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 fingers through his hair in frustration, his annoyance so intense it was ruining

The ne

his friend request, replied while brushing her teeth, “Hello, any other specifics I need to

the other end.

her phone and

groceries for breakfast. Carole

In another villa.

sat by the window, flipping through a book.

stepped inside. “You needed

another page, not bothering to

his face over. “Yeah,

had his suspicions that this rookie was a kid. After all, who else

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task for their first

then, Daniel’s

Phoenix YC. “Yeah, I’m here. Any other specifics I need to know about this CIS data

be bothered to waste more time, replying dismissively, “Everything you need to know is

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