“Damian got his attitude from Veron. No wonder that both of them were in the losing game right now,” commented Correl, who was sitting across Carter, as the side of his lips rose. “But I can’t deny how clever they were. Who thought that there would be a decryption for the files itself?”“They were able to do that because they have Hera.” Carter sighed, remembering how the decrypting process would take a long time.If only he could do it himself, but there were so many things he needed to do.“Hera is quite the key employee we can use to our advantage, isn’t it? Like, it takes a lot of intelligence to create a difficult encryption and to make you amazed, which she did.” Correl leaned forward, placing both arms in his legs, and looked Carter in the eye. “Should we just kidnap her and make her work for us?”“I planned that before when one of my spies infiltrated the secret room. Unfortunately, she wasn’t there.” Carter bit his lower lip, remembering that it was Hera who handled wiping Da

After Damian told Catelyn about what happened after she fainted, his lips curled up, yet his gaze was intimidating.“Carter thought that you are dead by now, making you safe from his grasp for the meantime,” Damian announced, his tone dangerously low. “But you know that just one word from me that you are alive will put your life in danger again, right?”Catelyn clenched her fists and gritted her teeth in response. Her move was limited because of the handcuffs. “What do you want?”“Something that I can use against Carter,” answered Damian without hesitation. “I know that you are hiding something that I can use to summon Carter in court. So, would you like to do this in the easy way or the hard way?”“What… are you talking about?”“Simple. Give me what I want this instant, or face the consequences if you fight back.” Upon saying those words, Damian’s touch became aggressive as he held Catelyn on the chin. “I prefer the first one since it was time efficient, but of course, the outcome wo

MEANWHILE, Carter leaned back in his luxurious leather chair in one of his safe houses. Swirling the glass of whiskey in his hand, he couldn’t help but smile.‘Everything is falling into place. I already have the resources, and strangely enough, my people said they were almost done decrypting it,’ said Carter at the back of his mind. ‘Once I have all those resources in my hand, I will oust Damian from the company and take control.’Carter clicked his tongue and even tapped his shoulder, feeling proud. Just as he was about to take a sip, his phone buzzed on the desk, interrupting his thoughts.“Lieutenant Luke Ramirez?” Carter spoke, his brows furrowing, upon seeing who is the one who called him. Still, he answered. “Hello, Luke?”“Mr. Carter,” Luke replied, his tone stern. “We need you to come to the station immediately to discuss some charges against you.”“‘Charges like what?”“Like corruption, tax evasion, and illegal selling of information and weapons in the enemy countries. But m

“I need to talk to you, brother,” said Carson in a low tone as he gazed at Carter, who was sitting on the corner while waiting for the trial to start.“Sit here.” Carter tapped the vacant chair behind him, yet Carson shook his head.“The other courtroom is empty. I will appreciate it if you will follow me there,” Carson replied as he looked at the lawyers, as well as the other visitors in the room. “I won’t hold you for too long. Don’t worry.”Carson’s tone was polite, yet Carter could hear the subtle anger in it. Unlike him, Carson can’t hide his emotions, although he is impressed at how his brother is trying his best right now.“I will be right back,” announced Carter to his lawyers as he stood up and followed Carson to the other courtroom.As soon as Carson locked the door, he immediately held Carter’s collar and slammed him to the nearest wall. His calmness was now gone as it was changed into anger, pain, and betrayal at the same time.“You know who she is to me,” Carson muttered,

After the recent chaos, Damian returned to work at the Ferremento Corporation. As he entered the lobby, the buzz of people chattering suddenly filled the air. The employees formed into small groups as they cast glances in his direction.“It must be painful to know that it was Carter who betrayed him. How pitiful.”“But he has a heart of stone at the same time. How could he sleep at night, knowing he is the one who imprisoned his own cousin?”“It was a brave move, but honestly… They are still family, right? They should be covering up for each other.”Upon hearing the last statement, Damian stopped walking and gave the young female employee an intimidating stare, causing them to stop talking and bow their heads instead.“We’re sorry, Sir Damian,” all of them said in chorus.Damian didn’t answer as he continued walking. He held his head high as he went to the office, knowing that despite the recent events, he still managed to stabilize the company. With the help of his team, he had succ