SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Herod stared at the monitors, his knuckles white as he gripped the edge of his desk. The data scrolling across the screens made no sense. According to every parameter, the Phoenix Grid

should be showing signs of stress by now. The modified circuits James Walsh had installed were designed to create power fluctuations after seventy-

two hours. That deadline had passed yesterday.

Yet the Grid ran perfectly.

He pulled up news footage of Victoria Kane's press conference from that morning, where she proudly announced the successful activation of the Grid's third section. Her silver hair gleamed under the lights as s Something was very wrong.

"Damn

it," he muttered, slamming his palm against the desk. The coffee cup beside his keyboard jumped, spilling dark liquid across his papers.

Behind him, the penthouse door opened. Rose entered, carrying shopping bags from exclusive boutiques, her face flushed with the particular pleasure she took in spending his money.

"You won't believe what I found at Bergdorf's," she began, then stopped when she saw his expression. "What is it?”

Herod gestured at the screens. "The Grid. It's still functioning perfectly."

Rose set down her bags, moving to stand behind him. "Maybe it's just delayed. The failure might still happen."

"No." He pulled up the schematics Walsh had worked from. "These modifications

should have created visible problems within seventy-two hours. It's been ninety-

six. Nothing has happened."

He swiveled in his chair to face her. "They found our sabotage."

Rose's eyes narrowed. "That's impossible. Walsh had clearance. No

one questioned him."

"Yet here we are." Herod stood, pacing the length of

his office. The Manhattan skyline stretched beyond the windows, Kane Industries tower visible in the

distance, mocking

not only found it, they corrected it without alerting anyone, without changing their timeline.

everything exactly as planned." Herod's voice tightened with frustration. "He has no idea how they

him knowing. No one has approached him or questioned his

Rose sank into

"So they somehow

Walsh as

another screen, showing Kane Industries stock price over the past week.

Grid's safety, despite

Camille and Alexander's relationship, the stock

he

stood abruptly, her

against the floor. "No.

Industries stronger? To turn your sister and Pierce into New York's favorite couple?" He gestured to a newspaper on his desk, the society pages

and Alexander at the charity auction.

against her skin as he

their humiliation but had somehow

continued. "The Grid sabotage, discovered and fixed. The relationship scandal,

stared at the photograph, something

in her gaze. "Then we stop playing their

"What does that mean?"

dangerous intent. "It means we take a

a chill

closer, her voice dropping. "Victoria.

Zhao. Remove them, and the

stepped back, studying her

his chest, fingers splayed across his expensive shirt. "We've tried it your way. The financial maneuvers, the technical sabotage, the She gestured to the screens showing the Grid's perfect performance metrics. "Nowhere. It's time for my approach." "Your approach." Herod removed her hand from his chest, holding it between them like somet "I mean efficiency."

online fully next week. Victoria is scheduled to throw the switch personally at

the board,

"You're talking about an

let him retreat. "Isn't that what you want? Kane Industries dismantled, the Grid technology in your hands, Victoria

hand through

acquire the company legitimately, through stock purchases and board pressure. Business,

cut. "Legitimately? After everything we've done? The sabotage, the leaked photos, the fabricated evidence?

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