The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 241: The Meaning Of Taurus7 ~ Soraya ~ Six months passed. Soraya was in her office at NeuroBloom Technologies when suddenly, the door to her office burst open. "Soraya!" Lyra called. Her face was red, her eyes were red, and it looked like she was furious. Silas followed after her, barging into Soraya's office. He also looked incredibly upset. Something was off. Her best friends had been the most loving couple she had ever seen since their relationship started. This was not like them at all. Could there be trouble in paradise? "Oh, no," Soraya muttered.

"What happened now?" Lyra pointed accusingly at Silas. "Tell her!" Silas scoffed. "Why me? You are the one making a big deal out of it." "lam not making a big deal," Lyra snapped, tears rolling down her cheeks. "I am stating the facts." Soraya blinked. "Facts? What facts?" "Okay," she said slowly, approaching them. "Whatever it is, | am sure you can talk it out." Silas motioned to Soraya, scolding Lyra. "See? Even Soraya thinks you are being unreasonable." "What?" Soraya's eyes widened. "Did |? | just said you need to talk this out!" ---- Lyra gasped. "Excuse me? | am not unreasonable.

You are the one who-" "You know what?" Silas cut her off. "Fine. If you insist on involving Angela and Sage in this, then we are going to have to tell Soraya." Soraya frowned. "What? Angela and Sage?" "l insist. | want Sage and Angela to be our flower girls," Lyra snapped. Soraya's jaw dropped. Her face became complicated as she clarified, "Flower girls?" "|... lam sorry," she stuttered. "Am | hearing this right? Are you two actually-" Silas suddenly broke into the smuggest grin she had ever seen. Lyra's lips curved next. And Soraya realized. They were messing with her!

"OH MY GOD!" she screamed, clutching her chest as her voice cracked. "You two are getting married?" Lyra nodded and jumped into Soraya's arms. "Yes! He proposed last night!" Soraya shrieked so loud it echoed in her private office. She hugged Lyra tighter, and they both swayed with joy. "You scared me! | thought you two were fighting!" Silas strode closer, placing his hands in his pockets. " Technically, we were acting." Soraya smacked him on the arm. "You. You are unbelievable!" He only laughed. "But it worked, did it not?" ---- "Worked? | was really scared," Soraya reacted.

Lyra pulled Soraya in again, rocking her side to side. "| wanted to surprise you. You know, in a very us way." Soraya cried for joy. "| am so happy for you both. Finally." Silas stepped behind Lyra and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I figured it was time. She is all | want." Lyra looked back at him, her cheeks blushing. Then she flashed her engagement ring. "So, you will be my Matron of Honor, right?" Soraya gasped. "What? Of course. Yes!" Silas chuckled.

"And Jacob can be my Best Man." Hearing Silas's suggestion, the three of them burst into laughter, but they all knew Jacob would not be the best man. Landon would. It was just Silas's way of messing with Jacob. Silas and Lyra's relationship had moved fast. They did not have apprehensions with each other because they had known each other for so long, and their families approved of their relationship. After one month of officially dating, Lyra moved in with Silas at his penthouse. They talked about marriage now and then, so Soraya knew it would come.

She just did not expect it to be delivered the way they did. eee Two months later, the wedding happened. In the end, Lyra and Silas agreed to a mountain wedding. It was an exclusive ceremony held in the highlands, right outside Cedar Heights. The wedding took place at the edge of a cliff, overlooking endless rolling mountains. Lyra walked down the aisle in a flowing ivory gown, her smile ---- soft but full of emotion. Silas waited at the altar, looking completely mesmerized the moment he saw her. His usual playful grin turned into something gentler, something only Lyra could bring out of him.

The love they held for each other shone clearly. Silas looked at Lyra like she was everything he had ever wanted, and Lyra looked at him like she had finally found home. Their parents stood proudly in the front row. Lyra's mother wiped her tears with a tissue, whispering how beautiful her daughter looked. Silas's parents held hands, smiling from ear to ear. Both families had always hoped Silas and Lyra would end up together, and now their prayers were answered. Soraya stood beside the altar as the Matron of Honor, her heart swelling with happiness.

She had watched Lyra and Silas grow from friends to lovers. Seeing them reach this moment felt like witnessing something long overdue and deeply deserved. She caught Lyra's gaze for a second, and Lyra smiled through her tears. Soraya smiled back, squeezing her bouquet tightly. She was proud. She was emotional. She was grateful to witness her best friend find a love that made her glow. As the vows were exchanged and Silas gently held Lyra's shaking hands, Soraya felt her own eyes well up. It was a beautiful moment. Simple. Honest. Perfect.

