Second Chances

Chapter 60 

Liam could no longer suppress his overwhelming feelings. He kissed Emma deeply, longing for intimacy with her, wanting to get physical with her right now. 

But there were still too many obstacles, causing him great anguish. 

Liam’s kiss had never been so dominant and intense, almost as if it were tinged with aggression. 

After a long while, he let go, leaving Emma slightly breathless. 

“Aren’t you afraid of me after she told you those things?” he asked, his voice somewhat hoarse. 

Emma looked at the expression of this proud man, who was careful for her sake, and bandaged his wounds with heartache. 

“What’s so scary about you?” she said. “All I know is that they treat you poorly. In the past, you didn’t have me. Now you do, and all people who mistreat you, I’ll repay them a thousandfold for what they do to you! Even if it’s hell, I’ll be there with you!” Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

She was slender, yet her eyes revealed utmost stubbornness, 

That was the aura of dominance that belonged solely to her. 

Liam held Emma’s hand tightly. They were intimate. 

At this moment, the last emotional barrier in his heart was broken. He thought, ‘In this lifetime, Emma is my life!‘ 

In the Hall family’s villa, Elsie was sitting in the room. 

Thinking of the humiliation she had suffered today, her face contorted. 

She stared intently at the information on the computer and immediately called Kate. 

“Kate, I’ll give you one last chance!” she said. “If you still can’t do it well, you can forget about marrying into the Hall family.” 

On the phone, Kate answered while crying softly with sniffles. 

She wanted to cry but had no tears. 

If it weren’t for the fact that the Johnson family had focused all their attention on her younger brother over the years and that she was not valued at all, as a socialite, she would not have had to strive hard to cozy up to Elsie and Brad. 

When Kate received an email from Elsle, her eyes were suddenly filled with menace. 

She thought, “Emmal it’s all because of herl After experiencing so many failures, I understand Emma’s point of weakness that can be exploited better than anyone. Now, with the secret weapon Elsie gave me, Emma will surely be in deep shit this time!” 

Liam’s hand was not seriously injured. Emma bandaged it for him, The wound would recover in a few days. 

When Emma went to school the next day, she noticed that it was surrounded by police officers. 

After returning to class, Emma asked her classmates, “What’s with those police officers standing at the school gate?” 

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The classmate said, “I have no idea. I heard from others that the police received a report that someone in our school is involved in cybercrime.” 

“What kind of cybercrime?” Emma asked cautiously. 

She thought, ‘My identity as Stox can’t be casually revealed. 

The classmate replied, “I’m not sure about the details. Apparently, that student has stolen data about personal information from places like schools and hospitals. The teacher said those police officers will check every class one by one in a bit. We’ll attend classes as usual” 

Emma nodded. 

Soon afterward, while Emma was attentively listening in class, there was a commotion at the door. 

“The address indicates that the criminal is in this class,” a police officer said 

Right after the police officer said that, several teachers were also taken aback. 

One of the teachers said incredulously, “It can’t be, right? This class consists of the top–performing students at Vark College. They can all achieve great things in the future.” 

The police officer wore an expression of having a clear understanding of the harsh nature of the world and human society. “These days, many high–IQ criminals are academic achievers in school,” he said, “It’s a pity that she uses her intelligence to do something criminal. Everyone is equal before the law! Tell the students to ready up. The investigation will start right away.” 

The class was temporarily stopped. Students stood up from their seats one by one to undergo the investigation. 

Soon, it was Emma’s turn to be questioned. 

Emma was calm, her expression indifferent 

The police first asked her to show her ID. They then looked at the information in their hands, and they frowned. 

“Your name is Emma?” one of them asked. 

“Yes,” Emma replied. 

“Did you steal the student data from Ritney High School?“” the police officer asked. 

“Nope,” Emma said. 

Emma knew that some minor hackers in the country would steal some personal information and sell it for money, but those were all minor hackers who were willing to break the law and take risks to make money. She would never do such things. 

However, the police did not become less suspicious of her. 

“Come with us,” the police said. “The person in this information is you. Come out of the classroom.” 

Emma frowned, thinking, “Who would stoop so low as to use such a lowdown act of stealing student data to hurl mud at me?” 

But she could not directly expose that she was Stox, the genius whom the police from Rhines had been making a determined and persistent effort to search for. She had no choice but to endure for the time being and went along with them to the police station. 

After Emma was taken away, both her classmates and teacher were very surprised. 

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The teacher also did not expect that the student who committed cybercrime was Emma. 

After a brief commotion, the teacher immediately calmed the situation, saying, “Let’s resume with the class. Return to your seats and take out your textbooks.” 

“I didn’t expect Emma would do such a thing.” 

Someone whispered.. 

“Is she short of money? Why would she sell student data?” 

“So, are the nuisance calls w 

we usually receive caused by the leak of our personal information in such a way?” 

Everyone discussed. 

No one noticed that in the last row of the classroom, a boy sitting by the window was gritting his teeth. 

y was Vere. 

That boy 

The other day, he had competed with Emma in Vark Invitational Mathematics Examination on a cruise ship. 

At that time, Emma deliberately gave him the first prize and the scholarship, giving him a chance to study abroad. 

Initially, he would have been able to go a 

abroad this summer after this semester ended. 

But yesterday, a phone call shattered everything…. 

Kate found his shameful past misdeed, which was stealing student data. 

Back then, he did it purely because he was smart and thought it was fun to try. He did not sell it for money. 

Unexpectedly, Kate exploited it with malicious intent. She sold it off for money, instantly landing him with a charge of cybercrime. 

Kate threatened him to pull a trick and implicate Emma in the act of selling student data. 

If he didn’t do this, he would face imprisonment… 

The death of his parents caused him to be deeply traumatized. 

He was conflicted for the entire night. In the end, he did as Kate said. 

Before hanging up, Kate said to him, “This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. If you don’t frame Emma today, you’ll be the one in jail tomorrow. Besides, Emma is a hacker to begin with. You’re just playing a supporting role in helping to put her into jail” 

Vere clenched his fists and said, “Even if she’s a hacker, she has never done anything to harm others! You were the one who sold the data. You should be the one going to jaill” 

Kate sneered and said, “Of course, I’ve dealt with everything I’ve done. The police will go to your school tomorrow. When the time comes, either you or she will face serious consequences” 

While Emma was on the way to the police station, she thought about many things in the police car. 

‘Those opponents of mine in the black market should know my capabilities and won’t resort to such low–level tactics, she thought. ‘So, the person hurling the mud at me this time is surely not someone from the black market. That person is not a professional hacker, yet possessing hacking skills… It’s either the Hall family or the Gomez family. Someone from one of these two families must have sent someone to harm 

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As soon as Emma arrived at the interrogation room, she saw a few large stacks of documents on the table. 

With just a glance, she could tell that the other party came prepared this time. 

She thought, ‘Those traces of activity… They’ve redirected all network addresses to be under my name using s guard!” 

She gritted her teeth, thinking. ‘There’s only one way out now. If I want to prove my innocence, I have to reveal 

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mel 

As soon as Emma arrived at the interrogation room, she saw a few large stacks of documents on the table. 

With just a glance, she could tell that the other party came prepared this time. 

She thought, ‘Those traces of activity… They’ve redirected all network addresses to be under my name using special means, catching me off 

guard!‘ 

She gritted her teeth, thinking, ‘There’s only one way out now. If I want to prove my innocence, I have to reveal my identity!”