Semua Bab Reborn to Seduce the Devil CEO : Bab 11 - Bab 20

I stood up, grabbing my purse. "I have to go." "Eva, wait. This could be a trap." "It's my father. I have to at least check." Lucas grabbed his jacket. "Then I'm coming with you." "You don't have to—" "I'm coming. No arguments." We drove to the hospital in tense silence, my mind racing with possibilities. What if my father was really dying? What if this was my last chance to confront him? At the hospital, my stepmother waited in the lobby, her eyes red but her makeup perfect. "Eva, finally. He's been asking for you." "What happened?" "Stress. The business is struggling, and then all this drama with you and Clara... it was too much." Guilt tried to creep into my chest, but I pushed it away. "Where is he?" "Room 304. But Eva, please don't upset him more. He's fragile." Lucas stayed close as we walked to my father's room. Inside, my father lay in bed, looking older and smaller than I remembered. "Eva," he said weakly. "You came." "Of course I came. You're my father." "I

Lucas listened for another minute, then hung up. "We have a problem. Someone broke into my main server room last night and stole financial data.""Who would do that?""Someone who wants to know my business secrets. Someone who wants leverage." He grabbed his jacket. "Come on. We're going to the data center.""Why do I need to come?""Because whoever did this might have been looking for information about you too. You're connected to me now, which makes you a target."We drove across the city to a building with heavy security and cameras everywhere.Inside, Lucas's IT team was gathered around computer screens, typing frantically."What was taken?" Lucas demanded.A young man with purple hair answered. "Client lists, contract details, and personnel files. They knew exactly what they were looking for.""Was Eva Lancaster's file accessed?""Yes, sir. Along with yours and three other executives."Lucas turned to me. "Someone is building a profile on you. They want to know your weaknesses."

Lucas's face went pale. "My father has been sick for months. Anyone could guess that.""He's going to leave everything to your brother instead of you. Because you refused to visit him in the hospital. Because you said business was more important than family.""How could you possibly know that?""Because in my first life, it was all over the news. Lucas Black, billionaire CEO, was cut out of his father's will for being heartless. It destroyed you for weeks. You started drinking more. Making reckless decisions."Lucas backed away from me. "You researched me. You found old articles or something.""There are no articles because it hasn't happened yet. But it will. Unless you change it."He pulled out his phone and made a call. "Check every news archive and database for any stories about my father's will. Check private sources too. I want to know if this information exists anywhere."He hung up and looked at me. "If you're lying about this, if you're manipulating me—""I'm not. Lucas, I'm

I thought about my own timeline, searching for any memories of Lucas's wife. "In my first life, did this happen? Did people know about Rachel?""You tell me. You're the one who supposedly lived through this already."I closed my eyes and thought hard. "I don't remember anything about it. Lucas Black was just a name in business articles, not someone I paid attention to.""So in your timeline, either this didn't happen or it happened differently.""Which means someone changed things," I said slowly. "Someone else is manipulating time."Lucas stood up abruptly. "That's impossible. You're the only one who claims to have died and come back.""What if I'm not? What if whoever is behind this also knows about time displacement or whatever Daniel called it?"Natalie looked between us confused. "What are you two talking about? Time displacement?""Nothing," Lucas said quickly. "Eva is just stressed and saying things that don't make sense."But Natalie's expression said she didn't believe him.L

"Then they'll kill you and take what they want. Eva, I've seen this happen in three other timelines. You always die. I've tried to save you before and failed every time. This is my last chance.""Why do you care if I live or die?"Emma's eyes filled with tears. "Because we're sisters. Because in one timeline, we grew up together and you were the only person who ever loved me. Because I owe you a debt I can never repay."Footsteps sounded behind me, and Lucas burst into the room. "Eva, get away from her."Emma laughed bitterly. "Lucas Black. Always the hero. Tell me, Lucas, have you figured out yet that your wife's death wasn't an accident?"Lucas went very still. "What do you know about Rachel?""I know she was the first one they took. They jumped into her body five years ago, learned everything about you, then discarded her like trash. You've been dealing with an impostor the entire time.""Rachel is dead.""Yes. Because once they learned what they needed, they killed her for real. M