Filed to story: The Billionaire’s Replacement Wife (River & Noah) Novel Online Free
Noah met her gaze and explained, “I suspect the places Scott visited coincide with the locations of the hacker attacking my company.”
“Hmm?” Neil asked.
“However, I look at it for a while, and I can’t seem to match it.”
For some reason, Neil felt relieved. “I doubt Scott would attack your company, would he?”
Noah sneered. “I don’t think he’s that straightforward either! However, uncovering his issues might not be easy.”
Yuliana expressed, “Honestly, I sense something off about Scott too. If he’s freelancing on the side, why does he always do it late at night?”
Neil fell silent.
“Could Scott be the one attacking Noah’s company?” Yuliana suggested.
Neil looked at her in puzzlement.
Noah stated, “You’ve been trailing them to their meeting spots instead of where they control the computers.”
“Yes! Neil, I think I need to change my tracking approach.”
Neil pondered and suggested, “So, you want to track the people Scott meets up with?”
“Yes! What if I can find something there? There’s a risk Scott might notice me if I keep following him. By taking an unconventional approach, it will go completely unnoticed by them, right? Additionally, I’m skilled in disguise, and I can change my car anytime, ensuring I won’t be discovered,” Yuliana asserted seriously.
“I agree with doing it this way,” Noah added in a deep voice.
Concerned, Neil said, “Yulia, you don’t know the other party’s true background, and it might be risky for you.”
“No risk, no reward. Don’t worry about me. I know what to do.” Yuliana reassured Neil, patting his shoulder.
I “No! If something happens to you, I won’t be able to face Uncle Tom and Aunt Greta.” Neil resisted.
Yuliana covered Neil’s mouth. “Alright, Neil. Don’t jinx it, thanks!”
Neil pulled away Yuliana’s hand. “I’m just analyzing the situation. I’ll assign a bodyguard for you.”
“Are you trying to expose me? Too many people will draw attention! I’ve already made up my mind about this. Neil, please don’t nag me anymore!”
Neil thought, ‘Have I messed up from the start? I should have stopped Yuliana from tracking Scott when she played me the voice clip. The situation is becoming more complicated now, and I feel very uneasy about it.’
Noah advised, “Yuliana, you need to think this through because it’s not an easy matter.”
Yuliana smiled. “I know! However, I’m not one to give up easily. I will never back down from difficulty, Alex brought the USB drive and headed to Wild Sides with Lucas at night.
Lucas remarked on how Alex seemed like an old man who had experienced life’s hardships in just a few days. He couldn’t bear to see Alex’s stubble and expressed concern about Paige’s situation.
“Alex, I know Paige’s condition saddens you, but you can’t do this to yourself,” Lucas said, grabbing Alex’s arm.
Alex was mentally exhausted and gazed out the window blankly. “Don’t speak anymore.”
“No, you have to tell me what I should do after meeting Azure. I still find it hard to believe that Azure would actually do that to Paige,” Lucas insisted.
Still overwhelmed, Alex said, “It’s not just you. I don’t believe it either.”
Lucas sighed. “Tell me about your plan. Paige is a nice person, and I would like to help both of you.”
Alex hesitated. “I still don’t know what to do yet. Let’s play it by ear and check my text messages later.”
“Sure,” Lucas agreed.
The waiting staff led Alex and Lucas to their private room in Wild Sides before bringing in the wine.
Azure arrived in less than 10 minutes. She felt her heart ache to see the disheveled Alex on the sofa.
Azure wondered, ‘Is Paige so important to Alex? Or was he only interested in the child she was carrying?‘
Lucas noticed Azure and stood up to greet her, “You’re here, Fatty Azzie!”
Azure smiled. “Hello, Lucas.”
“Hehe, you’ve become more like a lady these days. You’re pretty, Fatty Azzie!” Lucas commented, checking her out, Azure smiled, glanced at Alex, and feigned cluelessness. “What’s going on with Alex?”
Lucas pretended to sigh. “What else can it be? He’s sad because he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Go and talk to him.”
Azure nodded and walked toward Alex. As she prepared to sit next to him, Alex looked up at her, staring with his brown, lonely eyes. “Azure, are all women the same?”
Confused, Azure replied, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about, Alex.”
“Forget it. There’s no point talking about it.” Alex sat upright and poured himself a glass of wine.
Azure was aware of the situation between Alex and Paige but pretended she didn’t. “Why isn’t Paige here, Alex?”
