The 24th Century Warrior Became a Fake Heiress novel Chapter 158

Chapter 158 Hacking the System

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The Isabella who once cared about the Powells–who longed for their love and affection–was already

gone.

The person standing before Isaac now was truly herself.

So Isaac was apologizing to the wrong person.

“It tastes fine. But you don’t need to make it again,” Isabella said flatly. “Nora’s the professional. From now on, let her handle it, Isaac.”

Just like that–polite, distant, nothing more.

She didn’t need any extra gestures.

She wasn’t that girl anymore, and she no longer expected warmth from the Powell family.

Besides, she’d already found her own.

Isaac’s attempts to make things right had come too late. And she didn’t want them.

With that, Isabella set down her bowl and spoon.

Once she finished the oatmeal, she headed straight to her room.

After she left, Isaac remained stubbornly seated at the edge of the table, not moving an inch.

He understood exactly what Isabella meant.

But he couldn’t wrap his head around it–he was trying to make amends, wasn’t he?

And he was willing to do better.

Why did Isabella insist it was too late?

Was one mistake really enough to close the door forever?

What he didn’t know was that the Isabella from before used to sit on her bed, hugging her knees and crying, wondering what she’d done wrong why her father and brothers never seemed to care, why they never believed her.

Some kinds of pain, you only truly understood if you’d lived through them yourself.

Isabella didn’t waste much time or energy thinking about Isaac.

To her, he was just her biological brother–nothing more.

Out of respect for this body and its original owner, as long as he didn’t cause trouble, she’d keep an eye out for him. But that was it.

When it came down to it, Isaac only felt regret because the person standing here now was her.

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Chapter 158 lacking the System

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What if it were still the original girl–timid, awkward, and lost?

Isabella’s expression remained calm.

She had no right to forgive Isaac on behalf of the one who was gone.

So it was better if they just kept their distance

Isaac could play his part as her brother.

But as for sibling bonding or any real affection–she wasn’t interested.

Isabella opened her laptop and logged into her Vex account. Immediately, a message from Eugene caught.

her eye.

After reading it, she raised a brow slightly.

The Neural–Network Interface System that Powell Group and Bexley Group were developing together was scheduled to launch at the end of the month?

On the very same day Carter Group was set to release theirs?

A head–to–head showdown?

Isabella narrowed her eyes,

She quickly hacked into the internal servers of both Powell Group and Bexley Group.

There was no sign either company had made any real breakthrough on the Neural–Network Interface System.

Their R&D was stalled–even further behind than she’d expected.

With Adrian diverting funds away from the project, development had basically halted. There was no way they could have a finished product ready this soon.

A scam?

The thought flashed through Isabella’s mind,

What the Powells and Bexleys were pulling was nothing new in the corporate world.

To secure funding, some companies would dress up a half–baked product as the real deal, announce it at a press conference, mislead everyone, and attract massive investments.

The more ethical ones would actually pour that money back into R&D, push the project forward, and eventually deliver–meeting investor expectations in the end.

No one would ever know the initial launch was mostly smoke

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