Marion's heart tightened as if pierced by the icy resolve in her eyes. The words "I won't drop the charges" were like venomous nails, shattering all his delusions of control and redemption.
He tried to speak, but his throat was parched, unable to utter a single word.
Just as they stood locked in a tense standoff, blinding camera flashes exploded from all around, surrounding them like a menacing web.
"Ms. Clarke! Did you really steal the Ballard Group's core secrets after breaking up with Mr. Ballard?"
"It's said that you visited Lunos Tech yesterday. Were you planning to sell the stolen data to the Ballard Group's rivals?"
"Mr. Ballard, did you come to the police station to bail out the suspect? Does this mean the Ballard Group admits the data leak is related to your personal relation
