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 Zobber’s

other. It wasn’t that they deliberately avoided sharing. Rather, they felt it

explicitly stating it. It was an unspoken understanding between the

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

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

Although they didn’t take many orders, every one of them

this, they upheld their rules strictly. Once an order was with the Hacker Alliance, the employers had no right to

the person taking the order was meddling with the Hacker

respected the rules of the Hacker Alliance

I’ll turn down the Duncans later. Anything

necessary. Ronin’s

replied before

on the study

“Come in.”

Branden sat at his desk and was

hesitated, wearing a troubled

“Something wrong?”

Branden still working away without even glancing up. He was

set down his papers. He looked up and

from

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

wondered what was going on in their minds. He wondered if they really did not

the bad news, Branden didn’t even furrow his

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

consider reaching

suddenly looked up with his cold eyes. It sent shivers down Paxton’s spine and left him

mistake, Paxton immediately knelt

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

knew Catherine was a sore point for Branden. Proposing

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