After the divorce, he begged

:

“If you can hack it,” Jeffrey said calmly, his voice steady and unwavering.

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Riley fell silent. Looking back, she probably should’ve held back on making his defense system so flawless. Now, even she could barely make a dent in it.

“Amelia’s profile has been hidden by a top–level hacker.” Riley brought it up again, wondering if Stanley had mentioned it to him. “If I can hack into it, it’ll probably take me two hours.”

Back in the day, she might’ve been stumped by this.

But now, this was a piece of cake. She could do it with little effort.

“Alright,” Jeffrey replied, settling in to wait for her. He had full confidence that she’d succeed.

As the minutes ticked by, the only sound in the private booth was the tapping of her fingers on the keyboard. Stanley was stuck there, neither able to leave nor stay.

They didn’t drink or chat. It was boring.

Ironically, he was the one who’d insisted on meeting up.

“Jeffrey,” he finally broke the silence. “What’s the plan for PrimePlay Technologies‘ tenth anniversary bash? I heard your folks came to the hospital this afternoon to see Stephen.”

“Whoever made the mess can clean it up,” Jeffrey replied, his tone dismissive. His mind was elsewhere, completely focused on how he could keep Rebecca by his side.

He knew he couldn’t just force her to stay. With her stubborn streak, she’d probably tear Rebecca’s Manor apart before she’d agree to anything.

And trying to trick her wasn’t exactly a foolproof plan either.

Stanley raised an eyebrow, totally baffled.

He stared at Jeffrey, who seemed completely out of it. “What’s on your mind?”

“Did you and your

desk mate secretly binge on romance novels back in high school or something?” Jeffrey suddenly blurted out.

Riley instantly looked up, eyes sharp, clearly caught off guard.

Stanley was floored.

that embarrassing part of his past. “I’ve only

stared at him, his

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relented, coughing nervously and shifting his stance. “Alright, I admit it. Just one

“Yup.” Jeffrey said.

baffled. ‘Seriously? Just a yup? That’s

throat. “That’s all you

Everyone had their own way of doing things. He thought it was better to make a plan

waiting for him to say something? He’s the

you?” He didn’t stand a chance against Jeffrey’s

“Fine,” Jeffrey agreed smoothly.

shot him a suspicious

100% sure he wanted to ask me something else. But for whatever reason,

when something suddenly flashed on her computer screen. She was

exactly like my mentor’s? No way… Did she change her name after vanishing from the web?‘

Riley from time to time, clearly keeping an eye

picked it up,

Jeffrey and

her,

you two staring at me like that?” Riley raised an eyebrow, her messy bangs giving her an effortlessly cool vibe. “Come on.

in a bustling crowd?” Stanley said, still a bit confused. “You always crack the

like going toe–to–toe with someone,” Riley replied smoothly. “No shame if you

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she strode right out of the bar, flagged down a cab,

the seat, her mind couldn’t help but replay everything she’d just uncovered–that creepy image flashing on the blank page and that name.

fit my mentor’s past perfectly. If Amelia was really the mentor I’d been chatting with online for almost ten years, then what happened after she disappeared from the web, and why did she

off her past because it was too painful, or

mind was racing with a

day. After their chat, she’d decide whether to hack

that something was off when she left. He glanced at the nearly untouched glasses on the table and turned

touched her favorite