Jasper''s jaw tensed as he felt nervous for both rissa and Alyssa. But his hacking skills were at the


    five- minute level, so he couldn''t be of much help. Alyssa had to be the one to do the job.


    The sound of water running came from the bathroom.


    rissa kept her eyes fixed on the progress bar on the screen, which had reached 50 percent. Her


    heart pounded wildly, putting her on tenterhooks.


    If Josh were to discover that she had tampered with hisputer, she would surely be killed by that


    beast.


    60 percent...


    70 percent.


    80 percent...


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


    At the same time, the sound of running water from the bathroom stopped.


    In that instant, rissa''s heart raced. Her entire body was drenched in a cold sweat, as if a bucket of


    cold water had been poured over her.


    When she heard Josh''s footsteps approaching the bathroom door, her heart sank in despair.


    "It''s over," she thought.


    Just before the bathroom door was opened, the progress bar suddenlypleted the remaining ten


    percent, and the dialogue box disappeared from the screen.


    rissa quickly unplugged the USB drive and threw it into the deepest part of the bookshelf.


    Her suspended heart finally found its ce, and a relieved smile tugged at her lips.


    That night, Alyssa and Jasper stayed up all night watching the videos stored on Josh''sputer. The


    room was filled with helpless cries and miserable screams from the girls. It was like hell on earth.


    Among these videos were two of rissa''s.


    Josh probably intended to use these as leverage to make rissa, or even the entire Sparks family, his


    ves for life.


    After they finished watching everything, it was already dawn.


    Alyssa closed herptop. With reddened eyes, she leaned into Jasper''s broad chest, silently shedding


    tears.


    "I wonder how Ms. Sparks is doing now."


    "She''s a smart woman. She''ll be fine." Jasper gently massaged her shoulders, turning his face to nt


    a warm kiss to soothe her anxiety.


    "I should have used a more cautious approach. Even if progress was slow, I shouldn''t have let her take


    such risks."


    Consumed by self-me, Alyssa trembled in his embrace. "I''m afraid she''ll end up like Nina."


    Jasper understood that this triggered her trauma. Gently, he took her slightly cool hand and kissed her


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    He then whispered softly, "She won''t. Though the Sparks family has fallen, she''s still the heiress of the


    Sparks family and a legitimate member of the Schmidt family. Josh won''t easily harm her."


    Upon hearing that, Alyssa nuzzled her head against his chest, feeling her emotions calm down slightly.


    "So, we must take Josh down this time. It''s the best we can do for rissa and those victimized girls."


    Meanwhile, at The Millennium, Jameson was also looking at the evidence he hadpiled about Josh.


    However, he looked at them with a mocking attitude, as if watching a joke.


    At the same time, there was an agreement for the transfer of shares in front of him.


    This was the second gift he prepared to give to Josh.


    As long as he got the shares from Josh, he would have absolute control over Schmidt Group. By then,


    ousting Victor would just be a matter of his word.


    At this thought, he couldn''t help but let out a grin.


    Just then, Carl walked in with a decanted red wine. "Mr. Schmidt, there''s been some activities over at


    Harper Group recently."