Semua Bab You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Bab 421 - Bab 430

"You're lying!" Beverly cried out, slapping Evan across the face.Evan grasped her hand, meeting her furious, pained eyes. When she struggled, he let go.He had to say that. No one would ever discover her identity as long as she never touched computers again.The warmth of her palm still lingered on his fingertips, but it scattered with the passing wind, fading so quickly it felt as if he might've imagined it."My mother would never want me to give up on computers. Every time I touched one, her eyes would sparkle. She always whispered in my ear that I was the most talented person she'd ever seen at programming."Her whole body trembled with rage until James reached out and took her hand. She forced herself to calm down. She couldn't let anyone know who she really was."The recording must have been manipulated! It's fake! Why must you meddle with the one thing I care about the most?"The thought of Cindy flashed in her mind. "I left. I divorced you. I let you have what you wanted

How could Elaine have told Evan to keep Beverly away from computers? And yet, those words on the recording had really come from Elaine."Maybe there's some kind of misunderstanding. I'm sure that with how much your mother loved you, she wouldn't have stopped you from doing what you love," James said, cupping her face and wiping her tears.Beverly took in James' words. She always trusted everything he said."He lied to me. He has to be lying to me."It was obvious who the "he" referred to. "I'll get to the bottom of this. I'll find out the truth."James' hand paused beside her face as he replied softly, "Okay. You can ask him when you get the chance."Despite Beverly's words, her body still trembled, and tears continued to fall. But this time, James' gaze darkened, and he didn't reach out to wipe her tears. Instead, he leaned down and kissed them from the corners of her eyes, then pressed his lips to hers.All his emotions were buried in his words as he murmured against her m

"Chief! You've gone too far!" Beverly shrieked.She struggled, only for another slap to land on her backside."Put me down! James Bronson!"Suddenly, she lost balance and tipped backward. In a panic, she grabbed James' shirt collar before finding herself landing on a soft leather seat, with James pulled down with her.The door slammed shut, and the driver started the vehicle. It was the same bulletproof black sedan from before.Beverly met James' cool gaze. In the dimly lit backseat, her emotions started to spiral out of control. Her gaze remained icy, and her reddened eyes instantly welled up with tears. She heard him ask, his voice utterly devoid of emotion, "How exactly have I gone too far?""You said before that I'm the most dependable person. Everyone might betray you, but not me. You also said you were proud of me and that you'd never seen a hacktivist as skilled as me. "Have you forgotten all of that? So why didn't you tell me about what happened with Brian? And why di

"Cipher did only one thing when she surfaced on the dark web this time, and that was help James Bronson eliminate the hackers planning to infiltrate Ravenwell. "Cipher is one of James' people and is in Ravenwell now, right by James' side. So who is it? Tell me, and you'll get everything you want!"Jessica scoffed. "Mr. Dawson, please tell your father that I can find a way to get him the divorce agreement, but everything else is off the table."With that, she hung up the phone. She wanted to split James and Beverly up, not get herself killed.…In the meantime, Isaac was having a conversation with Evan in his villa."Sir, Cipher appeared on the dark web last night," Isaac muttered, feeling puzzled. "She wiped out the hackers who showed up at the entry checkpoint intending to join the major operation. It's a good thing I didn't follow suit and log in last night."He patted his chest, grateful for dodging a bullet. However, another question stumped him. "Sir, didn't you say that y

"Hold on," Beverly interrupted, raising her hand. "May I say a few words?""Of course," the government official replied.Beverly stood up. She was wearing a white dress that made her look both demure and beautiful."I've looked into every tech company participating in this bid, and only Shield Link Technologies has stayed true to its original mission, which is focusing solely on antivirus software and being committed to advancing in this area. "Our antivirus software has undergone three updates in the past few days, achieving protection rates far higher than those of any other company on the market. Its ongoing maintenance is now fully self-sustaining."Under these conditions, our team only needs to focus on research for upgrades and updates to meet the anti-fraud application requirements for the antivirus.""The past few days?" Anna retorted, standing up.She never fought a battle she wasn't confident in, and she'd long since studied Shield Link Technologies' antivirus thoroug