Chapter 168

Chapter 168 A clue

Matthew sat in the dimly lit room at Cryptonic headquarters, his eyes glued to the screen as his fingers moved swiftly across the keyboard.

The door to Matthew's office opened abruptly, startling him. He looked up, a bit annoyed at the interruption. Standing in the doorway was his coworker, who looked a little embarrassed for barging in without knocking. "Hey, Matt. Sorry for startling you."

"It's fine. What do you need?"

"I just wanted to ask... is it true what they're saying about Ms. Peterson?"

Matthew said, trying to keep his voice even, "I really think you should get back to work."

He raised his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright, I'm going. I didn't mean to pry."

Matthew sighed in relief as he muttered. "Finally quiet."

The room was filled with the soft hum of computers and the occasional beep from the various machines around him. He was determined to uncover the identity of the person behind the mysterious post that had caused such a stir. Hours had passed, and the digital trail was finally leading somewhere.

"Come one...how hard can it be to find one person." Matthew muttered under his breath, slightly frustrated.

His brow furrowed in concentration, Matthew scrutinized the data. He had finally pinpointed a location, but something was off.

"Wait what?" he looked back and forth at the location.

The post from earlier that morning had originated from a completely different place than the post from two days ago. It didn't make sense. He leaned back in his chair, running a hand through his hair in frustration.

out myself before I tell Claire." he muttered under his breath. He knew she was relying on him to get to the bottom of

drumming rhythmically on the mahogany desk. She had decided to skip work today, fully aware that the journalists

thought of facing

her mind. She

aloud, reaching for her phone. She dialed his number, but

phone," she muttered, her frown deepening. "I wonder where he is. He always answer my phone

at Cryptonic, Matthew was still focusing on the search of the real location, his mind racing with possibilities. If he wanted to visit the location, he needs to

phone out and realized he left his phone

called

missed your call. What's

I've called you twice. Is everything okay?" Claire

responded casually but Claire could smell if something is off. She narrowed her

are you hiding something

slowly. Matthew knew he couldn't hide anything from Claire. It's like she has

when you are hiding something

at Cryptonic trying to track down the person behind the post. I think I found something, but it's... complicated. I was just about to check it out in person," he explained. "Complicated how?" Claire asked, her

I need to verify this myself before informing you about it." Matthew said. "You should have told me if

Venus, Eligos and now this unknown person. I wouldn't

you know I can handle this. I have been through so

right?" Matthew sighed deeply. "Claire don't lie to me. I saw how panic you are when the news about

lightly. "Sure,

you find anything, okay? And if you need a hand, please don't hesitate to

way, why did you

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