Chapter 1743

Jasper's jaw tensed as he felt nervous for both Clarissa and Alyssa. But his hacking skills were at the

five-minute level, so he couldn't be of much help. Alyssa had to be the one to do the job.

The sound of water running came from the bathroom.

Clarissa kept her eyes fixed on the progress bar on the screen, which had reached 50 percent. Her

heart pounded wildly, putting her on tenterhooks.

If Josh were to discover that she had tampered with his computer, she would surely be killed by that

beast.

60 percent...

70 percent...

80 percent...

Just as the progress bar reached 90%, it suddenly froze.

At the same time, the sound of running water from the bathroom stopped.

In that instant, Clarissa's heart raced. Her entire body was drenched in a cold sweat, as if a bucket of

cold water had been poured over her.

When she heard Josh's footsteps approaching the bathroom door, her heart sank in despair.

"It's over," she thought.

Just before the bathroom door was opened, the progress bar suddenly completed the remaining

ten percent, and the dialogue box disappeared from the screen.

Clarissa quickly unplugged the USB drive and threw it into the deepest part of the bookshelf.

Her suspended heart finally found its place, and a relieved smile tugged at her lips.

That night, Alyssa and Jasper stayed up all night watching the videos stored on Josh's computer.

The room was filled with helpless cries and miserable screams from the girls. It was like hell on

earth.

Among these videos were two of Clarissa's.

Josh probably intended to use these as leverage to make Clarissa, or even the entire Sparks family,

his slaves for life.

After they finished watching everything, it was already dawn.

Alyssa closed her laptop. With reddened eyes, she leaned into Jasper's broad chest, silently

shedding tears.

"I wonder how Ms. Sparks is doing now."

"She's a smart woman. She'll be fine.” Jasper gently massaged her shoulders, turning his face to

plant a warm kiss to soothe her anxiety.

"I should have used a more cautious approach. Even if progress was slow, I shouldn't have let her

take such risks.”

Consumed by self-blame, Alyssa trembled in his embrace. "I'm afraid she'll end up like Nina.”

Jasper understood that this triggered her trauma. Gently, he took her slightly cool hand and kissed

her palm and fingertips over and over.

He then whispered softly, "She won't. Though the Sparks family has fallen, she's still the heiress of

the Sparks family and a legitimate member of the Schmidt family. Josh won't easily harm her."

Upon hearing that, Alyssa nuzzled her head against his chest, feeling her emotions calm down

slightly.

"So, we must take Josh down this time. It's the best we can do for Clarissa and those victimized

girls."

Meanwhile, at The Millennium, Jameson was also looking at the evidence he had compiled about

Josh. However, he looked at them with a mocking attitude, as if watching a joke.

At the same time, there was an agreement for the transfer of shares in front of him

This was the second gift he prepared to give to Josh.

As long as he got the shares from Josh, he would have absolute control over Schmidt Group. By

then, ousting Victor would just be a matter of his word.

At this thought, he couldn't help but let out a grin.

Just then, Carl walked in with a decanted red wine. "Mr. Schmidt, there's been some activities over at

Harper Group recently."