Chapter <b>421 </b>


    <b>+35 </b>


    Seeing N so agitated, Spencer spoke up. “N, do you have anything else to say?”


    N didn’t respond to him. Instead, she looked directly at Melody and asked, “You’re sure the 30,000 dors I gave you was hush money, right?”


    For a brief moment, Melody’s expression faltered, but she quickly nodded. “I’m sure.”


    “Okay.” N calmly pulled out her phone. “I recorded our callst night.”


    As soon as she said that, Melody’s face turned pale.


    Gabriel, sitting nearby, tensed up, his expression darkening. His eyes narrowed, and his hands clenched on the table instinctively.


    He hadn’t expected this–N had been cautious enough to record the conversation even in that situation.


    N ced her phone on the table and yed the recording. The voices from the call echoed through the dead–silent conference room. The more it yed, the paler Melody became.


    When <b>the </b>recording ended, N put away her phone and looked coldly at Melody. “If you don’t want to admit it, I can show the timestamp of the recording. Or we can call the police and have them pull the phone records.”


    With every word N uttered, Melody was ashen with despair.


    The room fell into an ufortable silence. All eyes were on Melody, and the looks of disdain and suspicion felt like needles piercing her skin. She wished she could disappear.


    “It’s obvious Melody’s the one responsible for the data leak. Why else would she use N?”


    “Typical–women always scheming against each other. So petty!”


    “Well, if she leaked the data, she should pay the price! Let her cover thepany’s losses. If she can’t, then lock her up for years!”


    The murmurs around Melody pushed her to the brink of breaking down. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at N, guilt and regret written across her face.


    “N, I’m sorry. The real person who leaked the data was


    Before she could finish, she caught sight of Gabriel toying with a gold ring in his hand. Her hands clenched tightly at her sides. She knew he was threatening her.


    If she exposed him, her mother would be in danger.


    Tears welled up in Melody’s eyes as she choked out, “The person who leaked the data… was me. Whatever punishment thepany decides, I’ll ept it.”


    N stared at her, her gaze devoid of emotion. She had trusted Melody, and this was how she was repaid–with a knife in her back.


    “Why did you leak thepany’s data to Contelligence?” N asked.


    Clearly not expecting the question, Melody froze for a moment before looking away. Why else? For money, of course. Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “But thepany already investigated. Neither you nor your family received anyrge sums of money recently. How did you even get in touch with them? And why did you use myputer to send the data? Plus, why would they choose to release the data now? Doing so doesn’t benefit them at all, does it?” N pressed.


    When Melody admitted to the leak earlier, N instinctively doubted it was really her. It felt too much like someone was orchestrating the whole thing to frame her.


    Besides, she had always trusted her instincts.