SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan) novel Chapter 208

Chapter 208

Stefan burst through the doors of Kane Industries at three in the morning, his face pale with urgency. The security guard looked startled at the intrusion, but Stefan's name was on the authorized visitor list thanks to his recent work helping Camille.

"I need to get to Hannah Zhao immediately," Stefan said, his voice tight with desperation. "It's an emergency."

The elevator ride to the thirty-second floor felt endless. Stefan clutched his phone containing the recording from Pier 47, knowing that what he'd witnessed would change everything. The Guardian's plan would destroy Victoria, Camille's family, and possibly everyone connected to Kane Industries.

He found Hannah still in her engineering lab, surrounded by computer screens displaying code that looked like digital hieroglyphics. Coffee cups and energy drink cans created a fortress around her workspace, evidence of another all-night session fighting the cyber attacks on Kane Industries.

"Stefan?" Hannah looked up from her monitors, her eyes red from exhaustion. "What are you doing here? It's three AM."

"I recorded Alexander's meeting with his contact tonight. They're planning to release false evidence against Victoria in a few hours. Every major news outlet is going to receive fabricated documents claiming she's a mass murderer."

Hannah's face went white. "Show me."

Stefan connected his phone to Hannah's computer system, pulling up the audio and video from the pier meeting. They watched in horrified silence as the masked Guardian outlined his plan to destroy Victoria and anyone protecting her.

"This is insane," Hannah whispered when the recording ended. "He's created an entire false narrative with fake evidence, fake testimony, fake financial records."

"Can you stop it? Can you prevent the story from going public?"

Hannah's fingers were already flying across her keyboard, diving into the digital networks that connected major news organizations. "Maybe. If I can identify how they're planning to distribute the false evidence, I might be able to intercept it before it reaches the media."

"How long do we have?"

"He said by dawn. That gives us maybe three hours." Hannah pulled up multiple screens showing communication networks, server farms, and media distribution systems. "Stefan, this isn't just some amateur operation. Whoever is behind this has professional-grade resources."

"I know. That's what makes it so dangerous."

Hannah began running diagnostic programs, searching for any unusual activity in the networks used by major news organizations. "There," she said, pointing to anomalous data streams. "Someone is preloading large data packages to Bloomberg, CNN, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal. Scheduled for automatic release at six AM."

Stefan felt his heart racing. "Can you stop them?"

"I can try. But Stefan, what we're about to do is technically illegal. We're going to hack into news organization servers and delete information before it can be published."

"Even if that information is false and designed to destroy innocent people?"

Hannah stared at her screens, weighing the moral implications. "If we get caught, we could face federal charges for cyber crimes. Our word against theirs about whether the evidence was fabricated."

"Hannah, if we don't stop this, Victoria could be arrested for murder. Camille's parents could be destroyed. Senator Alvarez's political career could be ruined. All based on lies."

Hannah nodded grimly and began typing commands with fierce determination. "Then we stop it. But we need to be smart about this. If I just delete the files, they'll know someone interfered and they'll try another approach."

"What do you suggest?"

"We replace their false evidence with the real documents from Victoria's private archives. We let the truth fight the lies." Hannah's eyes blazed with intellectual fury. "If they want to play dirty with fake evidence, we'll show the media what really happened fifteen years ago."

Stefan watched as Hannah worked with surgical precision, identifying each false document in the Guardian's media packages and preparing replacement files. The real court records, the actual safety reports, the genuine testimony from the Meridian Technologies case.

"This is incredible," Hannah muttered as she analyzed the fabricated evidence. "They didn't just edit existing documents. They created completely fake testimony from victims' families, forged engineering reports, even manufactured financial records showing bribes that never happened."

"How sophisticated is this operation?"

"Government level. Military level. Whoever is behind this has access to document creation tools that most intelligence agencies would envy." Hannah paused in her typing. "Stefan, this Guardian person isn't just some grieving relative seeking revenge. This is a professional operation designed to destroy specific targets."

Stefan felt cold dread in his stomach. "Which means Alexander is being used by someone with a much larger agenda."

"Exactly. And when they realize their media attack has been stopped, they'll escalate to more direct methods."

Hannah's computers chimed with alerts as her infiltration programs gained access to the news organization servers. "I'm in. I can see the scheduled releases. Bloomberg has a package titled 'Exclusive Investigation: Kane Industries CEO Linked to Factory Deaths.' CNN has 'Breaking: Federal Investigation Targets Corporate Cover-Up.' Fox News has 'Mass Murder Scandal Rocks Business Empire.'"

"My God," Stefan whispered. "They were going to destroy her completely."

"Not were. Are. I'm replacing every false document with real evidence right now." Hannah's fingers moved across her keyboard like a pianist performing a complex symphony. "But Stefan, this is just the first wave. Once they realize their media attack failed, they'll try something else."

"Like what?"

"Direct attack on Kane Industries servers. Attempted assassination of key witnesses. Physical destruction of evidence." Hannah's voice was grim. "People this sophisticated don't just give up when Plan A fails."

"The Guardian, Alexander's contact. He planned to destroy Victoria with false media reports this morning. We're stopping the cyber attack, but he might escalate to violence."

The line went quiet for a moment. "Are you serious?"

"Dead serious. Please, just get to the hospital. Bring security. Don't trust anyone you don't know personally."

"I'm leaving right now."

As Stefan hung up, Hannah let out a triumphant shout. "Got them! I've replaced all the false documents across every major news platform. When they try to publish at six AM, the real story will come out instead of their fabricated lies."

"Is it over?"

Hannah's expression was grim as she monitored her screens. "No. Look at this."

Stefan felt despair creeping in. "Can you stop all of it?"

"Not all of it. But I can make sure the major outlets have the truth." Hannah's voice was determined despite her exhaustion. "Stefan, we need help. This is bigger than just the two of us can handle."

"What kind of help?"

"Federal help. FBI cyber crimes division. This operation is too sophisticated for amateur hackers. The Guardian has resources that suggest government or military training."

Stefan nodded, pulling out his phone again. "I'll call Senator Alvarez. If anyone can get the FBI involved quickly, it's him."

As Stefan dialed, Hannah continued her digital battle, fighting to protect the truth while the Guardian's false evidence spread across the internet like a virus.

Outside the windows of Kane Industries, dawn was beginning to break over Manhattan. In a few hours, the business world would wake up to discover either the truth about Victoria Kane or a carefully crafted lie designed to destroy her.

The outcome depended on whether Hannah's skills were enough to defeat an enemy with seemingly unlimited resources and no moral boundaries.

The digital war for the truth had begun, and everything Camille loved hung in the balance.