Love Match on the Ice - Chapter 40 - The Ironclad Protocol

The six-hour corporate countdown begins with absolute tactical desperation! While techno-wiz Alex deploys an experimental data fortress to delay the corporate server wipe, Andie and Ethan launch an unhinged, high-velocity search beneath the bakery's old basement floorboards to locate the missing municipal transit charter. As the pressure mounts, the house dynamic shifts into a classic crucible where Pierre must officially choose between his elite corporate career and his undeniable love for Céleste and her historic hearth.