The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 338

Sofia’s face went pale. She stared at Reese like she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

Everyone knew Reese had helped out with the Blade system, but she was just Matthew’s assistant, always doing odd jobs. Yet, here she was, not only understanding the code but pointing out the problem in seconds.

Sofia shot a panicked look at Bailey and Hank. Their faces mirrored her disbelief. Her heart dropped. If Reese was really this talented, Bailey and Hank would see her in a whole new light. And if Reese asked to reopen the investigation into Marie’s accident, they might actually agree.

Trying to steady herself, Sofia pressed her thumb into her palm, forcing her nerves to calm. She opened her mouth to say something, but Matthew stepped forward first. He glanced at the code on the screen, a mocking smile tugging at his lips.

“Mr. Meyer, is this what you call flawless?” His voice dripped with sarcasm. “Vista Tech’s platform can’t even handle basic logic. There’s no way Blade can run on this.”

Bailey snapped out of his daze, anxiety flickering across his face. He turned quickly to Sofia. “Sofia, you can fix this, right?”

“I… I’ll try.” Sofia hesitated, then stepped up and started typing furiously. Fifteen minutes passed. Still, Blade refused to run.

Reese leaned back, watching Sofia’s cheeks flush deeper with every failed attempt. She couldn’t help but chuckle. Looks like she’d given Sofia too much credit. Even this basic problem was out of her reach.

Bailey grew more anxious by the minute. “Sofia, is it working yet?”

“Dad, I’m trying…” Sofia’s voice cracked. She’d already switched through several different algorithms, desperate to make Blade compatible with Vista Tech’s platform. Every time she tried, something else went wrong.

“You’re going about it all wrong.” Reese let out a quiet sigh, watching Sofia fumble. “The two systems just aren’t compatible. No matter how you tweak it, they won’t work together.”

She paused, then added, “If you can’t fix it, maybe I can give it a shot?”

She walked over to the computer anyway, fingers flying across the keyboard. Within seconds, a new window popped up. Lines of pale blue code scrolled by, stopping on an encrypted input screen.

Bailey started to step forward to stop her, but the window on the screen made him freeze in place, a wave of unease washing over him.

Sofia recognized it instantly, her voice tight. “That’s the destruction authorization for Blade.” She’d only seen it back when she worked with the BlackOak team.

But how did Reese know how to access it?

Before Sofia could even ask, Reese spoke up. “Since Vista Tech’s platform can’t run Blade, protocol says we have to wipe the system data from the drive. It’s the only way to protect our core technology.”