When the officiant finally said, "You may now kiss the bride," the crowd cheered as Silas cupped Lyra's face and kissed her deeply, softly, as if he was kissing the love of his life for the first time. "Congratulations!" Then came the good news. During the party, Silas and Lyra announced that they were expecting. Lyra was five weeks ---- pregnant. To Soraya, it was the best news in the world. Everything was falling into place. She had a wonderful, loving husband and children, her businesses were flourishing, her best friends were in love, and she no longer carried the pain of the past.

some That night, after Silas and Lyra's wedding, Soraya had not expected any more surprises. However, just as she and her family arrived back in Belridge, she received a call from someone she had not heard from in a long time. It was Special Agent Cassie Vaughn. "Mrs. Steel, we have an urgent cybersecurity threat that requires your attention. | am heading to your home right now. We are flying to another state, specifically to Arxon City," Cassie said. Soraya froze. She had not taken a job from the FBI in a while.

She slowly stepped back from those responsibilities after she got pregnant, and when the Montclair Group was hacked, the authorities eventually dismantled the entire syndicate responsible for illegal cyber contracts. After that, she knew other cyberspecialists could handle anything that came up. "| cannot," Soraya replied. "Things have changed for me, Cassie. Besides, | thought that the syndicate no longer existed." "This does not involve any syndicate," Cassie said. "This is a targeted cyberattack.

Someone breached the governor's systems and stole personal information, confidential files, and private correspondence. They left no signature, no clear entry point, and the attack vector is unusually sophisticated." She continued, her voice firm. "We need to trace the intruder, ---- recover the stolen data, and shut down the breach before they leak anything. The technical footprint looks like someone who studied your work or reverse-engineered your old framework. That is why we can only rely on you, Taurus7." "Okay," Soraya said. "But Cassie, this is the last.

| have a family now, and there is a lot more at stake." "| understand," Cassie said. Soraya flew to Arxon City guarded by the FBI, but Jacob did not leave her alone. He came with her, along with Dante and two other men on his payroll. While Soraya worked in the governor's private home, Jacob and his men stood guard outside the estate, masked and beyond recognition. It was the same for Soraya. She still hid her identity. When the job was completed, she discovered the truth the governor was hiding Governor Ivan Walsh did not swing the right way, and he hid it from the world.

When payment was due, Soraya said, "I will accept only one million dollars, just enough to cover our trip. | see no reason why you should be ashamed of who you really are, but | understand how society can judge so easily." "That does not sound right. | heard that your professional fee can reach up to fifty million dollars," the governor said. "linsist," Soraya said. "Please, how else can | repay you?" the governor asked. Soraya thought about it. She figured she could request something in return, something harmless. Behind her mask, she smiled.

"How about infrastructure information in Arxon City?" ---- Soraya discovered that Arxon City was building a new airport the following year, and with that information, Azora Real Estate LLC began purchasing properties in the city. Having the same advanced knowledge, Jacob also prepared for a public bidding, one he would win, all thanks to Soraya. While that job marked another expansion for Azora Realty LLC, it also marked the end of Taurus7, the fearless cybersecurity specialist who helped take down the biggest hacking syndicate in the country. But Soraya could not help being sentimental.

After all, it was through being Taurus7 that she earned most of her first millions. At one point, she stared at her contract with the FBI before burning it down in the backyard of their home. "Hon? Let it go," Jacob said, walking towards her. "You cannot live that kind of double life, not with our kids growing up and your business flourishing." "| know. | know," Soraya said, tossing every piece of evidence that would link her to Taurus7 into a barrel of burning flames.

Jacob put his arm around her, saying, "But no matter what, you will always be Taurus7, just as your name represents the seven bright stars of The Pleiades." Soraya gasped. "You knew!" "What kind of husband would | be if | did not know everything about my wife?" Jacob hissed. "Of course, | knew." Because Soraya did not choose Taurus7 randomly. Soraya, also spelled Suraya or Sorayya, came from an Arabic word meaning "The Pleiades,' the famous seven-star cluster in the constellation Taurus.

Back then, she chose the name Taurus7 to remind herself that even during her darkest nights, she was built to shine.