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    During the break, Erebus’s contact, pretending to be part of the staff, “identally” slipped a USB drive into the stack of materials meant for Ste.


    No one noticed a thing—it all went exactly as nned. The USB was buried deep among a pile of documents, waiting for Ste to find itter when she went through them.


    The staff member approached Ste politely. “Ms. Gilbert, here’s the list of forum participants and their background information you asked for,” he said.


    Ste smiled warmly. “Thank you for your hard work.”


    From across the room, Nina adjusted her camera, trying to calm the pounding in her chest.


    The hardest part was done. All she had to do now was wait for Ste to open the USB drive.


    But Ste didn’t check the materials right away like Nina had expected. Instead, sheughed and chatted with a few colleagues, leaving the stack of papers on a nearby table.


    That’s when Nina spotted William walking into the hall. He was clearly there for Ste.


    She cursed under her breath—she hadn’t counted on him showing up.


    His presence changed everything.


    Someone like William wouldn’t normally bother attending something like this.


    If he saw the USB among Ste’s things, he might get suspicious—and stop her from opening it altogether.


    Nina sat quietly, forcing herself to stay patient and not make a wrong move.


    When the forum finally wrapped up, Ste said goodbye to a few coworkers and headed alone to the parking lot.


    Nina followed her, hoping Ste would go straight back to theb to check the USB drive.


    The moment Ste plugged it into any device, the tracking program would start running.


    Once Ste’s car pulled out of the venue, Nina trailed behind at a steady pace. But she soon noticed something strange—Ste wasn’t heading to the researchb. Instead, she drove to a small, ordinary-looking café.


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    Nina parked nearby and watched as Ste went inside, stopped briefly at a table to set down her bag, and then walked toward the restroom.


    Minutes dragged by. Nina’s palms grew damp as she waited in her car, eyes locked on the café door. Ten minutes passed, but Ste didn’te out.


    What Nina didn’t know was that Ste had already slipped out through a back door near the restroom a few minutes earlier.


    Feeling uneasy, Nina finally stepped out of her car and entered the café. When she reached Ste’s table, her heart skipped a beat—the custom USB drive was sitting right there on top of the bag.


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