Page 124 of My Husband’s New Fiancée

She makes a disappointed face before turning on her heel and walking away.

After lunch, I leave the office for an hour.

Stephen drives me to the criminal investigations division.

Sanders receives us almost immediately.

I hand him the USB drive.

“It contains evidence linking the second cyberattack to Ciphera Corp. It comes from Dante Ivanov. But to preserve certain internal strategies, he’d rather avoid direct contact with you for now.”

Sanders rolls the USB stick between his fingers before lifting his eyes to me.

“I’ll be honest with you. For evidence to hold up in court, chain of custody has to be airtight. How exactly did you obtain this data?”

I explain the digital tracing system and the markers embedded in the files.

He listens in silence.

“In that case, we can add them to the case file, but my experts will verify their traceability.”

Then his gaze sharpens.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I know Andrea Ivanov’s methods.”

“What do you mean?”

A faint smile appears on his face.

“He’s not always particularly concerned with legality. And I know your ex-husband’s reputation too.” His smile widens slightly. “I imagine the Ivanov brothers wouldn’t stop at anything to protect you.”

He leans back in his chair.

“That said... I understand. If someone had tried to kill my wife, I’m not sure I’d follow the rules either.”

Stephen stands perfectly still beside me.

I’m not even sure he’s breathing anymore.

Then I realize my own posture is just as rigid and suspicious as his.

Damn.

He caught us.

A knowing smirk crosses his face before he continues.

“That said, you still haven’t told me why the cyberattacks are connected to the case against Ms. Fabre.”

“That’s because there’s no direct connection. Not yet.”

He raises an eyebrow.

“Because starting today, Aurenza Biotech is officially filing charges against Hector Wald and Ciphera Corp.”

32. A New Player

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