Chapter 193
Keith whirled around.
His eyes met Ivan's, furious and dark as thunderclouds.
"Don't tell me it's about defending your mother's honor again," Ivan's voice, icy and penetrating, echoed in the confined space.
Keith pressed his lips tightly together, remaining silent.
His intent this night had been simple curiosity about that woman, but he'd met his match and things had spiraled.
"Explain yourself. Why target Star Technology?" Ivan demanded, his gaze unrelenting.
Despite the rapid screen flicker, he'd noted the website URL.
His once prideful son had ambushed a start-up studio's website.
Keith's head was bowed, his fists clenched.
He gritted his teeth, but no words came out.
"Your hacking skills are world-class, Ivan said icily, “There are less than ten websites in the country that can defend your cyber assault. I'm going to say this one last time; no more using your hacking talents against any companies."
Keith suddenly looked up, "So, am I prohibited from attacking any company, or just Haley's?"
Ivan narrowed his eyes, “What are you getting at?"
"Dad, you know exactly what I mean."
Keith slipped off his shoes, climbed into bed, and pulled the covers over his head.
Ivan peered down at the rising lump under the blankets, his forehead creasing deeply with concern.
Keith's animosity towards Haley was utterly baffling. The car accident was still under investigation, and he couldn't fathom why Keith was so convinced Haley had a hand in it.
He left the room, ensuring the door clicked shut softly behind him.
Hardly back in his study, Ivan's phone rang, “Mr. Winston, I did some digging into Terry's social connections and unearthed a meet-up with the Thompson family’s butler half a month ago..." Luke reported.
Terry was the driver responsible for the accident that ended with his car in the river and Terry dead.
Ivan settled at his desk, “Thompson?"
"The Thompson family from the capital," Luke replied, “More than twenty years ago, the Thompsons worked on a project with the Winston Group before moving to the capital. It's understandable if Mr. Winston doesn't remember."
Ivan pondered for a moment before dredging up the Thompson family details from the depths of his memory. The business dealings with the Thompsons had been his father's domain; his knowledge was limited.
"Send someone to the capital to check on the Thompson family. Keep unraveling Terry's network. Don't overlook a single thread," he instructed coolly.
"Yes, sir!"
...
Arriving at the office in the morning, Haley sensed something was off the moment she booted up her computer.
She'd fortified her website with three firewalls yesterday, but today there were five, an eerie turn of events.
When she got into the backend, she saw that the hacker from yesterday had left a mess. Someone had successfully repulsed the hacker and added two more firewalls to strengthen her defenses.
The identity of her cyber savior was evident without a word.
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