Chapter 982


    Timothy fell into silence as he recalled the events of four years ago.


    Caleb lifted his head and said, "Honestly, I believe you had no other option back then."


    Timothy ced the ss on the table and asserted, "Ultimately, it is my responsibility."


    "Then what are you nning to do?"


    "I don''t have any specific ideas yet, but I''ll definitely make it up to Mia and the children, no matter what."


    Timothy nced at his watch and eximed, "Hold on a moment, is there another international conference going on?"


    The secretary nodded and replied, "Indeed, Mr. Barrett. But you look quite tired now. Perhaps it would be wise to postpone the meeting until tomorrow. You really need to rest."


    "There is no need for a postponement. Start the meeting now."


    The secretary hesitated for a moment and nced at Caleb who was sitting beside Timothy, silently urging him to assist in convincing Timothy not to rush into work. Caleb let out a sigh and discreetly shook his head.


    In fact, he empathized with Timothy''s state of mind. Taking a break would only lead him to dwell on events from that fateful year. Perhaps throwing himself into work would provide some respite after all.


    Soon, Timothy sat at his desk and turned on theptop. He was ready for the meeting. But at the start of the meeting, he realized that there was no audio in the video call.


    The secretary standing next to him was visibly distressed, as perspiration trickled down his forehead. "I''ll promptly arrange for someone to fix it. Please bear with me for a moment."Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Shortly thereafter, not only did the sound of the video call fade away, but the screens of the online participants started going dark one by one. Simultaneously, a clown wearing a mask made an appearance.


    Timothy stared at the clown masks on theputer screen and pondered whether someone has hacked into theputer system. Could it be someone from the Lane family?


    The secretary stepped aside, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I''ve already requested assistance from the technical department to address this issue, and it will be resolved shortly."


    Timothy nced at the clown portraits on the screen, and suddenly one of the clowns disyed a mocking expression. Then, a sentence challenging Timothy appeared on the screen. "Catch me if you can."


    Upon reading this sentence, Timothy''s expression darkened. In the next moment, he ced his hands on the keyboard, his slender fingers dancing across the keys, as a series of codes swiftly appeared on the screen.


    Caleb came over, nced at the screen, and said, "Tim, yourptop has been attacked by a hacker. Could it be someone from the Lane family? I''ve heard that Nathan, the second eldest son of the Lane family, is a master hacker.


    After all, the Lane family had already sent a killer, so it was not surprising that they would now send a hacker.


    If Nathan were to truly take action,


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    he would likelyunch a direct attack on his system, rendering all the work systems be used useless and paralyzed. There was no chance he would consider wearing his clown mask as a means to provoke him in such a way.


    Timothy promptly established a firewall and initiated


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    counter-tracking. Nevertheless, the opposing party''s attack was significantly more potent than before, and his firewall was soon breached. Yet, there was no way to break through his firewall just yet.


    Timothy was surprised too. "Indeed, he has made significant improvements since thest time we''ve met."