SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

The Phoenix Grid control room hummed with activity. Massive screens displayed real-

time data from thousands of connection points throughout the city. Engineers moved between workstations, checking and rechecking every system.

Hannah Zhao stood in the center, tablet in hand displaying the master checklist. Three days until the official launch, and the pressure weighed on her shoulders.

"Junction forty-three, status?" she called.

"All green," came the response. "Power flow nominal, security protocols active, redundancy systerns standing by."

Hannah marked it off her list. They had been working for twenty hours straight, methodically testing every component. The sabotaged systems that Walsh had compromised required particularly careful attention Camille entered, immaculate in a tailored suit

despite the early hour. Only the shadows under her eyes betrayed her exhaustion.

"Progress report?" she asked, moving to Hannah's side.

"Eighty-seven percent complete," Hannah

replied, handing over her tablet. "Western sector is fully operational. Northern at ninety-

three percent. Eastern and southern at eighty-two and seventy-nine."

"And the corrected systems?"

Hannah lowered her voice. "All fixed. We've replaced every component Walsh tampered with,

updated all compromised software. The Grid is clean."

Relief flickered across Camille's face. "Show me."

Hannah led her to a workstation where thermal imaging displayed the

entire Grid. Each junction

point glowed green, power flows represented by pulsing blue lines.

"We've triple-

they had deliberately marked as vulnerable in the false information fed to Walsh. "It's actually our most secure point now. Extra

When Rose and Herod access those files,

approached. "Dr. Zhao? We have an anomaly in

nine."

the compromised systems they had identified. "What kind of

fluctuation. Minor, but

technician's station. The monitor showed a slight oscillation in the

bar fill. After finding and fixing every sabotaged component, an unexpected anomaly sent warning signals through

"Faulty sensor. The junction itself is fine. The measuring equipment is giving a false

"Replace it," Camille instructed.

a maintenance team. "This is why we test repeatedly. Even the best

through the control room, reviewing data at each station. Hannah watched Camille's face as they progressed. The project had become more

server farm status?" Camille asked at the final

Cooling systems maintaining perfect temperature.

ready. Firewall protections

the load testing results," Hannah

scenarios. The lines remained

"We've

explained. "Power surges, brownouts, cyber attacks, physical breaches. The Grid maintains

asked again. "The false vulnerability we

specific diagnostics. "We've set up special monitoring. Any attempt to

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junction will trigger

we've stationed additional

the full system integration test," Camille instructed.

the

complete simulation of the Grid's launch and

the entire Grid as one interconnected

representing power distribution across

as everyone watched. One by one, the sectors illuminated, Western. Northern. Eastern, Southern. Each junction point activated in sequence. The display became a

announced the automated voice. "All systems functioning within optimal parameters.

the engineers. Hannah felt a wave of emotion, relief, pride, exhaustion, all

eyes remained fixed on the display, searching for any imperfection, any vulnerability that Rose might exploit. "It's ready," Hannah said quietly. "We've found and

away from the screens. "Walsh's information will lead

ceremony."

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