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.

was drenched in a cold sweat from head

she heard James' footsteps approaching the

thought, 'My life

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

settled, and a relieved

Bella and Justin stayed up all night, watching the videos

with the desperate cries and agonized screams of the victims. It was

clearly intended to use these as leverage, keeping Coral and her family

finished watching, dawn had begun to

the laptop, her eyes red as she leaned into Justin's

wonder how Ms.

Jones is a smart woman. Fortune favors the brave. She'll be fine," Justin reassured Bella, gently rubbing her shoulder and pressing a warm

safer method. Even if it's going to take longer, I

arms. "I was so

the depth

still the heiress of

hearing this, Bella snuggled closer to Justin's

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