Chapter 126: To Understand Your Enemy, You Must Face Them

I never thought there'd be a deeper meaning behind the ring. I had assumed there wasn't any reason why it was placed inside the donut I ate. How did that donut even get in my fridge?

"Does it have anything unusual?" I asked, peering over her shoulder. "Like a tracker or a bug?"

"It doesn't. It's just really expensive," she replied, still caressing the ring.

She looked dreamy, so I snapped my fingers in front of her face to bring her back to reality. Kesha blinked twice and looked at me with her mouth slightly open. "Listen to me," I said firmly. "I hired you because you're one of the best hackers out there. So, I'm going to assign a task to you."

Kesha stayed silent, listening.

"Find something worthwhile about the Coleman Organization," I ordered, a smile tugging on my lips.

Now, I know exactly where I should start. I knew what I needed to uncover.

It wasn't just Ash who broke our relationship years ago. He wasn't the only one I should investigate. I needed to dig deeper into their family lineage.

I had a strong hunch something strange happened in their organization five years ago. It might just be intuition, but this time, I would trust it.

"I got you," Kesha replied, smiling back."I'll help you in the best way I can, ma'am Sapphire."

It was exactly forty-five minutes and thirty-seven seconds since Kesha started working. And yes, I was that bored and tired that I spent all my time watching the clock. It was nearly one in the morning, yet I wasn't sleepy.

"Gotcha!" she exclaimed, making me stand up and approach her.

I peeked at her screens. I didn't even know where to look-she had three screens open at once.

"I found something interesting..." she muttered, clicking through some codes on her computer. The rapid movements made my head spin. "Five years ago, right?"

had already given her the specifics,

this." She pointed to the bottom corner of

most of the text was blurred, the markings on the page caught my attention:

it mean someone managed

organization like the Colemans could be hacked, the person responsible must

wonder they knew

Organization on this date," she said, pointing to the timestamp. "There

date was unforgettable. It was the day I was shot and the same day Silver had summoned me, taking my parents hostage. Everything had been in turmoil. Mom was shot, Randall died, and chaos erupted everywhere. Silver had used

Ash to come and save

I couldn't access the more confidential files," she explained, typing furiously on her keyboard again before letting out a deep

despite knowing this wouldn't be an easy task. Kesha had done her best, and I appreciated

listed in their documents. I needed

new members? Like a

would be outsiders or concealed members. My head throbbed from overthinking, but

a lead. I was tired of being kept in

she echoed, puzzled as she started searching again. "According

a genuine smile. "Thank

was about to leave but suddenly came back and placed a hand on my forehead while I lay on the couch. "You don't have a fever, but you look unwell," she said

admitted. "I need some

stood up. "Rest well. You need to stay strong-you never know when

she left, leaving me alone. I, on the other hand, had fallen asleep

change clothes. I had somewhere to go. I'd seen it in the schedule Kesha found yesterday, so I quickened

someone who could

a man dressed in a

unspoken battle raging between us. I fixed him with a piercing

gaze emanated authority and a veiled threat, as if daring me not to

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