The CEO’s Regret My Ex-Wife is a Tech Goddess novel Chapter 57

The color instantly drained from Alaina's face, leaving her as pale as a sheet.

However, she managed to regain her composure relatively quickly.

After all, if Lily could dig up her secrets, a powerhouse like The Security Administration would have absolutely no trouble uncovering them.

Feeling as though he had a vice grip on her throat, her gaze faltered. She swallowed hard, struggling to suppress the tidal wave of panic threatening to drown her. The man sitting before her was utterly terrifying.

"You have four options," Silas stated.

"One: join an established firm like Astra Technologies, grind it out as a basic researcher, and waste the precious little time you have left."

"Two: start your own lab and shoulder the risk of total financial ruin on your own."

"Three: drop your petty grudges and make the rational choice."

"The fourth option is a dead end. Pay the price for your irrationality, accomplish absolutely nothing, and die full of regrets."

Silas delivered each word with agonizing slowness. His eyes, however, resembled a predator locking onto its prey, refusing to let go the moment its fangs pierced the throat.

Alaina forgot to blink, pinned to the sofa and stripped of all ability to fight back.

For the first time in her life, she realized that men like him truly existed.

He invoked the Reaper, yet the devil himself was sitting right in front of her.

He lacked a shred of mercy or humanity.

Every syllable he spoke shattered hope; every sentence tightened the noose around her life.

"Dr. Rossi's time is extremely costly. You likely have five years, maybe seven if you fight for it," Silas informed her, his apathy bordering on heartless. "Aside from cooperating, you have no other choice."

With that, he stood up, handed his laptop to Zachary, and strode away.

"That's a lot to process. Take your time," Zachary added before following his boss out.

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