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!”

decisively

and Branden had kept plenty of their identities hidden from each other. It wasn’t

be known would surface naturally without explicitly stating it. It was an unspoken understanding

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

Alliance to take the

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

the Hacker Alliance, the employers had no right to interfere until the

person taking the order was meddling 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.

I’ll turn down the Duncans later. Anything at the lab

necessary. Ronin’s on

before ending the

study

“Come in.”

the room, Branden sat at his desk and

hesitated, wearing

“Something wrong?”

Branden still working away without even glancing up. He was a bit surprised. “Mr. Duncan,

paused and set down his papers. He

Paxton relayed the rules from 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

dollars, yet the Hacker Alliance still refused. Paxton wondered what was going on in their

even furrow his brow. He calmly

an astronomical sum. It was beyond anything

should we consider reaching

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

mistake, Paxton immediately knelt before

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

a sore point for Branden. Proposing involving her was self-destructive. No wonder Branden was

it was just seeking Catherine’s help, in Branden’s eyes, it was using