Divorce Failed! My Wife's Secret Identities Shock the World novel Chapter 32

From now on, this room would be Maeve's only real territory inside the villa.

To protect the data she'd collected over thousands of trials, security had to be pushed to the highest level.

She moved fast, getting cameras and sensors in place in minutes. Then she pulled out charm paper and tucked it into the room's blind spots, laying down a ward against intruders.

Anyone except her who tried to force their way in would trigger it automatically.

Once everything was in place, Maeve pulled her laptop from the suitcase.

The moment it booted up, a news alert popped onto the screen.

Grover Group's aesthetics division had developed a "miracle" skincare product, set to launch soon with major fanfare.

At the name Grover Group, a chill flickered through Maeve's eyes.

She clicked into the article and skimmed.

The medical team Grover Group had hired at enormous cost had spent years researching cellular regeneration. After relentless work, they claimed a breakthrough. Their upcoming product, the announcement promised, could make women look ten to twenty years younger.

The moment the story hit, the comments exploded.

In less than ten minutes, thousands of replies stacked up.

With current cosmetic science, "anti-aging" meant injections and surgery. No cream on earth could deliver that kind of reversal. Grover Group's announcement hit the internet like a match to gasoline.

Maeve's phone rang.

She answered, and Jasper Jett's voice came through. "Maeve, you're not home?"

Jasper paused. "From that tone, I'm guessing you don't believe their product works."

Maeve didn't deny it. "I'm not impressed."

Jasper couldn't see her expression from miles away, but he could hear the contempt threaded through her voice.

He lowered his voice. "The Grover family has serious momentum in Aethelburg. Along with the Fulton family and the Shaw family, they're the three major business dynasties. Their roots run deep. Don't provoke them—try not to do anything rash."

Jasper had known Maeve for years, but even he only understood her on the surface. He knew she studied traditional medicine, dabbled in… unconventional things, and had real skill in the hacker world.

To keep her from picking a fight with the wrong people, he started laying out the landscape.

"Right now, the only force with enough weight to stand against the big three is the White family—the mysterious one." He hesitated. "Yeah. The same White family you accidentally offended last time."