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

Chapter 1480: Could it be...?

[CITADEL SYSTEM: ONLINE.]

The gentlemen on the second floor, who had completely forgotten about Hayley, couldn't help but head down to the event hall. They had been watching everything from above, but without realizing it, their curiosity had already drawn them to the side of the stage.

Curiosity filled their minds; anticipation gripped their hearts. They wanted to see Citadel's launch with their eyes.

Before they knew it, they were standing beside the stage, watching as the Citadel system came online on every screen in the area. And it wasn't just them — everyone's eyes were glued to the big screen, waiting to see what would happen next.

[SYSTEM INTEGRITY: CONFIRMED.]

Everyone held their breath, wondering what would come next. Penny had stopped everything, staring at her monitor as if she were waiting for something.

[DIGITAL PERIMETER SECURING...

NEUTRALIZING THREATS...]

Meanwhile, in the room where Yugi and his team were stationed, everyone had stopped working. All they could do was watch. Thanks to Penny's help, they had finally regained control. But unlike the people in the main hall, they watched with a different emotion.

Worry.

"Sir," someone whispered, eyes locked on the screen. "Is it going to work?" Yugi didn't answer, his gaze solemn.

'I hope so,' he thought. 'She didn't touch the Citadel directly—she just gave it space to launch without getting infected by the virus.'

Every second stretched into eternity. Some people could even hear their own gulps. Then-

[WELCOME, OPERATOR. YOUR DOMAIN IS NOW SECURE.]

Everyone in the control room let out a massive sigh of relief, standing from their seats. Applause quickly erupted — slow at first, then louder, celebrating the successful launch. Getting Citadel operational had been one of the biggest challenges, especially with the planted bug threatening everything.

It was a huge risk just launching it, but now, it succeeded.

"She did it!" someone exclaimed. "Miss Penny did it!"

"Wow! She's amazing!"

she could do this stuff. I guess the rumors about her and Sir Yugi competing back in the day are

same scenario was happening in Prime Group Headquarters, who had been giving assistance as much as they could. After all, getting in was the greatest difficulty they

they noticed Yugi still seated. He hadn't reacted nor did

"Sir?"

leaning back in his chair. After a moment, he let out a long breath and turned to

is one

at each

think of messing with

[Main Hall]

DOMAIN IS

across the screen, Penny slammed her

her chair across the floor. She slowly turned

X?" she teased. "Or have you packed up

Nothing.

response. Only after a full minute did cheers erupt

kick him out?! That's

do it

Vigilante! And she

More like a self-righteous jerk

those on stage with Penny could only stare at

whispered. "She's... she's

literally glowing.

someone murmured, clutching his chest. "This is

just as stunned as his team

the system had been marked with an [X]. "Was it just me?" someone whispered nearby. "There were a lot of Xs earlier..." Nathaniel glanced at the speaker. 'So

slowly drifted back to Penny, brows

faster, the word error had begun to be replaced by [X] marks. Even the retaliation she sent bore

muscle memory. A habit.

The public did-because during his years of activity, the symbol would often

failures, and

ended with an"x." It was like a