Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 769:

Lost in thought for what felt like forever, Silver Fox couldn’t figure out if her actions tonight were pure genius or a total disaster. The mental back-and-forth was exhausting. Feeling stuck, she decided it was time to reach out to Marissa for advice.

Marissa, her only friend who was both clever and much more decisive, had always been her go-to whenever a problem popped up. Sharp, decisive, and brutally honest, Marissa had a knack for cutting through Silver Fox’s confusion like a hot knife through butter.

So it was no surprise that tonight, after making a life-altering decision that still left her feeling like she was walking on shaky ground, there was only one person she could turn to. Silver Fox grabbed her phone, her fingers hovering over the screen for a second before typing out a message. “Black Snake, I need your advice on something.”

Usually, Marissa was lightning-fast with her responses, always ready with advice, even in the middle of the night. But this time, her reply was different. A lot more… snappy. “It’s the middle of the night, and you sent me a message? Do you think I’m a robot that can stay awake twenty-four seven?”

Ouch. Someone was definitely not in the mood. Silver Fox felt a pang of guilt and slumped her shoulders, suddenly feeling like she’d just woken up a sleeping dragon. She timidly typed back, “But you’re still awake, aren’t you? Since you’re up, why not help me out?”

After a brief pause, a less-than-enthusiastic response pinged back. “What is it?”

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Silver Fox quickly started explaining. She was only getting into the details, trying to paint the picture of tonight’s craziness when Marissa’s following message popped up on the

“Get lost!” Marissa responded.

Fox felt like a puppy who’d just been scolded. What happened to her supportive, always-there-for-her friend? Marissa never talked to her like that. Those two little words hit like a bucket

through thick and thin. Had she done something wrong? Did Marissa not care about

Marissa wasn’t exactly comforting. “Listen, I’m not getting involved in whatever drama you and Burnet have going on anymore. You’ll have to deal with it

across the screen as she tried to plead her case.

“Asking me to fix your problems with Burnet is just pointless whining. Don’t worry. He’s not going to eat you alive. Honestly, if

pinged in before Silver Fox could even think of a comeback. “With the way you two are, all lopsided, what could possibly be so bad that

hidden so perfectly, and then you—thanks to your genius—my cover got blown. Who knows what kind of trouble you’ll land me in

to do tonight. Unless the sky is falling and you’re about to be crushed to

her phone, feeling like she’d just been hit by a verbal truck. With a sniffle of pure grievance, she gently set her phone down, wiping her

Marissa, she would have kept her thoughts to herself. Now that