After completing the transaction with Sophia, Isabella Clark, feeling exhausted from using up her cashback bonus, planned to return to the guest house to rest. That evening, she intended to see the luxury apartment she had acquired through Phoenix Systems.
At the Imperial Residence Complex, the house previously purchased by Arlina and now taken over by Revan Mahendra was bustling with life. Mahendra's family truly welcomed Olivia with great enthusiasm. Revan even threw a welcoming party, including Olivia's friends from her homeland.
"Auntie, this welcoming party is too much. I feel... I don't deserve this kind of treatment," Olivia said with a displeased expression, lowering her head and clasping her own fingers.
"Who says you don't deserve it, dear? You'll soon be Mrs. Mahendra. So you should get used to parties like this," Margaret replied, patting Olivia's head affectionately.
The gentle words brought Olivia some relief. She felt happy because this time she was sure she hadn't made a mistake. Luckily, she still had contact information for Revan, who had deliberately not changed his phone number because he still hoped for her return.
Even though she was far away, Olivia had been keeping up with news in her homeland through her friends. As soon as her marriage with a foreign man—who had once promised her wealth—failed, her thoughts immediately turned to the man she had hurt five years earlier, Revan, for wealth and power. Now, she felt that returning to him was the right choice.
Meanwhile, Revan was enjoying the surprise party, until a call from his divorce lawyer made his face contort. He stepped to a quieter side of the room and answered the call cautiously.
"Wait… how come Arlina's data isn't in the population data? This is so strange and doesn't make sense," he muttered softly but with a hint of tension.
Seeing her lover looking dazed, Olivia approached. "What's wrong, honey? Your face suddenly looks tense," she asked worriedly, her eyes tracing Revan's face.
"Oh, nothing too important. Just a little work stuff. Is it okay if I have to leave for a while?" Revan replied with a slightly guilty expression, trying to calm her down.
If the problem seemed serious, Olivia certainly couldn't resist. "Okay, go. Aunt Margaret and Scarlet will be here to accompany me," he said sincerely.
"Thank you, dear. You really understand me," Revan said, kissing the top of Olivia's head before going upstairs to get some documents and Arlina's ID card for verification.
Upon arriving at the civil service office, Revan immediately verified Arlina's data. Just as his lawyer had said, Arlina's name was completely absent from this country's population database.
"How could it not be, sir? This is the name of the wife I married five years ago," Revan said angrily.
"The name Arlina Sasmita is completely absent from our database. The civil registration number you provided was never issued," the officer explained.
"So you're saying this woman tricked me with a fake ID?" Revan's voice rose, causing several people to turn around.
Another officer tried to intervene. "May I have a photo of your wife? We'll try to trace her identity using her facial image."
Revan handed over a close-up photo of Arlina from his phone. The officer searched online for several minutes, but came up empty. "This face isn't in this country's population database. Maybe she's a foreign citizen. If so, you need to verify with the immigration office," he advised.
Disgruntled, Revan went to the immigration office, but the result was the same. Arlina seemed to have disappeared. Desperate, Revan finally contacted one of his colleagues at the National Police Headquarters for help. After a difficult negotiation process and a substantial reward, an hour later he received the devastating news: Arlina was completely undetectable, as if she were just a phantom that had never existed.
Unbeknownst to him, this was all the work of the Phoenix System, which had erased Arlina's personal data, erasing any trace of her existence forever, as if she had never existed.
On the other hand, Arlina now lives as Isabella Clark, with a new identity assigned to her by the Phoenix System. Although their faces looked similar at first glance, the system made detailed changes: a sharper nose, smaller and fuller lips, dark brown irises, different fingerprints—all of which made his new identity undetectable.
Meanwhile, Revan, still in shock, finally went to the lawyer's office to retrieve his divorce papers. If Arlina's personal information wasn't there, their marriage would automatically be considered invalid. Even without a divorce, Revan's status in the database was single.
He stared at his ID card for a long time, muttering, "Should I be happy or sad about this new status?"
After calming down, Revan returned home with a big secret he had kept from his family, especially Olivia. For him, the important thing was that all of Arlina's possessions were now his, real and not fictitious.
Meanwhile, Isabella was in her luxury apartment in Aurora Sky Tower – Penthouse Level 52 Unit P5201 (Rp 42 billion). She smiled with satisfaction after touring the area.
Afterward, she opened the laptop she had just purchased at the mall. Using the advanced hacking skills of Phoenix Systems, Isabella intended to transfer all the savings that were rightfully hers, emptying the Mahendra family's company account without being detected. Her nimble fingers danced across the keyboard, penetrating the banking security system.
Four hours later, she had successfully transferred 75 percent of the company's assets to her personal account. She had also frozen all credit and debit cards belonging to Revan and her family. "Okay, that's enough for today," she muttered with satisfaction.
After erasing all digital traces, Isabella stretched. "I never thought I had such great abilities," he said in awe to himself. He then leaned back on the soft bed in his apartment.
"Phoenix System, display my status panel," he commanded softly.
[DING!!!]
[Status Panel]
Name: Isabella Clark
Age: 22
Beauty: 50/100
Intelligence: 50/100
Strength: 0/100
Health: 0/100
Charm: 0/100
Mental: 15/100
Special Ability: Black belt in martial arts, high-level hacker
Assets:
– 1 apartment unit in Gold Tower No. 28 (over 10 billion rupiah)
– 1 two-story commercial shophouse on Jl. Hero 08 (1.5 Billion)
Wealth: 1,019,000,000,000 ]
Seeing the string of zeros, Isabella's eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Hahaha... tomorrow they'll definitely cry tears of blood when they see the money they stole from me disappear!" she exclaimed with satisfaction.
Shortly after, the Phoenix System's voice rang out again. [Host, there's a personal safe in this apartment that can be used to store valuables. The safe's password is the Host's new birth date.]
Hearing that, Isabella immediately searched for the safe in her walk-in closet. After finding a different piece of wood, she slid a secret panel and found a black safe. She entered her new birth date, and the safe opened.
Seeing the contents, Isabella cheered with joy. "Wow, I'm really rich now!" she exclaimed. Inside the safe were personal documents, gold bars, and an apartment certificate. All the data under Isabella Clark's name was neatly arranged, from her family card, driver's license, passport, and complete diplomas from kindergarten to college.
"This system is truly amazing. All this data seems real and legitimate," he murmured in amazement. After considering it, he even began planning to pursue a Master's degree in Business Management in City XX, specifically at the renowned orange campus.
"Okay, I'll register tomorrow," he said firmly before finally closing his eyes, savoring his newly achieved victory.
Meanwhile, at the Mahendra family home, chaos began to erupt. Joseph Mahendra, Revan's father, was furious when he discovered the company's balance had suddenly reached zero. All credit and debit cards were blocked, the company's stock plummeted, and business partners began withdrawing. The Mahendra Group's three-year-old glory was once again threatened with collapse overnight—without anyone realizing that it was all the result of Isabella Clark's skillful hand and the mysterious power of the Phoenix System.