Lahat ng Kabanata ng MY EX WANTS ME BACK: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Diane's pov"Our families?"The words left my mouth before I could stop them.Mr. Holloway smiled gently."Not by blood."He pulled a chair closer to Zephyr's bed before sitting down."But by something just as important.""Character."The room fell quiet.Zephyr leaned back comfortably against his pillows.It was obvious he'd heard this story before.Maybe pieces of it.Maybe all of it.His father folded his hands together."My father wasn't a wealthy man.""He was an ambitious one."I listened carefully."He met Thomas Morgan when they were twenty-four.""They had nothing.""No investors.""No wealthy relatives.""No safety net.""They had one dream.""To build something that would outlive them."His smile became nostalgic."They argued almost every day."I couldn't help smiling."About what?"William chuckled."Everything.""The company name.""The logo.""Which clients to take.""Even where to buy lunch."Zephyr laughed."Sounds familiar."His father pointed at him."Exactly.""You

Diane's povThe list stayed open on my phone long after I got home.I must have read those four points a hundred times before I finally placed my phone on the nightstand.For once...I wasn't looking for answers.I already had one.The difficult part would be living it.The next morning started earlier than usual.I arrived at the office before eight.The building was unusually quiet.The receptionist looked up from her desk and smiled."You're here early.""I couldn't sleep."She nodded knowingly."Coffee?"I smiled."Please."By the time I reached my office, a steaming mug was waiting on my desk.I took one sip before opening my laptop.Emails.Meeting requests.Budget revisions.For the first time in weeks...Work felt like work again.Not an escape.Not a punishment.Just work.A knock interrupted my thoughts."Come in."Sarah stepped inside, balancing two folders against her hip."I knew I'd find you here.""You know me too well.""I'd be worried if you weren't buried in spreadsh

Diane's povI couldn't breathe.My employee ID remained on the screen.User ID: Diane MatthewsAccess Granted – 2:17 A.M.It didn't matter that I knew I hadn't been anywhere near the office.The system said otherwise.And systems didn't have feelings.They only had records."There has to be a mistake."My voice sounded distant.Almost as though someone else had spoken.Abe didn't answer immediately.He continued studying the access log, his brows knitted together."No."He finally said."I don't think it's a mistake."I stared at him."What?""I think someone wanted us to find this."Before I could ask what he meant, the conference room door opened.The two IT analysts returned carrying coffee.One look at our faces and their smiles disappeared."What happened?"Abe stood."We found another access log."He turned the monitor toward them."It shows Diane's credentials accessing the confidential files at 2:17 this morning."The younger analyst nearly dropped his coffee."What?"He hurri

Diane's pov The walk to the IT Security office felt longer than it actually was. Neither Abe nor I spoke. The silence wasn't awkward. It was heavy. Every step echoed through the hallway, reminding me that in a few moments, I might finally know whether my career was about to be saved... Or destroyed. When we entered the security room, Richard Lawson was already there. Beside him stood Olivia Chen, the Head of Information Security. She motioned toward the large monitor mounted on the wall. "We managed to recover part of the deleted surveillance footage." "Part?" Abe asked. Olivia nodded. "Someone attempted to erase it." My stomach dropped. "But we recovered enough to see what happened." Richard folded his arms. "Let's begin." Olivia pressed play. The footage showed the executive hallway. A timestamp appeared in the corner. 2:08 A.M. The corridor was empty. Seconds passed. Nothing happened. Then... A figure appeared. Dressed in a dark hoodie. A baseball cap pu

Diane's povI couldn't take my eyes off the photographs.Every page felt like an invasion.One picture showed me leaving the grocery store three weeks ago.Another captured Sarah and I laughing outside the office after work.There was even one of Zoey walking toward her apartment building with headphones on, completely unaware someone had been watching her.Whoever had taken these wasn't interested in just me.They'd been watching all of us.Richard slowly closed the folder."No one speaks about this outside this group."His voice was calm, but I could hear the anger beneath it."Not your teams.""Not HR.""Not even your families."Olivia looked uneasy."If whoever is doing this realizes we found these photographs...""...they'll change their methods."Richard nodded."Exactly."He looked at each of us in turn."From this moment forward, this investigation is classified."Abe frowned."What about Security?""They'll know only what they absolutely need to know."Richard tucked the fold