Marlon found a chair nearby and sat down, gazing at the vast, blue ocean stretching before him. Around him, his team was still
working hard to trace the hackers who were relentlessly targeting them.
Growing impatient, Marlon asked, "How long do you think it'll take?"
"Boss, it might be a couple of days. We can't predict when they'll make their next move. I've tracked the signal to about sixty miles
from us, probably somewhere out in these waters," one of his team members replied.
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Marlon closed his eyes and nodded, acknowledging the update with a simple "Alright."
Back at the villa, Athena was under the watchful eye of Marlon's staff. Before leaving, Marlon had instructed them to take good
care of her. Her phone had been confiscated, cutting off her contact with the outside world for the tbeing.
The staff was attentive, monitoring her well-being closely, as Marlon had ordered. He was waiting to see if she would regain her
memory.
Athena had spent most of the day napping in the villa. When she finally awoke, she overheard one of the staff on the phone with
Marlon, mentioning that Tyler was at the gate.
"Should we let him in, sir?" the staff member asked. After a brief conversation, they ended the call.
Athena lingered around the house, watching as the day slipped into evening. Tyler, unable to reach her, had gone to their old
family home, only to hear that Grandma Edith was unwell and not receiving visitors.
Worried sick, Tyler had called Athena repeatedly, but she never picked up. He had no idea that Marlon had her phone.
Marlon glanced at the countless missed calls on Athena's phone, a strange difort gnawing at him. With a frustrated sigh, he
tossed the phone aside.
Outside, Tyler sat in his car, unable to enter the Keller estate. All he could do was wait.
During this wait. Lindsay called him. She and Athena had a pact: if Athena didn't reach out. Lindsay wouldn't either. But Lindsay
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