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 dismissed Zobber’s

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

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

Hacker

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

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

the employers had no right to interfere until the result was out.

specify the person taking the order was meddling with the Hacker Alliance’s internal rules. It was something Catherine wouldn’t allow, even

Catherine was the chief and respected the rules of the Hacker Alliance

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

necessary. Ronin’s on

replied before ending the

knocked on the study door

“Come in.”

sat at his desk and was engrossed in his

hesitated, wearing a

“Something wrong?”

Paxton looked up and saw Branden still working away without even glancing up. He was a bit surprised. “Mr. Duncan, how

his papers. He looked up and stared

from Hacker Alliance that had

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

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

even furrow his brow.

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

Duncan, should we consider reaching

looked up with his cold eyes. It sent shivers down

mistake, Paxton immediately knelt before

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

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

in Branden’s eyes, it