Alex felt his heart ache when Paige was mentioned. Clutching the glass tightly, he couldn’t imagine how tormented she was right now. ‘If this is all caused by Azure, I’m going to kill her for sure!‘
Alex crushed tηe wine glass in his hand before Lucas could finish his sentence.
Azure and Lucas turned to the sound in unison.
Azure’s face turned ghastly pale when she saw Alex’s right hand drenched in blood. She hastily leaned forward and grabbed Alex’s hand. “Have you lost your mind, Alex?”
Lucas rushed forward as well. “Fuck! Is it worth doing this for a woman? Damn, there’s so much blood!”
Lucas told Azure, “Fatty Azzie, get a waiting staff and see if there’s a first aid kit! I’ll go to the pharmacy nearby to get some disinfectant and tweezers! His palm is covered in glass shards!”
Azure nodded and rushed out of the private room.
Alex told Lucas soon after she left, “Follow her! Don’t come back in less than 10 minutes! Figure out a way to stall her!”
Lucas stared at Alex’s wound. “Understood, hang in there!”
Lucas rushed out of the private room as well.
Alex looked at Azure’s bag, which was placed next to him, and grabbed the USB drive with his uninjured hand.
Then, he grabbed Azure’s phone and inserted the USB drive.
Azure’s phone unlocked automatically as soon as the USB drive connected.
Soon, a series of codes appeared on the screen, along with a progress bar.
Alex waited anxiously and checked the door frequently, assuming that the process would take long.
The progress bar was already full in just two minutes before a notification showed up to indicate the completion of the software download.
Alex pulled out the USB drive and stuffed Azure’s phone back into her bag.
At the same time, he texted Lucas.
Alex: [It’s done. You can stop stalling.)
Lucas was shocked when he received the text.
Lucas: [The software download has been completed so soon, huh?)
Lucas immediately ran into the elevator in preparation to get some disinfectant from the pharmacy.
Azure returned with a first aid kit five minutes later.
She sat next to Alex and helped him dress his wound.
She shed tears when she was halfway through the process after noticing Alex’s lack of response to the pain.
“Do you love her that much, Alex?” Azure asked.
Alex’s gaze was dim, and his lips were tightly pursed.
Azure looked away in disappointment and carefully removed the glass shards from his palm. “Am I not good, Alex?”
Alex looked at her, speechless.
Azure’s tear landed on Alex’s palm. “Alex, I really don’t know what you see in her that is worthy of you hurting yourself like this. Why won’t you pay attention to me instead? Do you know that I’ve never fallen in love with anyone else over the years? You’re the only one I love…”
“Don’t speak anymore. Saying that won’t make a difference,” said Alex.
Azure cried more profusely. “So you won’t choose me, huh?”
River gazed in astonishment at Alex’s bandaged hand and turned to Lucas. “What happened to Alex?”
Lucas sighed heavily. “He crushed a wine glass in his hand but still managed to download the software into Azure’s phone.”
River stood up abruptly. “Is it done for sure?”
“Alex said so,” replied Lucas.
Kenny was bewildered. “What are you talking about? Why don’t I understand anything?”
“It’s about Paige.” River set down her fork and headed upstairs.
Liora had nearly fallen asleep when Alex entered the room, startling her awake.
With a frown, Noah glared at Alex and asked, “Are you trying to get yourself killed?”
Alex glanced guiltily at Liora and Noah. “I’m sorry, Lia and Noah, but I have something important to do now!
Tyler and Axel opened their eyes, sitting upright. Tyler rubbed his eyes and asked, “Was the download successful?”
Alex nodded. “Yes. When will you be able to export the data?”
“There’s too much data to export. Please provide an accurate time frame, Uncle Alex.”
Alex shared the date and time of their meeting with Paige the other day.
Tyler sat in front of his laptop, pondered briefly, and said, “She must have planned it before she framed Godmother.”
Axel agreed. “Let’s run a search on phone numbers based on the date given by Uncle Alex and push it two weeks earlier.”
Tyler nodded and began typing.
Noah watched Tyler work before his gaze landed on Alex’s right hand. “What happened to your hand?”
Alex said, “I accidentally crushed a glass in my hand. It’s no biggie.”
Noah remarked, “I didn’t expect you to be a masochist.”
Alex clarified, “I’m not, but I managed to download the software to the phone because of this.”