Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71

But the NSA agents didn’t even glance at Clara. They walked straight to Sophia.

“Sophia Davis, we’ve received a report that you’re suspected of stealing and leaking national secrets. You’re going to have to come with us.”

Sophia’s eyes widened in disbelief, and she struggled, screaming, “You’ve got the wrong person! It wasn’t me! It was Clara! You should be arresting her!”

The agents from the National Security Agency were impassive, pulling a printed document from their briefcases and handing it to her. “This is the operation log showing you using software to tamper with the surveillance records in the R&D department at 10:17 p.m. last night.” “And these are the images captured by the backup camera in the hallway when you broke into Clara Bennett’s office.”

The time and operational trail on the document were clear and detailed, and the backup camera had captured everything Sophia had done. Her face turned deathly pale in an instant, her fingers trembling as she gripped the hem of her clothes, still trying to argue, “This… this is fabricated! I wouldn’t even know how to use software to tamper with surveillance!”

Clara cut her off sharply.”Oh, really?”

All eyes immediately focused on her, filled with curiosity but even more with confusion. Meeting the gazes of the crowd, Clara exchanged a smile with Ryan ‘Walker.

Fortunately, she and Ryan had noticed Sophia’s odd behavior long ago and had prepared for this.

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She took the tablet from the NSA agent, her voice stern,

“Sophia Davis, then are you saying the chat logs on your phone with overseas numbers are also fabricated?!” Clara tapped the tablet, and Sophia’s messages with an unknown number instantly appeared on the screen. “Data sent. When will you arrange my trip abroad?”

“Rest assured, we’ll process your visa immediately after it’s done.”

Even the serial number of the USB drive Sophia used to copy the data matched the one she pulled from her pocket this morning!

The evidence was irrefutable, and the surrounding employees immediately erupted.

“So it really was Sophia! She acted so innocent before, even turning around and framing Clara!”

“That’s disgusting, right? She leaked company secrets just to go abroad. This is a project involving national security!”

“No wonder she was always targeting Clara; she was afraid Clara would block her path!”

“Clara! I was wrong! Please, help me!”

Sophia collapsed to the floor, staring at the evidence in Clara’s hand. Knowing that further denials were useless, she could only place her last hope in Clara.

“I was just confused for a moment. You have influence at Nova AI. Please, plead with them to let me off the hook!”

She lunged to grab Clara’s leg, but Ryan swatted her hand away, shielding Clara behind him.

Clara’s voice was as cold as ice.”You leaked the core data of Blade, which concerns national security. It’s not something I can solve by simply pleading for mercy.”

She looked at Sophia’s distorted face, her eyes devoid of sympathy.”You should have thought about the consequences when you did these things.”

She then turned to the National Security Agency personnel.”Officers, I request that she be dealt with according to the law, with absolutely no favoritism.

The NSA agents nodded and immediately escorted Sophia away.

Watching her colleagues point and whisper, and seeing Clara’s cold eyes, Sophia’s hope shattered instantly. Her gaze flickered for a moment. She had begged Clara for forgiveness so humbly, so why wouldn’t Clara let her off the hook?

The thought of actually going to jail flashed through her mind. Wouldn’t her life be ruined?! Sophia recalled the unfamiliar number that had contacted her, and her eyes gradually cleared. No, she couldn’t go to hell alone. That person could definitely help her!

Yes, as long as she contacted that person!

With that thought, Sophia seemed to regain some confidence. She swallowed hard and gave the NSA agents behind her an apologetic smile.”Officers, may I request to use the restroom?”

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“Don’t worry, don’t worry, I’m not going to run! You can have someone stand guard outside the restroom if you want. I just need to use the facilities, I won’t cause any trouble.”

The agents exchanged glances. It seemed reasonable enough, so they sent two female officers to accompany Sophia into the restroom. “I advise you not to try anything funny.”

Sophia nodded repeatedly, agreeing. The two female agents followed her into the restroom, standing guard outside the stall door. Sophia carefully closed the door, then immediately pulled out her phone.

She found the number she hadn’t saved and dialed it.

A mechanical female voice came through the receiver:”The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check the number and try again.”

“Disconnected… How can it be disconnected!”

Sophia’s voice trembled, and cold sweat streamed down her churchs.

What was she going to do?

Who else could help her?

Suddenly, as if struck by inspiration, she dialed Olivia’s number.

Once she confirmed that Olivia was right by her phone, she immediately hung up and quickly sent Olivia a text message.

Her fingertips were a blur on the screen, fueled by anxiety.

“Olivia, the National Security Agency is here investigating me for leaking information to Nova AI!”

“Help me! Everything I’m doing is to help Stellar Horizon overtake Nova AI, to help you secure your position at Stellar Horizon!” Meanwhile, Olivia’s face paled the moment she saw the message.

Being the smart woman she was, Olivia figured Sophia must have company and couldn’t talk freely, so she quickly tamped down her texted back.

“Are you insane? When did I ever ask you to do any of this?”

Olivia couldn’t believe how stupid Sophia was-she’d only mentioned it in passing, and Sophia had actually gone through with it!

