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!”

Catherine decisively dismissed

each other. It wasn’t that they deliberately avoided

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

the chief of the Hacker

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

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

their rules strictly. Once an order was with the Hacker Alliance, the employers had no right to interfere until the result was out. They had to trust the

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

was the chief and respected the rules of the

the Duncans later. Anything at

Ronin’s

replied before ending the

on the study door with

“Come in.”

at his desk and was engrossed in his

wearing a troubled

“Something wrong?”

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

down his papers. He

Paxton relayed the rules from Hacker Alliance that had

take the job, we must abide by their rules. They don’t have a tradition of assigning

yet the Hacker Alliance still refused. Paxton wondered what was going on in their minds. He

news, Branden didn’t even furrow his

“They had already offered an astronomical sum. It was beyond anything the

Duncan, should we consider reaching out to

looked up with his cold eyes. It sent shivers

mistake, Paxton immediately knelt

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

knew Catherine was a sore point for Branden. Proposing

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