Chapter: 1548

In a room on the second floor, a young man with blonde hair yanked the router plug out, provoking loud complaints from below.

“Damn, what's going on? Why did the internet cut out?"

“Hey, who unplugged the router upstairs?"

"Fuck, I was right in the middle of an online game. It's ruined now."

The young man with blonde hair broke into a cold sweat. Messing with the second top hacker on the leaderboard was proving to be a grave mistake. He had hoped to delete his incendiary comment but received a swift counter instead.

He attempted to mount a defense but was swiftly overwhelmed. The hacker's skills were far superior, and he was outmatched.

It was likely that his and Angela's locations were already compromised. Staying here was no longer safe.

In the basement, Kayla, whose limbs were tied, slowly regained consciousness, her eyes adjusting to the unfamiliar environment. Her attempts to speak were muffled by the tape over her mouth.

"Kayla, you are finally awake. I might have overdone it with the sedative."

A sweet, girlish voice floated in. Kayla looked up to see Nancy, wearing a white princess dress, smirking at her from the doorway.

Kayla continued to groan.

She wanted to ask Nancy what was happening.

Kayla's gaze was the only outlet for her emotions, as her mouth was taped.

She recalled how just after a competition, as they were about to leave, Nancy had suddenly insisted on taking her somewhere privately, instructing the bodyguards not to follow. After two years of companionship, Kayla had grown to trust Nancy completely and followed her without question.

Then she noticed a few men around them, and moments later, she blacked out. Awakening here was a shock.

Nancy entered the room slowly, her smile growing cruel and sinister as she approached and crouched beside Kayla.

"Kayla, initially I stayed with you for the Scott family's wealth, but then I genuinely fell for Sean. I truly want to be with him,"

Nancy said in a hushed, bitter tone. “But he's obsessed with that bitch Norah. I've been patient for years, yet nothing has changed."

She lifted Kayla's chin with her fingers. Even in this predicament, Kayla's face was still so beautiful. No wonder Kayla could give birth to such a handsome son like Sean.

Nancy sneered, "I'm tired of waiting. The time to act is now. Kayla, this entire competition was a setup just for you. It's fortunate Matteo didn't come with us, making it easier for me to take you."

Kayla had led a protected life and was unaccustomed to such betrayal.

Tears began to form as she thought of how she had rescued Nancy from poverty and raised her with affection, only to be repaid with treachery.

“Nancy. ."

Her voice muffled by the tape, she tried to say her name, but Nancy remained emotionless and chillingly distant. “Just stay here."