SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 208

Stefan burst through the doors of Kane Industries at three in the morning, his face pale with urgency. The security guard looked startled at the intrusion, but Stefan's name was on the authorized visitor list thanks to his recent work helping Camille.

"I need to get to Hannah Zhao immediately," Stefan said, his voice tight with desperation. "It's an emergency."

The elevator ride to the thirty-second floor felt endless. Stefan clutched his phone containing the recording from Pier 47, knowing that what he'd witnessed would change everything. The Guardian's plan would destroy Victoria, Camille's family, and possibly everyone connected to Kane Industries.

He found Hannah still in her engineering lab, surrounded by computer screens displaying code that looked like digital hieroglyphics. Coffee cups and energy drink cans created a fortress around her workspace, evidence of another all-night session fighting the cyber attacks on Kane Industries.

"Stefan?" Hannah looked up from her monitors, her eyes red from exhaustion. "What are you doing here? It's three AM."

"I recorded Alexander's meeting with his contact tonight. They're planning to release false evidence against Victoria in a few hours. Every major news outlet is going to receive fabricated documents claiming she's a mass murderer."

Hannah's face went white. "Show me."

Stefan connected his phone to Hannah's computer system, pulling up the audio and video from the pier meeting. They watched in horrified silence as the masked Guardian outlined his plan to destroy Victoria and anyone protecting her.

"This is insane," Hannah whispered when the recording ended. "He's created an entire false narrative with fake evidence, fake testimony, fake financial records."

"Can you stop it? Can you prevent the story from going public?"

Hannah's fingers were already flying across her keyboard, diving into the digital networks that connected major news organizations. "Maybe. If I can identify how they're planning to distribute the false evidence, I might be able to intercept it before it reaches the media."

"How long do we have?"

"He said by dawn. That gives us maybe three hours." Hannah pulled up multiple screens showing communication networks, server farms, and media distribution systems. "Stefan, this isn't just some amateur operation. Whoever is behind this has professional-grade resources."

"I know. That's what makes it so dangerous."

Hannah began running diagnostic programs, searching for any unusual activity in the networks used by major news organizations. "There," she said, pointing to anomalous data streams. "Someone is preloading large data packages to Bloomberg, CNN, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal. Scheduled for automatic release at six AM."

Stefan felt his heart racing. "Can you stop them?"

"I can try. But Stefan, what we're about to do is technically illegal. We're going to hack into news organization servers and delete information before it can be published."

"Even if that information is false and designed to destroy innocent people?"

Hannah stared at her screens, weighing the moral implications. "If we get caught, we could face federal charges for cyber crimes. Our word against theirs about whether the evidence was fabricated."

"Hannah, if we don't stop this, Victoria could be arrested for murder. Camille's parents could be destroyed. Senator Alvarez's political career could be ruined. All based on lies."

be smart about this. If I just delete the files, they'll know someone interfered and

"What do you suggest?"

real documents from Victoria's private archives. We let the truth fight the lies." Hannah's eyes blazed with intellectual fury. "If they want to play dirty with fake evidence, we'll show the media what

surgical precision, identifying each false document in the Guardian's media packages and preparing replacement files. The real court records, the actual safety reports, the genuine testimony from

muttered as she analyzed the fabricated evidence. "They didn't just edit existing documents. They created completely

sophisticated is this

is behind this has access to document creation tools that most intelligence agencies would envy." Hannah paused in her

felt cold dread in his stomach. "Which means Alexander is being used by someone

attack has been stopped, they'll escalate to more direct

computers chimed with alerts as her infiltration programs gained access to the news organization servers. "I'm in. I can see the scheduled releases. Bloomberg has a package titled 'Exclusive Investigation: Kane Industries CEO Linked to Factory Deaths.' CNN has 'Breaking: Federal Investigation Targets Corporate Cover-Up.' Fox News has 'Mass Murder Scandal Rocks Business

Stefan whispered. "They were going to destroy

now." Hannah's fingers moved across her keyboard like a pianist performing a complex symphony. "But Stefan, this is just the first wave. Once they realize their media attack failed, they'll try

"Like what?"

of evidence." Hannah's voice was

the replacement process on Hannah's screens, seeing false documents being systematically replaced with truth. "How long until the news

at six AM. By then, instead of fabricated evidence against Victoria, they'll have real documentation showing the Meridian Technologies factory explosion was caused by

enough

violations." Hannah looked up from her computers. "But Stefan, we need to warn Camille

failed,

target her directly."

reaching for his phone when Hannah's computers exploded with new

"What's happening?" Stefan asked.

They're trying to stop what I'm doing." Hannah's face was pale concentration as she fought

battle.

the

trying to prevent me

real time. Files being uploaded, then deleted, then re-uploaded. Security protocols being activated and

win?"

good." Hannah's typing became more frantic. "They're trying to lock me out of the Bloomberg

the battle raged across Hannah's screens. Green text indicating successful file replacements mixed with

CNN server. The

Industries' entire network. If they succeed,

in his chest. "What do you need me

can't destroy us with false media reports, they might

room right now. Someone is planning to attack her, to attack all of you. Hannah and I are trying to

contact. He planned to

the cyber attack, but he might

for a moment.