Hera insisted, "Take me to the office."
Sensing that he couldn't dissuade her, Douglas reluctantly agreed. He quickly informed the driver of Shuttle Ventures' address and promptly texted Bernard.
Hera sat in the back seat and observed his actions. Her gaze turned increasingly icy.
…
In the CEO's office at XS Corporation, Bernard sat behind his desk, staring at the article Samson had sent him.
The headline read, "International Police Offers 100 Thousand Dollars Bounty Reward for Wanted Hacker 'Raven'."
Bernard hadn't logged onto Cyber Web in a while, only to find major news upon his return.
He was surprised as he was the one who had hacked into the satellite.
He scrolled through the article. His mouse paused mid-scroll when he saw Raven's logo embedded in the middle of the content.
The logo looked familiar. The person who had hacked into his computer last time also had this icon in their code.
Bernard narrowed his eyes. He wondered if there could be such a coincidence.
The Gaskell family's previous uproar with Raven made headlines in Norburgh, and then Raven attempted to hack his computer. After that, Raven hacked into UTA-224 before him. He considered if his actions were secretly aiding the Gaskells.
He quickly messaged Samson.
"Look into Raven's background."
"Bernard, the meeting is about to start," Theo reminded him as he entered the room.
Bernard acknowledged with a grunt. He closed the article tab and cleared his browsing history before getting up.
In the conference room, five top executives were already waiting.
The atmosphere was solemn as each person took turns reporting on the annual financial summary and their plans for the next year.
"This year's total profit is—"
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