Sophia’s face drained of color when she saw Olivia’s reply, her eyes wide with shock.

Olivia was clearly trying to distance herself.

No, she couldn’t let Olivia wriggle off the hook so easily.

anger and

At this point, self-preservation was the only option. They might as well tear off the window.

e pretense and throw a

any semblance of propriety out the

“Olivia, if you don’t help me, I’ll hand over the recording of our previous conversations to the National Security Agency.” “And I’ll also expose how Mr. Carter helped you cover up the plagiarism of Clara Bennett’s

Olivia read the message, her face darkening with each word.

Sophia was clearly trying to drag her down with her. If she didn’t help, and Sophia really had questioning by the National Security Agency!

e recordings, she’d definitely be brought in for

And if the plagiarism incident came to light, her reputation in the AI industry would be ruined!

Biting her lip, she paced back and forth in the room for a long time, finally seeming to reach a decision. She walked out of the knocked on the study door.

room and

Victor Bennett was in the study, reviewing documents. Seeing Olivia enter with red-rimmed eyes, he frowned slightly.”What’s wrong? What’s made you so upset?”

Meeting Victor’s concerned gaze, Olivia felt the anxiety weighing on her chest lessen a little. In this world, she still had someone on her side, after all.

“Big brother, my colleague… Sophia, the one we ran into at Nova AI, has been reported by Clara for leaking information.”

“Just now, she contacted me and said that Clara’s doing this to drag me down with her, to make me subject to investigation, to frame me.”

“She also said that Clara is working with some people from the old Lewis AI Research Institute to create false evidence, saying I plagiarized her

data.”

“Brother, why would Clara do this?”

“First, she falsely accused me of harming her child, and now she’s falsely accusing me of leaking information and plagiarism. She’s trying to

ruin me!”

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The more she talked, the more aggrieved she felt, tears welling up in her eyes, a picture of heartbroken vulnerability. “Brother, do you think she’s doing all this because she thinks Mr. Carter and I are getting too close?”

“But, Brother, if Mr. Carter and I are close, it’s all for the sake of the Bennett family and Carter family’s cooperation!”

Victor Bennett’s expression shifted, not expecting Clara to be so increasingly willful and headstrong. He said in a deep voice, “Don’t panic. I’ll give her a call. With me here, I won’t let her bully you.”

Clara was organizing evidence with Ryan Walker when she received Victor Bennett’s call.

When the caller ID showed Victor Bennett’s name, Clara’s expression faltered slightly. She didn’t know why Victor Bennett was calling her, but she had a vague, uneasy premonition.

She and Victor Bennett had reached this point over their mother’s death. What need was there for them to contact each other?

Ryan Walker seemed to sense her hesitation and reached out to hang up the phone for her.”You don’t have to answer this call. Or I can answer it for you.”

But Clara was one step ahead of him, taking back her phone. “Ryan, there are some things I need to learn to face on my own. From now on, I don’t want to rely on anyone. I only want to rely on myself.”

Ryan’s heart fluttered at Clara’s gentle but firm voice.

Even though Clara had just refused his help, saying she didn’t want to rely on him, as if she was drawing a line between them…

But Clara had called him Ryan for the first time…

A slightly intimate form of address.

Did that mean…?

With that thought, Ryan glanced thoughtfully at Clara.

Clara, on the other end, had already answered Victor’s call.

Victor’s slightly angry voice came through the phone,”Clara, why are you accusing Olivia of leaking information?”

“You need to immediately tell the National Security Agency that Olivia has nothing to do with this.”

“Whether or not Olivia is involved isn’t up to you or me to decide. We have to wait for the National Security Agency to investigate.”

Clara’s heart tightened. She hadn’t expected Victor to be so harsh with her for a bastard daughter, believing that she was framing Olivia.

But she had never thought of targeting Olivia from beginning to end, and she didn’t even know how Olivia got involved in this matter.

As for her deliberately framing Olivia, that was even more absurd!

“If she’s truly innocent, she’ll be released after the investigation is complete.”

Hearing Clara hang up, Victor’s face darkened. He paused, deep in thought, before grabbing his coat.

“Let’s go find her at Nova AI!”

In Victor’s eyes, Clara wasn’t just trying to frame Olivia; she was getting back at him.

Retaliating for him telling the Carters about Clara’s abortion.

If this wasn’t handled carefully, Olivia could be taken in for questioning by the National Security Agency, and he wouldn’t let that happen. Clara seemed to forget she hadn’t gotten her hands on her mother’s shares in the Bennett Group yet.

He owned half those shares. Without his approval, she’d never get them.

Olivia followed Victor out the door, her panic and unease vanishing, a subtle smile playing on her lips as she moved closer to Victor.

She knew her father loved her the most. With him on her side, Clara couldn’t touch her.

Inside Nova Al’s R&D department, Clara stared at the computer screen, her fingers flying across the keyboard.

Lines of code scrolled rapidly, finally stopping on a set of coordinates.

She looked up at the National Security Agency agents.”I recovered Sophia’s call logs and locations. Several times, the signal source for the messages traced back to Apex’s Chicago branch.”

