Day Twenty Four…
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Powy and Riemc barged into Ethan's room. They woke up the young master as they already confirmed from GingerAllieAne that someone hacked the security system in one of the Medical Facilities owned by Nathan.
"Master, Ethan… Master Ethan! Wake up!" Powy pulled the blanket while Riemcy tapped Ethan's shoulder.
The young boy opened his eyes and blinked several times, adjusting his vision.
"What are you doing here?" Ethan asked them, rubbing his eyes.
"Young Master! There is an urgent matter. Someone hacked our security system according to GAA!" Powy reported to him.
Ethan immediately sat up and got off the bed. He sprinted towards the playroom. He put on his eyeglass and switched on the laptop.
"Master Ethan!" GingerAllieAnne called his attention. "I tried to counter them but two hackers attacked me at the same time. I froze. I need your help."
Ethan began working on his computer, his fingers tapping the keyboard in a speedy movement. He used his father's account, SizzlingAugust08.
"Ahuh! I got them!" Ethan was able to see two accounts. They were in disguise but he was able to decode it.
"Spade and Black Rose?" Ethan mumbled as he read what was written on the monitor.
"I have to find them and trace their IP address." Ethan smiled inwardly. He was enjoying this moment. His sleepiness disappeared as his brain became more active.
Meanwhile, Cherry noticed something was off when Ethan began tracking her IP address. At that moment, she found out that someone was trying to invade her system and tracing her IP address. Though she already used a fake IP address to divert the enemies' attention, this person still managed to break into her first line of defense.
Abigail sensed that something was happening. Cherry's expression turned serious and she got immersed in what she was doing, forgetting about Abigail's presence. Ethan was giving her a hard time.
Abigail could no longer hold her curiosity. She stood up from her seat and moved next to Cherry. She found out that another hacker resurfaced, trying to fight Cherry.
'Wait… don't tell me. She hacked the security system of the Syphiruz Mafia?' Abigail's eyes widened at that realization. Cherry used her account, Black Rose. 'Damn! Is she trying to let Nathan know that Black Rose is alive? This is a dangerous stunt!'
Abigail had the urge to scold Cherry at this moment.
"Hey! You are getting attacked!" Abigail suddenly mumbled. Ethan sent another virus to Cherry and Abigail saw it.
Her voice reminded Cherry that she had company. She was not alone in that room.
'Huh? What did she say? I am being attacked? How did she know that?' Cherry's fingers suddenly came to halt as she turned in Abigail's direction. There was a hint of amusement in her eyes as she looked at her. 'Does she know what I am doing? Can she understand what she is seeing on my laptop screen?'
Before she could ask Abigail, a hand snatched the laptop from her. Abigail started typing, launching a counterattack against Ethan's virus.
Cherry's jaw dropped as she watched how Abigail expertly tapped the keyboard as if she knew the meaning of those letters and numbers as well as the command prompts.
'Does she have a background in computer programming?' Cherry pondered to herself.
She thought Abigail didn't have any ideas about this. However, she was mistaken. She could tell by just looking at her that Abigail was an expert in this field.
'This Lady… she is truly amazing…' Cherry couldn't help but admire Abigail. Her eyes were observing her intently. She could somehow see Phantomflake in her persona.
'Sigh. I just missed Sis Phantom… that's why I am seeing her in Abigail.' Cherry sighed deeply. She continued watching Abigail as she countered every attack coming from Ethan.
As Abigail continued working on preventing Ethan from tracing Cherry's location and IP address, she discovered something that shocked her to the core.
The tapping sound stopped and Abigail's gaze was fixed on the monitor screen with utter shock and disbelief in her eyes.
"Sizzling… August," Abigail murmured in her low voice. A whirlwind of emotions filled her heart the moment she recognized the account of the hacker attacking Cherry right now.
While Abigail was put in a daze, a message suddenly popped up on the laptop's screen.
[ Message Received ]
[ Spade: Black Rose… are you being attacked as well? Is it SizzlingAugust08? ]
"Miss Abi? Is there something wrong?" Cherry asked her anxiously since Abigail stopped typing. She was contemplating whether to take the laptop from her or not.
On the other hand, Ethan could finally breathe comfortably. A while ago, Abigail, who was using Black Rose's account, sent her a virus to buy her time to conceal Black Rose's real IP Address.
Ethan focused on his other target– Spade.
