Melody stood frozen for a moment, stunned by N’s questions.


    After a long pause, she finally spoke. “Does it really matter? As long as you know I did it, isn’t that enough?”


    “Of course it matters. When the policee, they’ll ask for these details too. If your” answers don’t match Contelligence’s, it will be clear someone else is behind this,” N replied.


    If Contelligence had been interested in Prospectus Technology’s research data from the start, they wouldn’t have made it public. They’d know it would lead to awsuit. The fact that they released it meant they never intended to keep it. Their goal was simply to target Prospectus Technology.


    More importantly, N had checked the security footage after growing suspicious of -Melody.


    Melody had been delivering meals to her from the cafeteria every day, and the


    surveince had never cut out. There had been no opportunity for her to drug N’s food or drink.


    Melody bit her lip and took a deep breath. “Then I’ll answer those questions when the police arrive.


    Her evasiveness only deepened N’s suspicions. Still, if Melody refused to talk, there wasn’t much she could do.


    The police arrived shortly after and took Melody away. As she passed N, she muttered, “N, I’m sorry. You don’t have to forgive me.”


    After Melody was led out, the others in the meeting room began to leave


    N was about to go when Damon stopped her.


    “Do you really think Melody is responsible?” he asked.


    Now that it was just the two of them, N looked at him and shook her head. “I think someone else is behind this.<b>” </b>


    “Do you have any suspects?” Damon pressed.


    N hesitated for a moment before lowering her voice. “I suspect Gabriel.”


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    She had resisted the thought for a long time, as she and Gabriel had once had a friendly rtionship. She didn’t want to believe he would hurt her. But no one else made sense now.


    Damon nodded. “The week before the data leak, he was ordering two cups of coffee every day at lunch. But the day after yourputer was set to send the email, he stopped. Also, ording to his medical records overseas, he’s been treated for insomnia.


    N’s face darkened.


    During that time, both she and Melody had been busy with experiments, and it was true that Melody had regrly ordered coffee for them.


    N had never been suspicious because the coffee always came sealed. It hadn’t urred to her that sleeping pills might have been mixed into her drink.


    Now it all made sense. Melody had said she ordered the coffee, but if N had known it was from Gabriel, she wouldn’t have touched it.


    “It must be Gabriel. I need to confront him and ask why he did this to me!” she eximed.


    Anger surged through N, and she turned to leave, intent on finding Gabriel.


    Before she could get far, Damon grabbed her wrist. “Don’t rush in. If you confront him now, he’ll just deny everything. We need to gather more evidence first. Once we have proof, confronting him will be much easier.


    His words helped calm her. She lowered her gaze and smiled bitterly. “I just don’t understand why he would do this to me.


    Ever since Gabriel had returned to the country, he had been treating her well. If it hadn’t been for Wren constantly causing trouble between them, she might have even considered him her sibling.


    She never imagined he’d be plotting to destroy her career and reputation behind her back. All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    “If you can’t make sense of it, don’t dwell on it. Just know I won’t give him another chance to hurt you again,” Damon dered,