Chapter 134The next day news of the attack soon spread through the whole of Emerald falls.EMC all the workers were talking about it. Most especially about how James and Williams single-handedly beat up the thugs.Jonathan Princeton's men had already intervened and taken the thugs who attacked them to the barracks for questioning."Oh, so it's true now. The PA to the director of finances is dating Ellen Princeton," people gossiped as they heard the news."Yes, yes, how lucky can one person be," another person chimed in. "Wasn't he the one who got promoted a few days ago and now he's driving a Bugatti and dating the daughter of a famous politician?""So, between James and Williams, who do you think has more power?" Elton asked his friend."I think it's James. He's much more successful," his friend replied."No, it's Williams. He has access to the control unit. Do you know what that means?" Elton asked."What does that control unit do?" his friend asked, intrigued."It basically gives
Chapter 135“Oh I see!” Alisha replied.“Yeah. So what do you want to talk to me about? He asked her.“Oh it's about some junior staff members who were also finding it difficult to access the new password. I was hoping that you should change it. I guess Morris is not the only moron here.” She lied and smiled.She was feeling remorseful for saying bad things about Williams to Lana and had wanted to confess to Williams and ask him to forgive her, but now she just noticed that Williams is not really who he said he's.“But that's the most easy and secure password that anyone can memorize.” Williams said. “Ask them to come to my office and I will show them how to memorize the password easier.”“Oh no problem, that's not a problem at all. I think I can handle it,” she said and got up to leave.“All right bye then.”As Alisha left his office, she contemplated everything that's going on. She knows that EMC is under attack but by who?She could have clearly discarded William's story because sh
Chapter 136After rushing back to the office, Eric found Williams pacing anxiously in the waiting room to his office."What's going on, Williams? Who did you find out?" Eric demanded, his heart racing with anticipation.Williams turned to face him, his expression grave. "It's worse than we thought, Mr. Wood. The hackers responsible for the virus attack on our system… it is an Asian organization, like I said and the mastermind behind it all is no other than, our director of finance, Mrs. Lee"Eric's eyes widened in shock. "Mrs. Lee? You can't be serious.”“Take a look at this.” Williams said as he dug his hands inside his pocket and brought out his phone and gave it to Eric.Eric took it and saw a screenshot message between Mrs. Lee and an unidentified user. He froze in his position.“No, you're mistaken. You know the consequences of wrongly and intentionally accusing someone? You'd be facing a jail term of 50+ years," Eric told Williams sternly, attempting to gauge his sincerity. But
Chapter 137The board members had arrived, except for Mr. Sterling.They were seated and eager to hear what the CEO had to say.Eric was already seated, with Mrs. Lee across from him and Williams standing nearby."Tell me you've removed the virus from the system," Mr. Thompson whispered to Williams."No, it's far worse than that," Williams replied solemnly.“Can we begin now?” Mr. Thompson asked as he took his seat.“Mr. Sterling is not here. I think we should wait for him.” Eric said.“No need sir,” Williams whispered to him. “It's better to begin now and Mr. Sterling may join us later.”Eric cleared his throat, "Well, members of the esteemed board, I'm afraid I have some troubling news to share," Eric began, his voice grave. "As you all know, our company has been dealing with a severe cyberattack on our system. We've conducted a thorough investigation into the matter," Eric continued, "and unfortunately, we have discovered that the source of the cyberattack traces back to someone wi
Chapter 138When James heard the shocking news from Eric, he was completely taken aback. He couldn't believe what he was hearing."So now she's been taken to the police station and will stay there until we bring her to court," Eric explained."Eric, are you absolutely sure about this? Mrs. Lee seemed so righteous; it's hard to believe she's capable of such things," James questioned, still grappling with the shocking revelation."That's the thing, James. You can never truly know what's in someone's heart. But all the evidence points to her involvement. She's allegedly working with an undisclosed Asian hacking organization and refusing to reveal their identity," Eric explained, his tone grave."I'm still in disbelief," James admitted. Mrs. Lee had always been his superior at work, and he never suspected anything amiss. "I feel like I need to go to the police station and see for myself, maybe even talk to her.""She'll probably deny everything, James. It might be best to let the legal pr
Chapter 139 Williams turned to James, a solemn expression on his face. "James, we're here finalizing the arrest of your boss, Mrs. Lee. She's responsible for all the virus attacks at EMC. It's a serious matter," he explained, gesturing towards the officers. He was doing all that to make James believe he was telling the truth. Instead, James just snubbed him. With the way he snubbed Williams, the police officers had to interrogate him. “Are you with them or without?" The police officers asked James, eyeing him suspiciously. “Without.” James said. "This is not visiting time, so go, unless you have some cash to appease me," the police officer whispered, eyeing James with suspicion. James frowned at the insinuation. "Do you want to take a bribe from me?" he retorted. Everyone present at the station looked up at the police who went dumb with embarrassment. Mr. Sterling cleared his throat, drawing the attention of the officers. He wanted to shift the attention to James. "Ahem! Office
Chapter 140After James left the station, Mr. Sterling and Williams began to discuss among themselves. "Morris told me this boy can really fight. It's like he has some balls," Mr. Sterling remarked, breaking the silence."Yes, but he's still nothing much to me," Williams replied dismissively. "I set him up that other night just to see if he really can fight, and I saw his moves. He's not really a great fighter, so there's nothing to worry about."Mr. Sterling nodded thoughtfully and paced around the room. "Impressive, but how was he able to take on six burly men? We should consider eliminating him. I feel like he's a threat.""No need for that, Mr. Sterling. You know our work mostly has to do with brains, not brawn, when it comes to this operation. So don't bother about eliminating him now. We'll deal with him if he tries to interfere with our business in the future," Williams assured him. He doesn't want to eliminate James. Atleast, not now. He wants to watch him suffer and see the
Chapter 141Jonathan Princeton is a retired military officer and current politician. He had a special relationship with Arnold. Arnold was not only his trusted ally but also his godson. Jonathan had known Arnold since he was a young boy, and he had watched him grow into a capable and intelligent man.Jonathan is planning to run for the highest office in the country - the presidency - he knew that he could count on Arnold's support and expertise. Arnold's experience in intelligence gathering and strategic planning would be invaluable in the political arena.Recently, Arnold had been promoted to the position of General, the same role Jonathan had held before his retirement from the military. Jonathan was proud of Arnold's achievement and knew that he would excel in his new role.Jonathan often asked Arnold for help with important tasks. Arnold was happy to assist because Jonathan is his godfather.Arnold helped Jonathan with things like gathering information, providing security, or infl