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“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.

embarrassing part of his past. “I’ve only ever read classics, alright? I have never touched a

him, his gaze

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no way to dodge. After a long while, he relented, coughing nervously and shifting his stance. “Alright, I admit it.

“Yup.” Jeffrey said.

yup? That’s

cleared his throat. “That’s all you

him. “What do you want me to say?” he almost asked, but caught himself. Everyone had their own way of doing things. He thought it was better to make a plan that suited both him and Rebecca, rather than

this turn into me waiting for him to say something? He’s the one

chance against Jeffrey’s way with words, so he backed down.

“Fine,” Jeffrey agreed smoothly.

him a

to ask me something else. But for whatever reason, he held

something suddenly flashed on her computer screen. She

change her name after vanishing

at Riley from time to time, clearly keeping an eye

closed her laptop, picked it up, and stood. “I’ll look into it somewhere quieter. Once I’ve figured things

and Stanley

turned their gaze to her, suspicion flickering in

you two staring at me like that?” Riley raised an eyebrow, her messy bangs giving her

type who loves working in a bustling crowd?” Stanley said, still a bit confused. “You always crack the system and then have a

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

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the bar, flagged down a cab, and hopped in, leaving them both

couldn’t help but replay everything she’d just uncovered–that creepy image flashing on the blank page and

my mentor’s past perfectly. If Amelia was really the mentor I’d been chatting with online for almost

her past because it was too painful, or to keep it hidden? If I really break through

mind was racing with

to talk to Rebecca the next day. After their chat, she’d decide whether to

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

barely touched her favorite

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