(Olivia’s POV)

    Matthew’s grip tightened on my arm. Not enough to hurt me, but I could feel his displeasure radiating through his touch.

    I turned my head away, my eyes immediately burning with unshed tears. “Why won’t you let me help?”

    His golden eyes bore into mine. “Why did you promise me something and then change your mind?”

    “Investigating Theodore’s affairs, letting the mine–clearing system operate recklessly across the entire dark web, exposing your identity without restraint–are you that eager?”

    The tears I’d been holding back spilled over, rolling down my cheeks. I couldn’t stop them.

    Matthew’s expression softened with helplessness. “You’re the one who was in the wrong, and now you’re acting aggrieved.”

    He pulled me into his embrace, but I struggled against him. My hands pushed forcefully against his chest, refusing to be held.

    We remained locked in this deadlock, neither giving in.

    “Your appearance has every hacker on the dark web tracking your whereabouts,” Matthew said, his voice strained.

    I looked up at him, my gaze distant and cold. “They can’t find me!”

    Just then, footsteps approached from the doorway. Gina rushed in, breathless and urgent.

    “We shut down just in time. Both the base and those hackers tracking Cipher were searching simultaneously.”

    “They only traced it to the Sovereign’s Citadel, not to the IP address.”

    My eyes remained stubborn as I stared at Matthew. “Myptop never shut down, and my mine–sweepingsystem never stopped.”

    “If it weren’t for therge number of hackers at the Citadel’s entry points, they wouldn’t have been able to trace me to the Citadel.”

    Matthew reached over and opened myptop. He had forced it to shut down by holding the power button.`

    Now, as he lifted the lid, theptop instantly lit up. The camera captured my face and immediately unlocked.

    The entire mine–sweeping system spread across theputer screen, with countless codes appearing and disappearing.

    (God’s POV)

    “King, the entry point is in chaos. Many people’s devices were destroyed,” Tristan hurried over, his voice tight with urgency.

    “The base says… it was Luna Olivia who destroyed them.”

    Matthew came back to his senses, only to be forcefully pushed away by Olivia. His body swayed slightly, a trace of mncholy appearing in his golden eyes as he gazed deeply at her angry little face.

    As if she had also pushed his heart away.

    She wasn’t investigating Theodore–she was helping him. He wanted to apologize to her.

    His jealousy had made him misunderstand her. But she wouldn’t even look at him anymore.

    She sat in front of theputer and exited the mine–sweeping system. Then with a sharp “snap,” she closed

    theptop lid and sat there, looking up at him with stubborn eyes.

    “You should go now, King.” Her voice was ice–cold.

    Tristan’s phone kept ringing, and he was anxious too. “King, the scene… really needs you there.”

    Tasha also rushed over, holding his phone. “The entry point incident has made the news. The press office

    called asking for an exnation.”

    “King, we need to hold an emergency press conference.”

    He looked into the room. Olivia’s eyes held anger and usation as she stared at Matthew.

    Matthew’s gaze was mncholy, deeply fixed on her.

    Tasha had never seen Matthew show such an expression. Even when facing territorial disputes, he had never

    been troubled.

    But Olivia could make his heart chaotic. At this critical moment, if it weren’t for Olivia, the King would already

    be on scene, solving everything.

    Tristan said that with Olivia around, the King was like a wolf with enhanced strength. Tristan was wrong.

    Olivia was the King’s weakness.

    (Olivia’s POV)

    Their phones kept vibrating, ringing constantly. I stood up from my chair and walked to the door, practically

    showing them out.

    Gina grabbed my hand. “Luna Olivia, the King is just worried about your safety-”

    Her words were interrupted as Matthew strode over. He walked to the door, and I looked away.

    The next moment, my vision spun, making me dizzy. The room tilted sideways as my face pressed against

    Matthew’s back.

    “King!!!” I screamed as I found myself hoisted over Matthew’s shoulder.

    My bottorn suddenly received a sharp smack from his palm. I flushedpletely red, watching Tristan, Tasha, and Gina’s shocked expressions–they had even dropped their phones–fade into the distance with disbelief.

    “King, you’re going too far!” I struggled, and my bottom got another smack.

    “Put me down!” “Matthew Kane!!!”

    My body suddenly lost bnce, falling backward. Afraid, I grabbed onto Matthew’s shirt cor with both hands.

    My backnded on a soft leather seat, and Matthew was pulled down on top of me. The car door mmed

    shut with a “bang,” and the driver started the engine.

    It was his previous bulletproof ck sedan.

    I met Matthew’s golden eyes. In the dim back seat, my emotions spiraled out of control.

    My gaze remained ice–cold, my reddened eyes instantly bing wet as I heard him ask without any emotion, “What was excessive?”

    “You said I was the most reliable, that everyone would betray you, but I wouldn’t. You also said you were proud of me, that you’d never seen such a capable white hat hacker. Have you forgotten all of that?”

    “Why didn’t you tell me about the rogue situation? Why won’t you let me get involved with the hacker situation? Even when I helped, you weren’t happy?”