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

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

explicitly stating it. It was an unspoken understanding

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

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

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

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

attempt to specify the person taking the order was meddling with the Hacker

Catherine was the chief and respected the rules of the Hacker Alliance more than anyone else. Otherwise, she couldn’t lead the Hacker

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

necessary. Ronin’s

before ending the

the study

“Come in.”

his desk and was engrossed

hesitated, wearing a troubled

“Something wrong?”

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

set down his papers. He looked up and

relayed the rules from Hacker Alliance that had come

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

Branden didn’t even furrow his brow. He calmly said,

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

consider

looked up with his cold

mistake, Paxton immediately knelt before Branden.

Mr. Duncan, I’ve erred!”

a sore point for Branden. Proposing involving

seeking Catherine’s help, in Branden’s