The National Security Agency personnel nodded immediately.”Alright, we’ll split into two groups. One will take Sophia Davis back to the bureau for further investigation, and the other will check Apex for leads.”

Two agents hauled the wailing and struggling Sophia toward the elevators.

But just as they reached the hallway, they ran into Olivia Bennett and Victor Bennett, who were hurrying over.

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Seeing Olivia, Sophia acted as if she’d spotted her savior, struggling and shouting, “Olivia! Help me! I did it all so you could get a foothold in Stellar Horizon! You can’t abandon me!”

Olivia hadn’t expected her to be so stupid as to say that in front of the NSA. She glared at her fiercely.

“Don’t talk nonsense! Just wait for the investigation results!”

Meeting the National Security Agency’s probing eyes, Olivia’s expression grew even more strained. She forced a smile,”Of course, cooperating with investigations is every citizen’s duty. If there’s evidence pointing to me, I won’t hesitate to cooperate.”

Despite her words, she wasn’t sure if Sophia would really hand over those recordings. Her only option now was to get Sophia out of this mess, ensuring her own safety as well.

Thinking quickly, Olivia and Victor exchanged a look and hurried into the R&D department. Spotting Clara, Olivia said, “Clara, Sophia just made a mistake. She didn’t really mean to leak any secrets, she just wanted to secure a way out for herself. Can you talk to the National Security. Agency and see if they’ll let her off the hook?”

Clara looked at her coldly, finding her words ridiculous.

Sophia had leaked national secrets. Whether or not to let her go wasn’t up to Clara.

Seeing that she wouldn’t budge, Victor grew angry.”Clara! Don’t go too far. Did you set up this whole leak thing to frame Olivia?”

Clara looked at Victor’s furious expression, a flash of sarcasm in her eyes.

Victor always claimed to hate her for causing their mother’s death, acting like he loved their mother so much. But now, he was siding with an illegitimate daughter at every turn.

Little did he know, it was Olivia, this illegitimate daughter’s homewrecking mother, who had stolen her mother’s happy family!

“I framed her?”

“Then tell me, how did I frame her? And what about her is even worth framing?”

“It’s because you thought she was getting too close to Ethan, afraid she’d ruin your marriage, so you didn’t hesitate to use your own child to frame her!”

“After I told the Carters about this, you resented her even more, so you orchestrated this whole thing yourself!”

“Clara, I’m warning you, don’t forget, whether or not you get Mom’s shares in the Bennett Group ultimately depends on me!”

“If you really push this too far, do you think I won’t give those shares to Olivia as compensation?!”

Hearing this, Olivia’s eyes darkened. She hadn’t expected Victor to go this far for her, using their mother’s inheritance as a threat. Who was really his sister here?

Clara couldn’t help but laugh, her laughter filled with mockery.”Victor, you really are blind.”

“As for the shares, Mom left a will. What’s mine is mine, and I won’t touch a single penny of yours.”

“But if you want to spend my mother’s money on her, Victor, you better believe I can make sure you don’t get a single cent!”

With that, Clara reached out and abruptly pointed at Olivia, who had been hiding behind Victor.

Clara rubbed her tired eyes, her voice resolute.”Whether Olivia was involved in leaking secrets isn’t up to you or me to decide. We’ll have to wait for the National Security Agency to investigate.”

“If you want to protect her, you’ll have to see if the evidence agrees. And if you think I’m going to vouch for her, you’re dreaming!”

“You-1”

Victor glared at her, about to retort, but Clara cut him off.”Besides, why are you so sure I’m framing Olivia? What if she’s the one framing me?”

“Impossible!”

Victor denied it without a second thought.”Why would Olivia frame you? What reason would she have? It’s you who caused our mother’s death, and that wasn’t enough…”

“I told you, Mom’s death wasn’t my fault!” Clara interrupted him sharply, staring directly at Victor, each word distinct.”I’ll tell you why she wants to hurt me.”

“Because she wants to marry Ethan Carter and thinks I’m standing in her way!”

Olivia paled at those words.

Clara glanced at her coldly and continued, “That’s why she didn’t want me to have the Carter family’s child. She provoked Lucas to kick my stomach and then locked me in the research lab, trying to suffocate me to death!”

“Thank God I had the abortion, or it could have been a double tragedy back then!”

“Olivia, dare to say you didn’t do those things?!”

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Meanwhile, back at Carter Group headquarters.

Ethan was working when his assistant hurriedly knocked on his office door, looking troubled.”Mr. Carter, our employees at Nova AI just sent word that Victor brought Olivia into the R&D department and they’re cornering Clara.”

Ethan immediately stopped what he was doing, his eyes like daggers as he scanned the assistant’s face.

He couldn’t help but recall all the things Victor had done for Olivia.

He wondered what kind of trouble Victor and Olivia would stir up for Clara this time at Nova AL

Without hesitation, he immediately stood up, grabbed his coat, and slipped the flash drive containing the video of Olivia shoving Clara into his inside jacket pocket.

“Get the car ready. We’re going to Nova Al!”