Chapter 525

As Alexander walked along, everyone greeted him with a respectful "Mr. Phillips."

Alexander acknowledged them with a nod. As he walked past Lillian, she looked up, slightly confused,and called out, "Hey, didn't you leave to pick up some food for Daniela? You're back already? Did you get the food?"

Alexander remained silent. After a few more steps,he turned to look back at Lillian. She was smiling,her entire presence exuding an easy familiarity.

"What's the matter?" Lillian asked, still puzzled.

Alexander simply shook his head.

He realized that as long as he bore Cedric's appearance, those close to Cedric treated him with warmth and regard.

Alexander muttered to himself, "This appearance really comes in handy."

He then entered Daniela's office and locked the door behind him. Outside, the sky had turned ominously dark. Rain was clearly on the horizon.

In the dimly lit office, Alexander's figure was barely discernible, his face only faintly visible in the subdued lighting.

At that moment, the dark clouds seemed to envelop Alexander,shielding him.

Daniela was engrossed in a game and didn't look up.

The sound of the lock clicking made her instinctively think it was Cedric, as he was the only one bold enough to lock her office door.

A slight smile appeared on Daniela's face. "Cedric, you know it's working hours, don't you?"

The game company had recently launched a new game, and Daniela was testing it out.

"Is it enjoyable?" His voice was low and gentle,reminiscent of how Cedric often spoke.

Daniela laughed, focused on her game. "It's quite good,actually. Join me for a round later. The account number is 5566, and the password is the same. Hurry and log in so we can team up."

They were playing a team game against the game's developers. Upon logging in, Alexander was immediately greeted by the developers. "Hey, Cedric!"

Their interactions suggested they played together regularly and were comfortable with each other.

In the game, Daniela was as skilled as ever.Whenever Alexander lost focus, she was quick to cover for him.

These moments reminded him of the last seven years.

During that time, Daniela had been just as protective in real life, vigorously defending both him and his business interests.

"Hey, Daniela, that's not fair! Why only look out for Cedric? Ah! I'm out!"

After a teammate was eliminated, the developers launched a fierce offensive against both Daniela and Alexander.

Yet, Daniela managed to keep the upper hand,securing a strategic position that led their team to a resounding win.

Alexander put the game controller down and looked around.

Daniela sat back in her executive chair, her face lit up with a triumphant and relaxed smile, a contrast to her expressions over the past seven years. Seeing this, Alexander also let a smile spread across his face.

From her chair, Daniela looked to the door, still smiling. "Why are you standing by the door? I can hardly see you. Come in."

Daniela then moved to the sofa, her smile unwavering."Let's play another round!"

She restarted the game, and the background music picked up energetically.

Daniela noticed that the figure in the shadows hadn't moved. Her smile suddenly halted.

"Ce..." She cut herself off, narrowing her eyes in suspicion. "Who are you?"

This was a new game, and their teamwork had been slightly shaky, which was why Daniela hadn't picked up on any anomalies until that moment.

She placed her phone down and rose from her seat,her intense gaze locked on the door.

Just as she made a move towards it, the door clicked open, and the person in the doorway dashed away in a hurry.

Daniela stopped in her tracks.In the corridor, Lillian shouted in bewilderment,"Cedric, why are you running like that?"

She suspected something was amiss and approached Daniela."What's going on?"

Daniela,her eyes narrowed, stayed quiet and headed straight for the security room.

Inside, Ryan was absorbed in his phone but looked up as Daniela entered, with Lillian close behind.

Daniela immediately brought up the security camera footage.

Standing off to the side, Lillian and Ryan appeared confused. "Daniela, what's happening?"

"Hey,isn't that Cedric?"

"He just left the building. How did he get back so fast?"

Daniela, leaning forward on the desk with both hands,said, "That's not Cedric."

At her words, Ryan and Lillian were stunned into silence.

Subsequently, Elite Lux enhanced its security measures.

Daniela later received a text. "Be cautious of Hackett. He poses a threat."

Daniela gave it little thought and erased the message.

The commerce association soon discovered that Alexander's effort to approach Daniela had not succeeded.

Hackett tried to convince them to make another attempt,but the members of the association declined.

They declared that, effective immediately,they would impose an economic sanction on Elite Lux and cut off all access to it.