From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 41

Daniel nodded, his mind racing faster than Sherman’s about the CIS.

But there was nothing to be done at present. No international big shot had emerged to solve the problem instantly.

“Alright, you can head out,” Sherman said, massaging his temples with long and slender fingers.

As Daniel turned to leave, just before he reached the door, Sherman’s voice followed him. “Turn the lights off on your way out, would you?”

Daniel paused, a frown flickering across his face. He suspected that Sherman had summoned him in the middle of the night just to have him switch off the lights.

The next morning.

Anthea munched on a bagel while scrolling through her phone, her expression serene. Her delicate fingertips tapped the screen, then suddenly stopped on a page.

It was a listing for an apartment rental.

A house with three bedrooms and one living room cost five hundred bucks a month, which seemed fair.

She tapped into the listing and started chatting with the landlord to set up a time to view the apartment.

made her way

far cry from luxurious but

floor with a small garden out front. The landlord, a kindly

that the old lady was a retired professor

many of you are planning to live here,

and my uncle.” Anthea

old lady nodded, “I don’t have many rules, just keep the place clean. My last tenants seemed

had passed, the landlord was visibly upset recounting the ordeal.

very tidy.” Anthea assured her. “If you like,

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Chapter 41

old lady, who then

eighteen.” replied

“Got a boyfriend?”

smiled softly. “I’m still in school.”

dating so young. As long as it doesn’t

go straight home. She headed to the

ultra–rare mission the night before and a laptop

would have been ideal for her work, but considering portability, she opted for a