From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 39

Daniel glinted with scornful amusement as he said, “It’s a classic case of playing hard to get. my friend. She baits you with some fancy trick, piques your interest, and then vanishes into thin air, leaving you itching with curiosity. Just when you’re about to burst with anticipation. she’ll make her grand re–entrance!”

In Daniel’s mind, a poser couldn’t make it to the big leagues.

Compared to the sweet Rebecca, she’d never stoop to such tricks.

Too bad. Sherman’s misunderstanding about Rebecca ran too deep.

“Really?” Sherman squinted, a playful mole near his eye becoming more charming as he smirked.

“Bet on it.” Daniel continued. “Sherman, just you wait. She’s bound to show up after tomorrow!”

“And if she doesn’t after three days?” Sherman arched an eyebrow.

“If not, I’ll livestream myself eating dirt!” Daniel declared, thumping his chest with resolve. thinking. “If she’s following the playbook, Anthea will show up for sure.

“Is that a promise?”

“Of course!” Daniel asserted with confidence.

Sherman curved his lips into a knowing smile, casually observing the scene below as usual.

hundred times over. We’re all old foxes here. Does she think she can pull

City. Known for his love of the game and playing it with a wild streak, Daniel

so much experience, he knew all the moves and all the strategies.

head straight for a shower and bed. Instead, she sat at her desk, head bowed as she diligently worked on something.

was right beside

game or a novel, but filled with foreign

pen, picked up her phone and the paper she had been writing on, and used the formula she calculated to access

she finally landed on the site she’d been aiming

smile and laid the notebook on the

GlobalGigaNet, a platform where tech moguls and famous tech corporations from all around

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task, you’d earn

tech hubs also existed in Anthea’s original world, but this was a different dimension.

didn’t take her long to track. down this network

and created

the username field, she

globe. Anthea was fresh and unknown without any reputation, so no one

then navigated to