All Chapters of My Ex-Husband CEO Regrets Too Late: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The screens in the penthouse flickered again.Administrator Override ActivatedUser: ETHAN COLEFor a second no one said anything.Daniel broke the silence first.“You have got to be kidding me.”Leo stared at the screen.“I thought we locked him out.”Inside the vault Marcus chuckled quietly.“I told you.”He leaned against the server rack again.“The boring one always comes back.”Sebastian didn’t smile.“Leo.”“Yes.”“Status.”Leo typed quickly.Lines of code began rushing across the screen again.Then his expression tightened.“He’s forcing an override.”Olivia frowned.“What does that mean?”Leo answered quietly.“It means Ethan is trying to take control of the system before the transfer finishes.”Inside the vault Marcus looked pleased.“Well done, Ethan.”On the screen a new video feed appeared.Ethan Cole.Sitting in a dimly lit room full of servers.He looked tired.But very focused.“Good evening again.”Daniel groaned.“Not this guy again.”Ethan adjusted his glasses.“I se

For a moment the entire penthouse was silent.Twelve missile icons blinked slowly on the global map behind General Armanov.Leo was the first to speak.“…twelve.”Daniel leaned closer to the screen.“You’re telling me he’s about to launch twelve EMP strikes?”Leo nodded slowly.“Yes.”Olivia whispered,“That’s not just this city.”Leo pointed at the map.“Different targets.”Major financial hubs.Communication centers.Satellite uplinks.Daniel rubbed his face.“So basically…”He sighed.“…the internet dies tonight.”Inside the vault Marcus stared at the screen.“You’ve completely lost your mind.”General Armanov didn’t react.“You forced this outcome.”Marcus laughed bitterly.“You trained us.”The general replied calmly,“Yes.”Inside the penthouse Vanessa crossed her arms.“Let me guess.”She looked at the screen.“You’re cleaning up your experiment.”The general nodded once.“Correct.”Inside the vault Sebastian stepped closer to the console.“You’re not solving the problem.”The

For three seconds nobody spoke.Daniel stared at Leo like he’d lost his mind.“…you want to move a skyscraper?”Leo didn’t even look up from the keyboard.“Yes.”Olivia blinked.“Leo, buildings don’t move.”Leo whispered quietly,“This one does.”Inside the vault Sebastian heard that through the earpiece.He stopped for a moment.“Explain.”Leo opened another system window.Deep infrastructure controls.Daniel leaned closer.“What is that?”Leo pointed at the blueprint.“Knight Group headquarters.”Daniel frowned.“I know the building.”Leo shook his head.“You don’t know the foundation.”Inside the vault Marcus leaned toward the screen.“Oh.”He recognized the design instantly.“You built a seismic stabilizer.”Sebastian nodded slowly.“Yes.”Daniel whispered,“…what’s a seismic stabilizer?”Leo explained quickly while typing.“It’s a base isolation system.”Olivia frowned.“English, Leo.”Leo pointed at the blueprint.“The entire tower sits on hydraulic shock absorbers.”Daniel blin

The system alert echoed across every screen.TERTIARY ADMINISTRATOR: MARCUS KNIGHTInside the vault Marcus leaned back against the server rack and laughed.“Well.”He looked at Sebastian.“Looks like the network still remembers me.”Inside the penthouse Daniel stared at the laptop.“…this system just invited the villain back.”Leo frowned slightly.“I didn’t do that.”Zero’s calm voice came through the speakers.“Neither did I.”Lena whispered quietly,“The network selected him.”Inside the vault Marcus smiled.“Recognition at last.”Sebastian’s voice stayed cold.“You’re not winning this.”Marcus shrugged.“We’ll see.”On Leo’s screen the administrator panel changed again.Three names now filled the control hierarchy.PRIMARY ADMINISTRATOR: LEO CARTERSECONDARY ADMINISTRATOR: ZEROTERTIARY ADMINISTRATOR: MARCUS KNIGHTThen another system message appeared.GLOBAL AUTHORITY CHALLENGE CONFIRMEDDaniel muttered,“I officially hate this computer.”The timer began counting down.09:18Insi

The penthouse was quiet again.Leo kept staring at the map.Dozens of fleet icons were moving across the ocean. Aircraft carriers. Destroyers. Submarines. Fighter wings.Not one country.Almost every major military power on the planet.Daniel slowly leaned back in his chair.“…well.”He rubbed his forehead.“I guess the whole world finally noticed the apocalypse.”Olivia looked at the screen.“Are they coming here?”Leo zoomed the map.The fleets were spreading out.Not toward the city.Around it.Like a circle forming in the ocean.Leo whispered,“They’re not attacking.”Daniel frowned.“Then what are they doing?”Inside the vault Marcus looked at the same map.His smile faded slightly.“They’re containing us.”Sebastian crossed his arms.“Explain.”Marcus pointed at the screen.“All those ships…”He tapped the console.“…they’re not here to fight.”Zero spoke calmly through the speakers.“They’re here to stop the signal.”Inside the penthouse Leo nodded slowly.“That’s right.”Danie