Chapter 380
The The Quintetsâ Hacking Edward uttered, âThere's not much we could do, then. Our people
couldn't find out anything, and Silas isn't dumb enough to let us convince him to do a DNA test.â
Lara requested, âGrandpa might know something, since he investigated this. Perhaps you could pick
up some clues from him.â Edward replied, âYeah, I know what to do. Donât you worryâ
He joined her in bed and held her in his arms.
Lara let out a sigh âBen can't do anything right. At first, he ruined his chances with the Smith Family,
and now the Jones. I guess we'll have 10 count on our Aleena now.â Edward said, âBe patient.
Aleenaâs still young. Why don't we talk about this in two years?â
Lara squinted her eyes. âIt doesnât matter that sheâs young. I keep getting this feeling that Silas is
hiding something. He's got this different air around him now. We all know how far his influence
stems. With that negligible power of his, he doesn't stand a chance against us Could he be getting
support from somewhere else? Why am I feeling that we are losing more and more of our grip over
hirn now?â
Edward explained, âThe company has been growing rapidly for the past two years. He does seem to
be getting out of our control. Or you could be right-he might be busy getting chummy with Brian to
join forces with him.â Lara blurted, âYour sons are coming back to bite you, the one that fed them.
This was all because you decided to let Silas stay back then. And here we are. Not only did we fail to
hold any shares in the company, he also took the throne from us, with Grandpa backing him. If we
find our heads on his chopping board one day, do you think he would show us any mercy?â
Edward took a deep breath and admitted, âYes, it's all my fault for causing this mess.â
Lara leaned in on him. âI shouldn't blame you. Had I come into your life earlier, all these wouldnât
have happened. I actually have nothing against your son, but it'd be fair to at least be on equal
standing with him. This is what I call'insuranceâ. I just don't want to be defenceless when they
trample over us.â The next day. Silas called Brian the first thing in the morning to check on him.
Brian sounded exhausted; he merely replied, âI'm fine.â Silas raised his brow and asked, âWhat's
going on?â Slightly agitated, Brian answered, âNothing.â Silas pursued, âDid you feel any headache
after you woke up?â
Brian replied, âWoke up? I didn't even sleep at all.â Silas was surprised. âYou didn't sleep? What did
you do, then?â Perhaps due to Silas's incessant volley of questions, Brian went on to explain,"Our
company's server system went down. The IT department was trying to get it up the whole night, but
it was useless. Damn 11! The Quintetsâ gang must have gotten someone to hack our computer
systems. Once I'm done with this, I'm going to beat them up in their territory!â Silas thought to
himself, The Quintet's gang members are probably good at fighting and robbing. Tech-savvy tactics,
such as hacking, don't seem like their style. âAre you sure it was The Quintets gang?â Brian replied,
"We fought them back two nights ago, and the server went down last night. Who else could it be?â
Silas asked, âSo what's the status now? Can it be fixed?â Brian was agitated. âI have no idea. I've
been keeping watch here for the entire night. The IT team said two hours at first, and then they said
they needed more time, at least till tonight. I can't tell you when it will be fixed. Why did I even
recruit this group of useless idiots?â
Silas reassured, âDon't fret. I'll find someone to help you on that.â Brian asked, âWho?â He paused.
âHello?â He looked at the cellphone. Did he just hang up on me? He decided not to think further
Whoever was being sent over might not be able to solve the problem anyway. Every member of his
IT team was well paid and highly capable, and they were recruited precisely to prevent such
breakdowns from happening.