Malice

Behind the sweetest smiles and the grandest illusions of high society lies a calculated venom—and a trap designed to destroy anyone who dares to expose the architecture of envy Clara Vance spent five years building the ironclad digital firewalls that protect the global Beaumont shipping empire. To the world, Victoria Beaumont is a graceful philanthropist and a dedicated guardian of her family's legacy. But beneath the glittering chandeliers of the executive suite lies a cold, ruthless machinery driven by pure malice. When Victoria blindsides her own stepson in a public coup, Clara uncovers a devastating digital assassination: her own administrative security credentials have been hijacked to erase an unalterable trust ledger, transferring absolute power to Victoria. According to the unyielding system logs, Clara is no longer the protector of the network—she is the prime suspect in a multi-billion-dollar corporate heist. Forced to flee into the dark, rain-slicked city streets, Clara rescues the unedited volatility logs on an encrypted drive, only to find she has walked straight into a digital trapline. The drive carries a live tracking script that broadcasts her coordinates with every breath she takes. From a hidden workstation in a late-night laundromat to a terrifying, high-stakes confrontation under a massive container crane at an abandoned pier, Clara must deploy every forensic skill she possesses to survive. Malice is a gripping, fast-paced psychological and financial thriller by Muhammad Awais. A masterfully written tale of fractured trust, calculated vengeance, and terminal exposure, this novel explores the chilling cost of breaking through a corporate illusion to claim the cold, vindicated truth.