From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 40

On the other side of town, a scream tore through the tranquility of the villa.

“Damn! Someone took the gig!” Daniel nearly popped his eyes out of his head when he saw the notification that someone had accepted the mission. He eagerly accepted the friend request and sent a message, “Hello, sir?”

There was no immediate reply, which only amped up Daniel’s anxiety. He clicked over to the stranger’s profile, which was sparse at best.

The profile was the default one.

The ID read: Phoenix YC, a stupid name.

But the name wasn’t the real kicker. The real shocker was that this person was a newbie!

A freaking newbie without a single notch of experience…?

What the actual heck? Were rookies really this ballsy nowadays to take on an ultra–rare. mission with extreme difficulty!

The guy probably didn’t even know what it meant and just went for it….

At that thought, the excitement on Daniel fizzled out like a dud firecracker.

He’d been hoping for a professional, and instead, he got a total noob. What a letdown!

his annoyance

The ne

accepting his friend request, replied while brushing her teeth, “Hello, any other specifics I need to know about this task?”

from the other

pocketed her phone and continued her

with her teeth, she headed to the farmers‘ market to pick up some groceries for breakfast. Carole had been downing sleep–inducing

In another villa.

the window, flipping through a book.

stepped inside. “You needed

to look up.

the mission, Daniel clouded his face over. “Yeah, but it’s a rookie. I think he’s

this rookie was a kid. After all, who else would choose such a

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for their

Daniel’s phone

Any other specifics I need

to waste more time, replying dismissively, “Everything you need

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