Emily sat tensely in her dimly lit living room, watching Gabriel hunched over his laptop, fingers flying over the keyboard.
Every second felt like an eternity as he muttered under his breath, cursing the unexpected resistance he was facing.
Emily’s patience wore thin, her foot tapping anxiously as she clenched her fists, trying to rein in her frustration.
Gabriel’s face twisted in frustration as he turned to her. “I was in Michael’s system, right there… but in a flash, someone shut me out! The firewall’s been reinforced—it’s like someone’s one step ahead every time I break in!”
Emily let out an exasperated growl and, without thinking, grabbed one of Gabriel’s laptops, smashing it to the floor in a fit of rage. Pieces scattered across the carpet.
Gabriel’s eyes widened in shock. “Are
