Eddie saw Carlos holding a stack of documents, looking more and more grim. He urged, "Can you give me back my mom first?"
Carlos raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you here to see your mom?"
Eddie nodded. "Yeah."
"Alright." Carlos's lips curled into a sinister smile. "I'll take you to her right now!"
Carlos stood up and scooped Eddie into his arms.
Henna, seeing Carlos's angry expression, got worried about Eddie's safety. She immediately stepped in front of Carlos, arms outstretched.
"What are you doing? Where are you taking Eddie?"
Carlos shot her a cold glance and said icily, "Please escort this lady out of Magic Strategy Group."
Two bodyguards rushed in from outside, lifting Henna by her arms.
Henna, panicking, asked, "What are you doing?"
Eddie said coldly, "Be gentle with Henna! Otherwise, every time you fix Magic Strategy Group's security system, I'll break it again!"
The bodyguards hesitated and looked at Carlos.
Carlos looked down at the clearly adorable and innocent child, still finding it hard to believe that Magic Strategy Group's security had been compromised by him.
"Did you really break through Magic Strategy Group's security?"
Eddie replied, "The virus code Quella that attacked Magic Strategy Group's network was written by me. Even if you spend a fortune to fix it, the virus will remain deep in the system, and I can activate it anytime!"
Eddie paused and then smiled elegantly.
"But if you give me back my mom, I can permanently seal the virus."
Quella!
Anyone in the internet world has heard of the Quella virus.
A few months ago, Quella swept through Wall Street, infecting hundreds of thousands of computers in just three days and causing billions in damages.
Quella destroyed mainframe systems and executed malicious code. In just three days, countless customer records were wiped out. Within a week, Wall Street suffered huge losses, and then the virus mysteriously disappeared.
Hackers worldwide speculated about which genius hacker created such a powerful virus.
Carlos couldn't believe that a seven-year-old child had developed this virus code.
On the side, Mike whispered, "We've had engineers working on maintenance. It's indeed the Quella virus, and the engineers are at a loss. The entire system of Magic Strategy Group is paralyzed."
"Believe it or not, I mean what I say! Just give me back my mom unharmed, or else!"
Eddie challenged with a cold snort.
Carlos smirked.
"You just want to see your mom, right? Fine, I agree."
At The Murphy family home.
Angela lay in bed, half-asleep.
Suddenly, heavy footsteps echoed outside.
"Mr. Murphy, you're back!"
"Mr. Murphy, who's the child you're holding?"
The door was suddenly pushed open forcefully.
Angela woke up instantly, sitting up in shock and looking towards the door. When she saw Eddie in Carlos's arms, her face went pale.
"Eddie."
"Mom!" Eddie's eyes reddened the moment he saw her, but Mike felt a bit relieved seeing she was unharmed.
Angela was terrified, thinking Carlos might harm Eddie.
"Carlos! What are you doing!" She jumped out of bed in a panic, not even bothering to put on shoes, and rushed to grab Eddie from him.
Carlos sidestepped slightly, and Angela missed her grab.
"Angela, you haven't explained the kids yet," he said, looking down at her with narrowed eyes.
"Didn't you say you never had children?"
He then looked at Eddie, his long fingers gently brushing the child's cheek.
"Whose kid is he?"
Angela's lips trembled as she nervously stared at Eddie.
She thought Carlos had figured everything out and didn't know how to respond.
What would happen if he knew the truth?
Would he hate her for secretly having his child and hiding it from The Murphy Group?
She felt guilty for not being able to save the other premature baby, so she poured all her love into Eddie.
If Carlos took custody of Eddie, she wouldn't even have the means to fight it in court.
As Angela's face turned red and she struggled to find words, Carlos said coldly, "What? Can't come up with a story?"
Angela stammered, "I..."
"The father's name listed is Robin. What's your relationship with this man?" Carlos pressed further.
Angela froze.
During the strict pregnancy checks, she had her senior, Robin, sign for her.
Carlos continued, "Is this child yours and Robin's?"
Angela was stunned.
Eddie looked at Carlos, then at Angela.
With a sharpness beyond his years, he quickly responded, "You're not my real dad, so you have no right to question my identity!"
Angela instinctively covered her mouth, wanting to explain, but she knew if she revealed Eddie's true identity, The Murphy family would surely take him away. She'd rather be labeled as unfaithful than lose Eddie.
Biting her lip, Angela said, "He's not your son!"
Carlos's icy voice came from above her.
"So, you dared to betray me?"
Angela's face turned pale as she instinctively tried to grab Eddie.
Eddie jumped into her arms, and Angela held him tightly, trembling as she looked at Carlos.
Carlos was furious and said, "When I was gravely injured and unconscious, you agreed to marry me. Were you coveting The Murphy family's wealth? Did you plan to pass this child off as mine to inherit my estate?"
Angela retorted, "I never had such thoughts! Stop suspecting me with a villain's heart measuring a gentleman's belly! Carlos, we're divorced. Who I have a child with is none of your business!"
She looked at Eddie and said, "This child was an accident, with Robin!" She was never good at lying, and her face turned red when she did.
To Carlos, it only seemed like she was guilty.
"An accident?" Carlos sneered, "Infidelity sounds so grandiose coming from your lips!"
Angela said, "Carlos, our marriage was in name only. Now that we're divorced, let's not interfere in each other's lives. There's nothing more to say."
Carlos's face darkened, and he said coldly, "So, what about Sidney? Is that child yours?"
Angela replied, "I only have Eddie. I haven't had any other children."
Carlos said, "Angela, how many truths do you actually tell? You claim you never lied to me, but your mouth is full of lies!"
He wasn't about to believe her easily.
"I've already ordered a paternity test, and the report will be out tomorrow. If I find out that Sidney is your child, and you abandoned him, you deserve death."