The Trillionare is Mine

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s to the lawyer, we could feel Nicholas's retaliation looming. His influence was vast, h

or corrupted. Documents we needed for meetings were nowhere to be found, and critical details in contracts mysteriously changed or went missing

files, Mark sat in his office, staring at his

to infiltrate our systems," he said, shaking his head. "If we don't

n. "There must be a way to secure our data.

ed to be careful. Nicholas has contacts in IT and security. If he ev

a tech expert I know who specializes in cybersecurity. I could reach

ith hope. "Do it. Th

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e met at a quiet café on the other side of town to keep our conversation di

e," he greeted me warmly

giving away too many details. Ethan listened intently

n't be traced or hacked into by your... business

"This person has deep connections, and he's already found ways to ma

, one that's completely independent of your current network. You'll need to transfer all critic

lief. "That's perfect, Ethan. J

g for his laptop.

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to act as if nothing unusual was happening. Nicholas's presence loomed around us, his eyes always watching, as if he could sense we we

erver, we had regained a small but powerful advantage. It was the first real win we'd had sin

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nwind after everything we'd been through. His apartment was a spacio

l. "Lydia, I just want you to know how much I appreciate everything you'v

s hand. "Mark, I wouldn't want to be

ing mine. "I don't know

nd kissed me, a soft, lingering kiss that left me feeling a sense of calm I hadn't felt in weeks. In that mo

in his eyes that I hadn't seen before. "No matter what

rge of resolve. "Yes.

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find that Nicholas had called an emergency meeting. He was waiting in the confe

laced with authority. "I'm here to address some.

seems that certain files have gone missing from our network. File

ments we'd moved to the secure server. He knew, or at least

ny unauthorized access to sensitive information will be met with severe cons

mained composed, his expression carefully blank. I followed his lead, ke

I stayed calm, knowing that Nicholas was trying to bait us, to see if

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up some work, a message popped up

I will find you, and when

backing down, and he was growing more desperate, more dangerous. I quickl

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place, we had the protection we needed to keep our work safe. But Nicholas wasn't giving up. He began showing u

ark called me into his office. He looke

yer this morning. Nicholas's legal team has been trying to block our case, using every

ger. "There must be

directly to the media. Once the public knows what Nicholas has done, he won't be able t

ean facing Nicholas head-on, with no safety net, no guarantees. But if we didn't,

ze. "If we don't fight back, he'll destroy every

rmination in his eyes. "Th

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putation for uncovering corruption and wasn't afraid to take on powerful f

g darker with every piece of evidence we showed her. By the time we

If we publish this, Nicholas will be finished. But you both k

repared. We just want

all smile, nodding. "The

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d ready for publication. Mark and I worked closely with the journalist, rev

went live, a comprehensive exposé deta

ire, the public response immediate and intense. Within hours, news outlets

end. Nicholas wouldn't go down without a fight, a

d done it. We'd taken a stand, together, against someone who thought he was untouchable. And no

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