The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 91: Angela Wants A Brother ~ Soraya ~ Veronica was laughing so hard. She encouraged her granddaughter, "Yes, that's right. Go on, Angela. Ask your mommy and daddy." "Hahahaha!" "Hahahaha!" Jacob's mother was clearly enjoying watching Soraya and Jacob struggle to steer Angela away from the topic. "It's not that simple, Angela," Soraya said. "Yes, Angela. Your mommy needs to marry daddy before that," Jacob explained. Angela looked disappointed. Her green eyes flickered with sadness. "When?" "Not now, but... one day," Jacob answered.

"I promise." Soraya, When the little girl didn't get the answer she wanted from Jacob, she turned to Soraya, pleading, "Mommy, please marry my daddy?" "Um-- |-" Soraya was lost for words, her heart racing altogether. But after taking a deep breath, she said, "Not now, Angela." "When?" Angela asked again. "One day,' Soraya responded, echoing Jacob's words, and as a result, his expression brightened. "How about on my birthday?" Angela huggled, and Veronica cracked up again. ---- Left with no choice, Soraya thought of the only option to quickly divert Angela's attention.

She suggested, "Do you want ice cream?" "Ice cream?" Angela's eyes gleamed. Soraya had been controlling Angela's sugar intake lately. Children with Asperger's often enjoy sweets because of the sensory experience, but that didn't mean it was healthy. So, when she was finally allowed a treat, Angela exclaimed, "I want ice cream!" "Remember, one treat a day only,' Soraya said, and Angela nodded excitedly. Soraya had been spared the awkward talk about planting seeds, but nothing could shield her from the revelation of what Jacob's mother had bought her. Veronica returned home to rest.

While Angela ate her ice cream, Soraya opted to unpack her shopping bags. She left Angela in Jacob's care. Her priority was hiding her scandalous underwear and putting the rest of her clothes in the laundry. While in her room, Soraya cleared a portion of her closet. She was about to put away the lingerie when Jacob walked in. He suddenly grabbed the paper bag containing the 'top secret merchandise' and asked, "Aren't you going to put this in the laundry?" Out of panic, Soraya clutched the bag forcefully. "No! No need!

| was planning to take these back to my uncle's house." Jacob still held the other end of the bag. Clearly, he noticed her defensiveness because his gaze landed on the shopping bag. "What are you hiding here?" Soraya laughed nervously. "Hiding? No, nothing! Give it here!" She yanked back, but the man held it tighter. ---- "| said, give it here!" Soraya pulled a little too hard, and instead of securing the contents, the paper bag tore open, and the set of sexy underwear spilled onto the floor! Jacob saw lace, red silk, black thongs, and straps. Soraya covered her face in shame.

"Your mother insisted on buying these. | swear, this was not my idea." When she didn't hear any response from Jacob, she uncovered her face. She saw him gulp, his Adam's apple moving provocatively. "Um--" he scratched his head and chuckled slightly before pointing to the items on the floor. "The red one is nice, but the black one makes a good contrast with your skin." "Well, these are not usually my style," Soraya made it clear. "| prefer cotton with cartoon character designs, like SpongeBob." Jacob chuckled. "Really?" He shook his head and added, "Doesn't matter.

Whether it's silk, lace, thong, or SpongeBob cotton, it all comes off at the most crucial part." Soraya, "... "I'll leave you to it," Jacob said, stepping away with a smirk. After he left, Soraya frantically collected her new underwear. She stuffed them in a bag, put them in her closet, and pointed at them as if they had wronged her. "I'll never use you!" Then she remembered what Jacob said. 'The black one makes a good contrast with your skin.' She frowned and took out some of the black, lacy thongs.

After some thought, she decided, "Maybe I'll try these on just to know how they feel." Orso she told herself. ---- Later that night, Soraya assumed she was going to have an early rest. She had put Angela to sleep around nine when Jacob suddenly walked out of his room, already dressed in his pants and long sleeves. "There's a problem at the company. | need to go." Soraya just nodded. He seemed in a hurry that she knew it wasn't the right time to ask questions. Instead, she went to her room and opened her laptop. Half an hour later, she received a call from her handler with the FBI.

Special Agent Cassie said over the phone, "Miss Azar, SteelCore Industries is currently under a coordinated cyberattack. While their defenses are holding, we've offered our assistance to gain a more substantial lead on this hacker syndicate." Soraya's eyes widened. 'SteelCore Industries? No wonder Jacob left in such a hurry.' "Can you take the job? The compensation is thirty million dollars," Agent Cassie said. "But | thought their defenses were holding?" Soraya asked. " Why are they offering so much?" "It's SteelCore Industries, Miss Azar.

It's the largest conglomerate in the state, known for the best proprietary technology in engineering, and much more. They probably don't want to wait for their defenses to start failing before calling in an external cybersecurity specialist," the agent explained. Then Soraya realized she hadn't told Jacob about her side work. It was supposed to be confidential, carried out under an assigned alias to protect her private life. But how could she keep it a secret if she was going to SteelCore Industries and ---- might run into Jacob?

In her previous jobs, non-disclosure agreements protected her identity. Even in her recent work with the FBI, her name was never disclosed. Still, she was introduced to high-ranking officials. During the GMX assignment, for example, she met the president of the pharmaceutical company herself. "Um, Agent Cassie, | know we talked about keeping my identity a secret for my own safety, but maybe | can tell someone | trust?" Soraya asked. "Miss Azar, it's a risk we would rather not let you take. Think about the enemies Taurus7 had made.

We don't want that information in the hands of your family and friends. I'm sure you could trust them, but what if a slip-up happens? Mr. Ward is an exception because he is also a contracted cybersecurity specialist," Cassie said. "We can discuss this another time, but for now, what's your decision about SteelCore Industries?" Soraya blinked. There was no way she would let Jacob's company fall into the hands of hackers. "I'm going, but please prepare a complete disguise for me. Also, I'm taking this job for free." "Why?" Cassie asked.

"| have my reasons." Soraya's response left an awkward pause during the phone call. It took a while for Cassie to recover from the shock, but eventually she asked, "Should | pick you up at your apartment?" Soraya was not supposed to use her personal car during FBI assignments. That was protocol. "Actually, I'm quite close," she said, giving Cassie the address. The agent noted the address, and after another pause, Cassie reacted, "Wait, this is -Oh. | get it now." ---- "Yeah," Soraya said. "Oh," Cassie said, every repetition carrying a different shade of astonishment. "Oh. Oh.

Oh!" "Yes," Soraya replied. "Rest assured, this information will remain confidential," Cassie assured her. "| trust you," Soraya said. She texted Jacob that she was going to her uncle's house for awhile. It was the best excuse she could give, since the maids and security guards would notice her leaving. In the following hours, when Soraya worked on the cyberattack at SteelCore Industries, she was clad in men's clothing, with a face mask and sunglasses. Her hair was pulled into a bun at the back, hidden under a cap.

Jacob did come into the control room where Soraya was performing the trace, but her handler, Agent Cassie, did all the talking. Soraya was confident in her disguise, but at one point, Jacob stood behind her, and from then on, his eyes never seemed to leave her. Something unsettled her, a faint sense she couldn't shake, though the reason revealed itself only the next day.