Olivia Clark, the silent architect of Synapse Tech, always preferred the shadows, content to see her foster brother, Ethan, shine. Tonight was his engagement party-a celebration she helped orchestrate, observing from the periphery in her simple gray dress. But the night took a violent turn when Brittany Hayes, Ethan's fiancée, cornered Olivia, accusing her of trying to upstage the bride-to-be. Brittany' s words, sharp and demeaning, escalated to physical assault, tearing Olivia' s dress and pouring red wine onto her bleeding knee, all while a crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. Even Mark Renshaw, a senior VP who knew Olivia' s true value, disavowed her to curry favor with Brittany, leaving Olivia utterly alone and broken. But when Brittany maliciously destroyed Olivia' s last tangible link to her deceased parents-a unique smart device containing all her confidential AI research-something snapped. "My name is Olivia Clark," she declared, her voice shaking with rage. "And when Ethan finds out what you've done, you and your friends will have nothing left." Just as Brittany prepared to inflict a permanent scar, Ethan walked in, only to find the mangled device at his feet. His shock quickly turned to icy fury as he uncovered the truth, canceling his engagement on the spot and carrying Olivia away. But the ordeal wasn't over. Brittany weaponized the media, painting Olivia as a villain and herself as a victim, pushing Olivia to the brink. "She thinks she's the only one who can play this game," Olivia thought, a chilling resolve forming. "She has no idea what I'm about to do."
Olivia Clark, the silent architect of Synapse Tech, always preferred the shadows, content to see her foster brother, Ethan, shine. Tonight was his engagement party-a celebration she helped orchestrate, observing from the periphery in her simple gray dress.
But the night took a violent turn when Brittany Hayes, Ethan's fiancée, cornered Olivia, accusing her of trying to upstage the bride-to-be.
Brittany' s words, sharp and demeaning, escalated to physical assault, tearing Olivia' s dress and pouring red wine onto her bleeding knee, all while a crowd gathered to watch the spectacle.
Even Mark Renshaw, a senior VP who knew Olivia' s true value, disavowed her to curry favor with Brittany, leaving Olivia utterly alone and broken.
But when Brittany maliciously destroyed Olivia' s last tangible link to her deceased parents-a unique smart device containing all her confidential AI research-something snapped.
"My name is Olivia Clark," she declared, her voice shaking with rage. "And when Ethan finds out what you've done, you and your friends will have nothing left."
Just as Brittany prepared to inflict a permanent scar, Ethan walked in, only to find the mangled device at his feet.
His shock quickly turned to icy fury as he uncovered the truth, canceling his engagement on the spot and carrying Olivia away.
But the ordeal wasn't over. Brittany weaponized the media, painting Olivia as a villain and herself as a victim, pushing Olivia to the brink.
"She thinks she's the only one who can play this game," Olivia thought, a chilling resolve forming. "She has no idea what I'm about to do."
Introduction
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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