Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 106

Immediately after, Summer logged into her hacker alias account, 'W', and posted an arrogant update: *It took you guys hours to figure it out. Honestly, it wasn't easy.*

This served as an indirect confession that the video was indeed a hacker's fabrication.

With both Summer's statement and the notorious hacker's admission, the public no longer doubted the police department's official release.

The Sterling Group's official website followed up with an announcement, stating they had reported the cyberattack to the police, provided all necessary digital evidence, and would fully cooperate in capturing the perpetrators.

Simultaneously, the company donated $30 million to enhance national cybersecurity infrastructure and combat cybercrime.

This philanthropic move earned them public praise from the government.

The internet was stunned by the massive plot twist.

Netizens who had been fiercely defending Summer a second ago instantly pivoted to sympathizing with Lily.

Lily's follower count skyrocketed, turning the disaster into a massive PR win that boosted her to influencer status.

The Sterling Group's corporate image was completely rehabilitated, their brand awareness and influence expanding even further—essentially scoring them a highly effective, free marketing campaign.

Summer didn't care about any of this. She boarded the helicopter to Bridgeport.

At Bridgeport General Hospital.

During the crash, Edward had shielded Maeve, leaving her with relatively minor injuries.

Edward's condition, however, was dire.

He had suffered severe head trauma, with glass shards embedded at an incredibly precarious angle. There wasn't a single surgeon in all of Bridgeport qualified to perform the operation.

Summer immediately had them airlifted to Tessa's hospital in Empire City.

Summer's eyes were bloodshot, practically weeping blood from sheer panic.

Heartbroken for her friend, Tessa pulled her into a tight hug. "Don't worry, Dr. Alistair Grant can do the surgery. He happens to be at our hospital today for an exchange program. I already talked to the director, and the director personally asked him. Dr. Grant agreed."

Overwhelmed with panic and rage, a violent wave of dizziness hit Summer. She swayed unsteadily, and Tessa quickly caught her in a worried grip.

Leaning on Tessa, Summer forced herself to breathe and regain her composure. "It's fine, it's fine. I'll go find him. I'll talk to him."

Inside Hunter's hospital room.

Summer grabbed Xavier's hand in a death grip, clinging to him like a drowning woman holding a lifeline.

Through choked sobs, she stared at him. "Xavier, in seven years, I have never begged you for anything. But I am begging you now—please give Dr. Grant back to my dad. His condition is critical, and only Dr. Grant can perform the surgery. Please, Xavier, or my dad is going to die."

Xavier glanced at Lily, then decisively pulled his hand from Summer's grasp. "Summer, calm down."

Summer wanted to be calm, but her father was lying in a pre-op room, waiting for a savior.

She was an orphan, but since the day they took her in, her adoptive parents had never treated her poorly. They had loved her endlessly.

When her face was severely injured and scarred in the past, the reconstructive surgeries were astronomically expensive. Her parents were ordinary, working-class people, but no matter how hard it got, they never once gave up on her.