A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Chapter 8 - A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Half of the employees in the room visibly lit up with excitement, discussing with one another.

"Phoenix is amazing! No one has ever been able to remove their software or track them down. And the more you try doing so, the more flaws you end up with. Their software has a certain trait though that they only run for five days. After five days are up, they are automatically deactivated."

"There are lots of rumors circulating about Phoenix too. Some say they're a young prodigy, while some say they're in their fifties or sixties. Basically... no one has ever seen them in the flesh."

"But Phoenix has been on a hiatus for many, many years. Why did they suddenly resurface again? And they clearly have their eyes on H Group for some reason. We're so unlucky!"

'Unlucky?' Halston remembered what Flossie said at the hospital a while ago. 'Tsk, is this woman a psychic? Her prediction was way too accurate.'

Based on their assumptions, H Group had lost at least five hundred million dollars due to this incident. It truly was an unfortunate event for the entire company.

"Phoenix?" Halston narrowed his eyes, mumbling the name under his breath.

In that instant, his pride got the best of him, as he didn't like admitting defeat.

Upset, he gave orders in a chilling tone. "Elijah, I want to know who this 'Phoenix' person is. Spread the news that whoever gets information on this person will be rewarded a hundred and fifty million dollars.

"Atchoo! Atchoo!"

Flossie sneezed several times as she arrived at a crowded restaurant, so much so that her ears were burning up.

"That's weird. I swear I'm not sick anymore, but why am I still sneezing so much?" Flossie sniffed, wondering if she should take some Tylenol later.

"Maybe someone is talking behind your back!" Leia Osborne said as she handed Flossie a copy of 'BC News'. "Oh Flossie, you're in trouble! Your future ex-husband is out to get you. He's even offered a hundred and fifty million as a reward!"

As Liam's twin sister, Leia was also very close with Flossie. However, she didn't worship her like how her brother did. She was more like Flossie's best friend. Whenever the two got together, banter and hilarious memories would ensue.

Flossie scanned through the newspapers and chuckled with disdain. "If he has the power to do this, he should think of how to mend that flawed business system instead! It's been years, and yet their system is still as weak as ever. It really didn't take much to hack into it."

"You're wild, Flossie!" Leia said and gave her a thumbs up. "As you should be, though, honestly! After all, you're the legendary hacker, the one and only Phoenix!"

"That ice block Halston Guajardo really wasted his handsome looks. He's all beauty but no brains! How could he cheat on you?! You've been nothing but great! He even got his mistress pregnant. What a b*stard!"

"Why doesn't he ever use his d*mn brain and realize how much you've helped him over the past few years!? If you hadn't secretly stopped every attack on that broken system, it would've been hacked repeatedly... Ugh, he deserves everything that's happening to him now. What an ungrateful jerk!"

Leia used to be their number-one fan. She hoped the two could fall in love with time, despite their arranged marriage, just like the ones shown in fiction. Instead, the plot in this love story took a turn, as the male lead brought his mistress and their illegitimate child into the house. From that moment on, Leia felt like her heart had sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

'F*ck this sh*t!' Leia thought, feeling as if she was angrier than Flossie herself. She even contemplated barging into H Group and beating the man up.

Just then, a waiter walked over to their table, serving them a plate of nicely barbecued skewers, along with a few cans of beer. Leia immediately opened one of the cans and downed the entire thing as if it were just plain water.