The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 156

The Homeland Security agents didn’t even spare Reese a glance. They walked straight up to Lyla.

“Lyla, we received a report that you’re involved in stealing and leaking classified information. Please come with us.”

Lyla’s eyes went wide in shock. She started struggling, her voice rising to a desperate scream. “You’ve got the wrong person! It’s not me! It’s Reese! She’s the one you want!”

The lead agent’s face didn’t budge. He calmly pulled a stack of printed documents from his briefcase and held them out for her to see.

“This is the activity log from last night at 10:17 PM. You used tampering software to alter the R&D department’s security records.

“And here’s footage from the backup camera in the hallway. It caught you sneaking into Reese’s office.”

The timestamps and details were all clear as day. The camera had caught every move Lyla made.

Her face turned chalk white. Her fingers shook as she clutched at the edge of her blouse, still trying to defend herself. “This is fake! I don’t even know how to use that kind of software!”

Reese cut her off, cold and sharp. “Oh, really?”

Everyone turned to look at Reese. Some were curious, but most just looked confused and wary.

Reese shared a quick, knowing look with Matthew. Thank God they’d suspected Lyla early on and set everything up in advance.

She took the tablet from one of the agents, her voice firm and icy. “So what about the messages on your phone, Lyla? The ones with that international number—are those fake, too?”

Reese tapped the screen, and the messages showed up for everyone to see.

[Data sent. When will you arrange for me to leave the country?]

[Relax. As soon as the job’s done, you’ll get your visa.]

Even the USB drive Lyla had used to copy the files had the exact same serial number as the one she’d pulled from her own pocket that morning.

With evidence stacked up so high, the whole office exploded.

“I can’t believe it really was Lyla! She acted so innocent and tried to pin it all on Reese!”

As her coworkers whispered and stared, and as Reese’s cold gaze met hers, Lyla felt her last hope shatter. Even after humiliating herself and begging, Reese wasn’t going to help her.

The thought of prison hit her like a punch. Was her life really over?

Then she remembered that mysterious contact who had reached out to her before. Her eyes cleared as she latched onto a new plan.

No way. She wasn’t going down alone. That person could still help her; she just needed to get in touch.

Yes. As long as she could reach them…

A flicker of confidence returned. Lyla swallowed hard and flashed the agents a shaky smile. “Officer, could I use the restroom?

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to run. You can have someone wait right outside if you want. I just really need to go. I won’t make any trouble.”

The agents exchanged a quick look. It wasn’t an unreasonable request, so two female officers followed Lyla into the bathroom.

One of them shot her a warning glare. “I’d suggest you don’t try anything stupid.”