CHAPTER : 12
The call came at 8:14 a.m.
Sophia was halfway through a strategy briefing when Ethan’s phone vibrated against the glass conference table.
He glanced at the screen.
Unknown number.
He answered anyway.
His expression changed within seconds.
Sophia noticed immediately.
“What do you mean accessed?” His voice dropped into something dangerously calm.
The room fell silent.
The executives stopped typing.
Security shifted.
Ethan stood slowly.
“When was this?”
Pause.
“How many times?”
Another pause.
His jaw tightened.
“Lock the entire system down. I want the IT director in my office in fifteen minutes.”
He ended the call.
Sophia’s pulse had already quickened.
“Liam?” she asked quietly.
Ethan nodded once.
“His medical records were accessed at 3:12 a.m.”
The words
