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

Chapter 1481: Enjoy the commercial

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All the laughter in the hall quickly faded as the same eerie laugh echoed once again through the venue. The smiles on their faces vanished, replaced by expressions of shock and fear.

"What's going on?" The gentlemen looked at each other. "I thought it was already neutralized?"

Hayley, Patricia, Teddy, and Shawn also wore confused expressions-brows furrowed, lips drawn tight. The rest of the crowd mirrored the same stunned reaction.

"I thought he was kicked out?"

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"Don't tell me it didn't work..."

"Oh no!"

The people on the stage turned toward the screen in horror, their mouths agape.

"I knew it," one of them muttered. "There's no way X would go down that easily."

"Does this mean Citadel didn't work?"

"Shit... this is bad."

As the terrifying possibility resurfaced in their minds, their eyes turned to Penny. Much to their surprise, she simply stared at the screen with a faint smirk.

[HAHAHA! Penelope Bennet, that was a good show to watch. However, with that kind of skill, do you think you can actually threaten me?]

"That kind of skill?" someone gasped from the eliminated players' section.

"He talks like it's nothing?"

"Even I couldn't do what she just did, and he just-"

"That's X," another muttered, face grim. "Even if we all admit Miss Penny's skills are top-tier, X is just on a completely different level."

others nodded in reluctant agreement. "X hasn't been active, but he's still a beast. Only someone like him could

a sense of bitter helplessness crept into their hearts. Watching Penny was like watching an adult try to solve a child's puzzle-but with X, it was like facing a god. Her skills were far beyond theirs, but even she seemed no

it lasted. But

called out anxiously. "What's happening? Didn't you

Citadel launch-but this

"Please, do something!"

"Did Citadel fail?!"

stage, brow slightly raised. "Did Citadel fail?" she echoed, almost laughing. "You all saw it launch, yet you're asking

gentlemen paused, their breath

X is still here?!" someone from the crowd shouted. "If it didn't fail, then why

lying to them? Citadel didn't fail-Citadel is simply not enough. Just

of them grabbed onto Shawn

whispered, looking into Shawn's eyes. "It's over. We're

pressed his lips into a firm line and looked at Penny. Seeing that she

yet, sir," he said softly. "My

at him for

room, everyone felt the same crushing fear. If X was still inside their systems, then nothing could stop

were just waiting

scanning the

line

already within Fortress and Citadel-and you're

the stage, she could see their fear, their disappointment—a

"I warned you, didn't

sharpened. She turned and marched to the

you." Her fingers danced across the keyboard. "But

raising her

and gentlemen, I know you're afraid. Cyber

destroy your life

reputation, even your future. That's why Prime Group has always promised

the keyboard. "Now, I ask for

grin tugged at her lips as she hit

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