his neck before he could react."We did it, Alex," she breathed against his ear. "We actually did it."Alexander forced his arms to circle her waist, forced his voice to sound pleased. "Did what?""The stock recovered. More than recovered, we're up two points from where we started." Camille pulled back to look at his face, her eyes bright wi

Chapter 196The morning of September 15th arrived gray and cold, matching the heaviness in Alexander's chest as he stood at his office window. Fifteen years. Fifteen years since Meridian Technologies collapsed. Fifteen years since his uncle Richard Pierce had tied a rope around his neck rather than face another day of Victoria Kane's systematic destruction.Alexander's phone buzzed on his desk, but he ignored it. Today wasn't a day for business calls or meetings. Today was a day for remembering. For honoring the dead. For making good on promises whispered in graveyards.The secure phone in his jacket pocket vibrated against his ribs. A message from "Guardian": *System breach complete. Phoenix Grid servers compromised. Anniversary gift delivered.*Alexander closed his eyes, feeling the weight of the moment. Somewhere across the city, Kane Industries was about to discover that their precious Phoenix Grid had been sabotaged. On the exact anniversary of Richard Pierce's death, Victoria's

Chapter 198Victoria's hands shook as she stared at the financial reports spread across her desk. Not from the cancer treatments, those were going better than expected. No, these tremors came from something far worse: the growing certainty that the man sleeping beside her daughter every night might be her greatest enemy.The attacks on Kane Industries had started three weeks after Camille's wedding. Subtle at first, a few negative stories in financial blogs, some anonymous tips to reporters about safety concerns. Then the stock manipulation, the server outages, the leaked internal documents. Someone with intimate knowledge of their systems was bleeding them slowly, methodically.Someone close enough to know their vulnerabilities.Victoria picked up her phone with unsteady fingers."Stefan Rodriguez.""Stefan, it's Victoria Kane. I need to see you. Today."A pause. "Is Camille..""Camille is fine. But I need your help with something that could destroy her if I'm right."Two hours later

Chapter 200Camille sat at their kitchen table, watching Alexander pour coffee into two mugs. His movements were the same as always - careful, precise, loving. He added cream to hers without asking, remembering exactly how she liked it. The small gesture that used to make her heart warm now felt like another piece of evidence in his performance.She'd barely slept. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw those photographs of Victoria. The security plans. Richard Pierce's journal entries filled with pain and anger. Alexander's handwritten revenge list with dates that proved he'd planned their wedding knowing the truth about his uncle."You're quiet this morning," Alexander said, setting her mug down and kissing the top of her head. Another normal gesture that now felt poisoned.Camille wrapped her fingers around the warm ceramic, needing something solid to hold onto. "We need to talk."Something in her tone made Alexander pause. He sat down across from her, his dark eyes searching her