Single Mother of a Werewolf Baby

Chapter 61: The Piano Lesson

Just then, another employee let out a startled cry. "Shit! My phone’s restarting too! I searched the full name just now!"

"Same here! What the hell is happening?"

Panic started to ripple through the room.

An older manager from the IT department, known for his calm demeanor, stood up and said gravely, "Everyone, stop searching immediately. I think this is a deliberate warning. Think about it... either Google itself has implemented a restart protocol that overrides all security firewalls, or someone powerful enough has hacked into Google’s system to set this up. Both possibilities are terrifying."

A nervous chatter broke out instantly.

Around the room, more people reported sudden restarts... regardless of the search engine they used. It became obvious that searching ’Eleanor’ or ’Eleanor Elizabeth’ brought nothing unusual. But searching ’Eleanor Elizabeth Raynor’ resulted in a device restart, no matter the platform.

One woman clutched her laptop in horror. "My laptop just restarted too! I thought only phones were affected..."

Gradually, an unsettling realization dawned over the gathered employees: there was absolutely no public record of their boss online. It was as if Eleanor Elizabeth Raynor didn’t exist in the world at all. The more tech-savvy employees felt a cold shiver running down their spines.

Who could erase someone’s entire existence from the internet so cleanly... yet leave such a terrifying booby trap for anyone curious enough to dig?

At the same time, the employees also felt a deep, unexpected sense of relief. Doubts or reservations they might have harbored about the company’s mysterious new owner evaporated like mist under the midday sun. If someone had the power to do this, then NexaByte Technologies was in very, very capable hands.

Only awe and respect remained in their hearts.

***

Eleanor had quietly gone home while Teresa

greeted her ears. Following the sound, she found herself standing at the door of her living room, where a beautiful scene unfolded before her

front of a large piano she didn’t remember owning, sat one big and one small one. Ethan was seated

engrossed in the music, so wrapped up in their world

silently for a few moments. But as an adult werewolf, Ethan’s senses were sharper than any humans. He was the first to detect her presence. He turned his head slightly, his expression softening as he

come in?" he asked with

walked closer and asked instead, "When did you

Ethan replied casually. "Freya mentioned she wanted to learn, so I ordered

happily, bouncing on her stool. "Daddy’s

how to play piano?

when I was a kid. I even earned

smile faltering slightly. "But... you never attended those performances." His voice turned softer,

had been dating James Clifford, too consumed

atmosphere, Eleanor quickly changed the subject. "Freya, go take a bath and get ready

agreed readily. "Daddy’s making Shepherd’s

You go get ready, and I’ll send your nanny

sang, skipping

toward her room. Her mind, however, was far from peaceful. She noticed how quickly and deeply Freya was becoming attached to Ethan.

a nagging fear gnawed at

if he married someone else and built a new family? What would happen to Freya

have a serious talk with Ethan. Sooner

her room, she sensed another presence inside. Instinctively,