Karma Doesn’t Sleep: The Revenge Queen Rises novel Chapter 97

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After Firewall Z caught the eye of a tech company eager to partner up, Amelia realized this wasn’t the road she wanted. She bowed out before things went any further. Will tried to give her half the collaboration fee, but she shook her head.

She remembered exactly what Will was going through at the time—how tight money was for him.

Not wanting to bruise his ego, she’d smiled and said, “This isn’t charity, Will. Think of it as my investment in you. When your company makes it big, just remember to give me a cut.”

Remembering those days, Amelia drifted off for a second.

She let out a quiet laugh, but it was tinged with a bittersweet ache and a thousand regrets.

After college, she chose marriage and poured everything—her time, her energy—into Clive. One by one, she lost touch with her old friends.

She had no idea how Will was now.

“That’s right, Firewall Z!” Miranda’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “Amelia, how do you even have access to that system? I heard it’s crazy hard to get!”

“Oh, um… I was one of the first beta users, so I still have install rights,” Amelia replied, keeping her expression casual.

She sure couldn’t admit she’d actually helped create it.

Seven years ago, she’d handed Firewall Z over to Will, and since then, that chapter of her life had been closed.

Luckily, Miranda was a total tech newbie and just accepted her explanation, no more questions asked.

The brand event was already buzzing. Diana, surrounded by waves of devoted fans and a swarm of reporters, had the whole place electric with energy.

Miranda led Amelia to the super VIP section right at the front. The minute Diana walked out in her black fringed gown, the crowd lost it, screaming and cheering.

“Hi, everyone. I’m Diana.”

Amelia tilted her head back, watching Diana shine beneath the lights. Her whole heart swelled with pride—and something softer, too, a kind of ache. During those five years when Amelia was trapped in a hospital bed, Diana had been out there, fighting her way through the industry on her own. That couldn’t have been easy.