All Her Secrets By Chestnut

Chapter 691 His Sore Point

Zobber had heard about what was going on at Styre University, but she shrugged it off as nothing much.

She thought a tiny matter like that wouldn’t bother Catherine. So, she ignored it. She just focused on the tasks Catherine had assigned her.

“Catherine, Branden just put in an order for Hacker Alliance again. This time, he jacks up the price by tenfold! He is so generous!”

For a regular order, even double the commission would’ve been a big deal. The Duncans were loaded, but no one expected them to jack up the price by tenfold. Even the seasoned members of the Hacker Alliance were taken aback by the Duncans’ extravagance.

Hearing that, Catherine was unfazed as ever.

Branden had always been like this- anything he set his mind to could be accomplished. Money was just a number for the Duncans.

She simply replied, “I told you to take the order. Any issues?”

Zobber wouldn’t have bothered making this call if it were a regular order. The demands were so high that Zobber couldn’t make the decision herself. So, she turned to Catherine.

“Catherine, the Duncans specifically want the chief of the Hacker Alliance to take the order. They won’t accept anyone else.”

Hearing that, Catherine frowned.”

They want me to take it?”

“Yeah. Specifically, you!”

The Duncans upped the reward tenfold precisely because they demanded the chief of the Hacker Alliance to handle it. It was something unheard of in the industry.

Zobber hesitated for a moment before voicing her thoughts. She asked, ” Catherine, what if the Duncans just want to confirm your identity? Maybe Branden’s bluffing, and they’re actually looking for you!”

way!” Catherine decisively

from each other. It wasn’t that they deliberately avoided sharing. Rather,

explicitly stating it. It was an

the chief of the Hacker Alliance, he’d ask directly, not beat around

take the order, they’ll have to abide by

been around for a while. Although they didn’t take many orders, every one of them

rules strictly. Once an order was with the Hacker Alliance, the employers had no

with the Hacker

rules of the Hacker Alliance

turn down the Duncans later. Anything at the lab needing

necessary. Ronin’s

replied before ending

on the study door with the latest

“Come in.”

the room, Branden sat at his desk and was engrossed

hesitated, wearing

“Something wrong?”

up. He was a bit surprised. “Mr. Duncan, how did you know I wasn’t bringing

paused and set down his papers. He looked up and stared

delay, Paxton relayed the rules from Hacker

Hacker Alliance says for them to take the job, we must abide by their rules. They don’t have a tradition of assigning tasks and

had offered a staggering one billion dollars, yet the Hacker Alliance still refused. Paxton wondered what was going on in their minds. He wondered if they really did not need the money

the bad news, Branden didn’t even furrow his brow. He calmly said,

it? “They had already offered an

should we consider reaching out

looked up with his cold eyes.

his mistake, Paxton immediately

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

sore point for Branden. Proposing involving her was self-destructive.

in Branden’s eyes, it was using Catherine.