Chapter 47: The Anxious Awaiting.

"We know who we are,

Who will always be and we have a choice,

Or

Two weeks had gone by in a blur. Time was slow at some moments when Kayan and Amyrah missed each other whilst it sped by when they were busy with work.

The scandal had managed to rank number one on many news channels and tabloids. The media management of Zaeef empire did their best to try to calm the fire but it was raging too much.

By end of August, Kayan was done trying to get things right. He had tried everything and anything but it seemed that the hacker was very intelligent for he or she left not a trace behind.

His last hope was IIA, the International Intelligence Agency. Somehow the twins knew this agency and they offered help. Their help was not free though. Kayan was curious as to how they can uncover what the greatest technological people could not configure.

It was a bright Tuesday morning, the start of September. Kayan was at his office, face timing Amyrah, who was due to return to Australia this month. They were in the middle of a heated conversation when Kayan's PA entered the office.

"Sir, I have news for you" and without awaiting Kayan's reply, he spoke. "- Mr. Arthit is here from the IIA at Conference Room 2"

With that the PA, nodded and walked out.

Kayan hung up on Amyrah and walked to the said room.

Sure enough the part Thai, part German man set on one of the chairs, looking around the place.

Arthit was one of the IAA's selected officers and he was the one working on his case. A man who's barely 35, with dark hair and dark eyes and a mixture of German and Thai genes, he sure was smart.

"Good morning Mr. Arthit" Kayan made his presence be known. The man looked up and smiled at Kayan.

Kayan shook his hand and took a seat at the head of the table.

"Here" Arthit pushed the brown envelope towards Kayan. Kayan eyed it with curiosity.

"What is it?"

"Your answers"

Kayan picked up the envelope and tore open the seal. He pulled out a bunch of A4 sized papers and a few photos.

The photos that fell to the table made Kayan clench his teeth.

"Read them. The bug is out of your system now. But I cannot guarantee any protection since the hacker managed to break all your secured walls. I also cannot guarantee that your clients and projects will make you good profit for your name is falling in the stock market. I assume that's what he wanted?"

Kayan's eyes blazed with fury. His hands clenched into a fist until his knuckles turned while. His face flushed and he gritted his teeth.

"This son of a-" he growled out. He stood up with the papers, nodded a goodbye to Arthit before marching into his office.

He picked up the landline and called his PA.

"Get me a meeting with the board. NOW"

Kayan was furious and his PA, who feared him so much, called and informed Yazdan about his brother.

Since the board consisted of Kayan's father and grandfather and a uncle who hardly ever talked to them, Yazdan was out of his place within seconds, calling the other brothers to stop Kayan.

Things were going to get messy.

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Amyrah was anxious the entire time. She received a call from Sahl, only telling her that Kayan had found the main man behind this all.

And all Amyrah hoped for was that Kayan would do everything rationally.

She had tried calling him but to no avail. The guy was busy with this meeting and everything.

To divert her mind, Aaiyla called her.

"Salaam girl. How are you?" She questioned and Aaiyla chuckled.

"Was salaam. I think it should be me asking you that question" she teased and Amyrah blushed.

"Well?"

"I am fine, Alhamdulillah" she replied, taking a seat on one of the luscious couch's in her office.

"Are you sure? You sound drained" she replied.

Amyrah sighed.

"You heard about Kayan's empire?" She asked and Aaiyla went silent, indicating she knew.

"That's why I called"

"I know. He found the person behind this"

Silence followed.

"And?"

"And I am due to arrive in Australia next week. I cannot leave now"

"Well, do something! Let your CFO manage your ish and get here!" She stated.

Amyrah sighed and let her head rest in her hands. Today was Tuesday and she barely had started work for the week. She simply could not leave right?

But Aaiyla was also right. Kayan needed her.

Arrgghh.

Amyrah hung up with Aaiyla and sighed deeply.

This is going to be a tough one.

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Kayan paced the floors as he waited for the shareholders to enter the conference room. His father and grandfather entered first and he greeted them before pacing the floors again.

The large clock in the lobby of the Zaeef building read 11:45 and the second hand moved making the tick tock sound. Each second made the people working at the empire cower away in fear. Those who had worked under Kayan for a few years knew that his anger always got the worst of him and it was never a pretty sight.

Kayan's uncle, Arhan entered the conference hall followed by his assistant.

"Good morning gentlemen" said Kayan, taking his stance at the head of the table.

His grandfather raised an eyebrow and his father sighed.

His uncle, however, was silent.

"Your stocks have gone down Kayan." Arhan stated menacingly, his lips tilting into a slight smile.

"It has, uncle, it sure did. And would you like to know why?" Kayan's voice was edgy. His father sensed it and looked at his son with a warning. Kayan smiled tightly at him and turned to his grandfather.

"Someone hacked into my system grandpa. I do not know why but I do know that the IP address that was traced after such a difficult time.. came from uncle Arhan's lab" Kayan turned to him and the uncle showed no sigh of surprise.

"Arhan?" Questioned his grandfather and turned to his second son with a questioning look.

"It has nothing to do with me, Abba. Over 200 people move around that lab each day with a 100 or so as staff. How am I responsible for them all?" Arhan threw the question back.

"He has a point Kayan"

"Kayan, it's not right to doubt based on opinions, son"

"Abba, Grandpa, I take it it's not uncle. Okay no problem. But why did someone, such a good hacker, chose uncles lab to hack from? Using uncles computer? Why?"

The statement left the room in silence.

The Zaeef empire scandal was becoming more of a mystery than anything else.

And only the mastermind behind all this knew what they wanted.

Revenge is sweet.

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