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 dismissed

identities hidden from each other. It wasn’t that they deliberately avoided sharing.

believed what needed to be known would surface naturally without explicitly stating it. It was an unspoken understanding between the

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

tell them that if they want the Hacker Alliance to take the order, they’ll have to abide

a while. Although they didn’t take many orders, every

Hacker Alliance, the employers had no right to

with the Hacker Alliance’s internal rules. It was something Catherine wouldn’t allow, even if it involved her

respected the rules of the Hacker Alliance more than anyone else. Otherwise, she

Catherine. I’ll turn down the Duncans later. Anything

Ronin’s

before

the study

“Come in.”

his

hesitated, wearing a

“Something wrong?”

up and saw Branden still working away without even glancing up. He was

paused and set down his papers. He looked up and

from Hacker Alliance that

the job, we must abide by their rules. They don’t have a tradition of assigning tasks and won’t set a precedent

still refused. Paxton wondered what was going on in their minds. He wondered if they really did not need the money that

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

inwardly, “Increase it? “They had already offered an astronomical sum. It was beyond anything the

we consider reaching out

Paxton could finish, Branden suddenly looked up with his cold eyes. It sent shivers down Paxton’s spine and left

immediately knelt before

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

for Branden. Proposing

Catherine’s help, in Branden’s eyes, it was using Catherine. Branden