Chapter 1033

Hazel took the phone from Helen, her expression a mix of disbelief and concern. In one swift motion, she exited the suspicious site, cleared the browsing history, launched a virus scan, and tossed the phone back. “Helen,” she said sharply, “please tell me you haven’t been visiting sketchy websites like that before.” Someone familiar with such sites wouldn’t have struggled so much just to input the URL. That hesitation had already set off red flags. Helen opened her mouth to respond, but Hazel didn’t give her the chance. Fixing her with a stern look, she added, “And don’t even think about opening anything like that again. Sites like those are crawling with malware—curiosity isn’t worth getting your data stolen.” In truth, what Hazel had glimpsed of the webpage had deeply unsettled her. It wasn’t just infected—it was tied to the dark web. Just one careless click could funnel sensitive data straight into the hands of criminals lurking in that digital underworld. And Helen—an easily identi