Justin wanted to say something to comfort her but didn't know where to begin, so he remained silent.

"Did I let you down?" Bella sniffled, rubbing her nose red, forcing a bitter smile.

"No."

Perhaps he had asked too much of her. She was just a young woman-smart, capable,

resourceful, and brave enough to stand against such depravity. She was already so strong and perfect. What right did he have to demand more resilience from her?

Yet, seeing her so meek and vulnerable made him squirm with discomfort.

"We've found it! We've recovered Ms. Smith's phone!"

With so many people performing the search in the morning light, it did not take long to locate Yvonne's blood-stained phone.

"Yvonne..." Bella's fear peaked at the sight of the blood; her heart was filled with dread. Thankfully, Justin remained calm. He tried to switch the phone back on and it worked!

"What's the password?" Justin asked, his voice steady and gentle as he looked at the tearful Bella.

the phone with trembling hands and entered Drew's birthday. The

the photo gallery, there were several images of documents. Fearing any mishap, Yvonne had saved backups on

Justin and Bella carefully examined the files, he subconsciously leaned in, their heads almost

fluent in French,

Ryan joined in. But his French had been woefully lacking since childhood, so he

had originated from RC Biotech!" Bella's eyes burned with determination as she met Justin's

from Pivotage. Christopher left it there before he could take it with

mean Yvonne was targeted and hunted down because she had this

sharp gaze narrowing further. "Since this file was found at Pivotage, it confirms that

he kept it as leverage, just in case. Who else would want this information

heavy and oppressive silence fell over

to Grant and Clarice. Aside from

expression remained calm, but the sudden surge of

clenched his fists, his voice shaking

don't understand..." Bella took a deep breath, trying to maintain her composure. "Why did Yvonne call me at such a critical moment? With her personality, even if she

heart trembled at his words but continued, "So, if she called me at such a life-or- death moment,

she thought, her head throbbed,

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