Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 401:

“I left after you departed, so I’m unaware of what you’re referring to.”

Jolie was curious how Norah had identified her involvement without surveillance footage.

“Jolie Austin, are you foolish? There were only three people in the office, and no one else accessed my computer. It’s evident that you were involved.”

“I did accidentally hit your computer as I walked by, but I didn’t delete anything. There’s a misunderstanding here.”

After pausing for a moment, Jolie pretended to realize something.

“Was something deleted?”

“It was just a file, nothing overly crucial.”

If she couldn’t recover it on her computer, she could always hack into the hospital’s system later.

“If it’s not significant, then its deletion is inconsequential.”

Jolie, faced with Norah directly, hoped inwardly that the file wasn’t crucial. She could only talk, feeling scared when someone challenged her, fearing Norah might exploit her background against her. She limited herself to small actions like writing anonymous complaints; anything more was beyond her courage.

As she deleted the file, she was torn between hoping it held importance and wishing it didn’t.

dislike it when others touch my

firmly and lifting it, her eyes emanating coldness as she

happens again, you won’t be able to

causing Jolie to freeze,

won’t do

in her wrist and

repeated, trembling, “I

pulled her hand

as

She glanced at Jolie.

it a second

intensely, realizing that Norah was referring to her anonymous complaint

if Norah had pressed the matter, Jolie might have been forced to leave the hospital after

timidly, avoiding eye

certain ways. Jolie believed these minor occurrences would

as she walked past. They were coworkers,

sent

it too late now?” she

“No, not at

this report before Bryson’s wedding wasn’t too late! Thankfully, luck was still on