"Should I wake Master Nathan?" Powy asked Ethan.
Riemc got ready to leave the Playroom as well to inform Nathan about this. But Ethan shook his head.
"Father got tired. He needs rest. He carried Miss Abi on his back for an hour yesterday. I don't want to disturb his sleep. I think I can manage. I will find out who tried to hack the security system in our Medical Facility." Ethan declared confidently.
After a few minutes, Ethan succeeded in finding the location of Spade using his IP address.
"Oh. Spade. He is here… in Country M… and in our City!" Ethan said cheerfully. He was delighted since he was able to invade Spade's firewall. He sent him another malware to destroy his laptop.
Ethan giggled after pressing the send button. This was his punishment for Spade. Then he decided to take on Black Rose once again. But to his surprise… Black Rose was no longer active.
Cherry took the laptop from Abigail and switched it off to prevent Ethan from tracing her current location. He almost got her real IP address a while ago.
'I have to thank Abigail for intervening.' Cherry thought to herself. But something was off. Abigail suddenly became silent and complicated emotions could be seen on her face.
Cherry tapped her shoulder. "I didn't expect that you would be knowledgeable in this field. Did you study computer programming? What is your course?"
Abigail didn't respond right away. She was not able to absorb her words since her mind was preoccupied with SizzlingAugust08.
'SizzlingAugust08… he is alive?' Abigail didn't know if she should feel glad or not. But the frustrations and worries she felt before when SizzlingAugust08 stopped communicating with her suddenly kept coming back to her.
She was upset! SizzlingAugust08 disappeared without saying goodbye to her. She thought something bad happened to her that she could no longer contact him.
She assumed lots of possibilities that caused his disappearance. She was still lacking and helpless at that time so she was not able to find him.
SizzlingAugust08 was important to her. He was her first ever friend whom she trusted and got closer to.
"Cherry… Did you hack a big organization?" Abigail wanted to hear it. She didn't know what to think. What if SizzlingAugust08 had become a member of Syphiruz Mafia? Did the Syphiruz Mafia recruit him before and forbid him from communicating with outsiders? More speculations came to her mind.
Cherry was stunned for a moment. She didn't want to give away her identity. What if Abigail would be scared of her once she learned that she knew some syndicates and organizations from the underground world?
"Cherry, be honest with me. Tell me! Whose server did you hack?" Abigail asked her with a serious tone. For some unknown reason, Cherry suddenly felt intimidated by her.
'Why do I feel like Miss Abi is somehow frightening… Where did that authoritative tone come from?' Cherry smiled awkwardly before speaking up. If Phantomflake was the one interrogating her right now, she would certainly admit it.
"Miss Abi… I'm just playing with my hacker friend… It's nothing," Cherry said as an alibi but Abigail didn't buy it.
"Who is Spade?" Abigail asked her once more.
'Damn! Why is Abigail putting me in this hot seat?' Cherry became more anxious because of Abigail's intense gaze.
"He is… my hacker friend," Cherry lied once more.
Abigail squinted her eyes at Cherry as if she was giving her a warning look.
"Can't you tell me the truth? I think I know the hacker who attacked you a while ago." Abigail was urging Cherry to be honest with her.
Cherry blinked her eyes several times, feeling confused. She didn't discover the attacker's user ID. Only Abigail was able to find out SizzlingAugust08's user account after using some codes.
"Do you know the hacker? Do you know someone from Syphiruz?"
That's it! Cherry already mentioned Syphiruz. It was a slip of the tongue.
'So my suspicion is right… SizzlingAugust08 had become a member of the Syphiruz Mafia…' Abigail was flustered for a moment. Her heart raced at the thought she could meet him… her former friend.
'I wonder if I can use Nathan to find out SizzlingAugust's identity… I wanna meet him and ask him why he disappeared without saying goodbye to me.'
"Miss Abi?" Cherry nudged her shoulder since Abigail spaced out once more.
"Huh?" Abigail glanced at Cherry absentmindedly.
"I said… who is the hacker? How did you know that person?" Cherry repeated her questions.
"Oh… I'm just kidding. Cherry, I have to go. I feel sleepy now. Go back to sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Abigail said goodbye and left Cherry's room in a hurry. Just when Abigail came out, Abigail switched on her laptop once again. She needed to hear the update regarding the rescue operation.
However, Cherry didn't receive updates from Spade. Spade's computer was destroyed by the virus sent by Ethan.
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