Justin's jaw clenched, anxious for both Coral and Bella.

However, his hacking skills were limited to the five-minute mark. So, he was unable to be of much help.

At times like this, he had to depend on his beloved Bella.

The sound of rushing water echoed from the bathroom.

Coral stared fixedly at the progress bar on the screen. It had reached 50%.

Her heart pounded wildly, almost reaching her throat.

If James discovered she had tampered with his computer tonight, that beast would surely kill her.

60%, 70%, 80%...

Just as the progress bar reached 90%, it suddenly stopped.

At the same time, the water sound from the bathroom stopped too.

Coral's heart raced. She was drenched in a cold sweat from

heard James' footsteps approaching the bathroom

thought, 'My life is

the bathroom door opened, that last 10% loaded in an instant, and the dialog box disappeared from the screen. Coral quickly unplugged the USB drive and

a

night, Bella and Justin stayed up all night, watching the videos stored on James'

agonized screams of the victims. It was like a vision of hell on

use these as leverage, keeping Coral and her family under his control

the time they finished watching, dawn

closed the laptop, her eyes red as she leaned into

how Ms.

the brave. She'll be fine," Justin reassured Bella, gently rubbing

method. Even if it's going to take longer, I shouldn't have

"I was

the depth

her cold hands and fingertips, whispering softly, "She е won't. Despite her family's downfall, she's still the heiress of the Jones family and a

hearing this, Bella snuggled closer to Justin's chest, her emotions slowly calming

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