Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1469: Citadel

Citadel.

That was the new security system the Prime Group was planning to launch in a few months. Although it wasn't available yet, the market was already abuzz with interest due to its promising marketing campaign. Citadel was expected to surpass their current system, offering unmatched protection-but it still wasn't perfect.

In other words, it was still a work in progress.

There were ongoing issues the cybersecurity department had been scrambling to resolve as the deadline loomed. They needed it to be flawless. While the team had faith that once operational, Citadel would revolutionize the industry.

But-

"Penny." Yugi grabbed her arm, his brows drawn tight. "You want us to launch Citadel? Right now?"

"Did I say something else?"

"But this is a huge risk," he stressed, just loud enough for others to hear. "In our last test run, we hit a major setback. You were there you saw it yourself. We can't launch it now, especially not with this bug in the system."

Penny exhaled slowly, locking eyes with him. "We have no choice."

"We do."

"Then say them," she challenged, raising a brow. "Maybe we do have other options if we think hard enough. But by then, it might already be too late. I'd rather take this risk—just like I took a huge risk abandoning my research for this company. It's a gamble I'd gladly take any day"

The system we're currently using? Unlike Citadel, it's

possible anymore," Penny replied, her voice tinged with disbelief. "That's the same system we're using for this event. Did you forget what the second round is going to be? Like that guy said -

paused, then rephrased: "To bomb to hurt us. Not just you and me, but the company and everyone in

the cold truth dousing Yugi like a bucket of ice water.

fall, Yugi," Penny said as she lightly tapped his shoulder. "Pull yourself together

landed on Teddy and Patricia. She didn't recall asking Patricia

her steps. The two quickly fell in behind

spine because Penny was right. This was not the first cyber attack they had encountered. Why fear when they managed to reach this point

it. Stop the launch for now. We can't risk infecting

their keyboards. One by one, they turned to Yugi

aware of the situation," he added. "Tell them we're

as Penny stepped out,

him know the

return to the VIP section. Patricia, on the other

do?" Patricia asked, worried. "Can you really

you don't even

collapse? she replied, before biting her tongue. "I just got this job. I don't want to look

twisting in

she could tell her concern was real. Maybe that wasn't

admitted. "Stick around. I might think

nodded, following her into the main event area. They positioned

round two, with Team D defending their second line