No longer a pushover

Chapter 409

Donovan's voice was laced with cold amusement. "Looks like it's your turn to beg me now."

He vividly remembered what'd happened at Maple Enterprise and how Noelle had forced him to plead with her. That incident had left him fuming, and now he could finally say the same words to her. He'd wondered how long she could hold out.

Yet, Noelle coldly replied, "No. You're the one who still needs to beg me."

Donovan scoffed. "I've tolerated you again and again for Mom and Dad's sake. But if you still don't know your place, get out of the office before they find out and feel heartbroken."

Noelle glanced around the office. She quickly spotted the framed writing their father had written. "Nothing Worth Having Was Ever Achieved Without Effort."

She remained where she was and said, "Actually, you're the one who called me here."

"Called you here? Don't be ridiculous; why would I ever call you?

"Leave now. I have work to do. I found someone else to rewrite the code for the firewall system even without your help." His tone was full of mockery as he added, "No one is irreplaceable."

"You're right, but I'm the person you found on the black market," Noelle calmly stated.

denied it almost immediately. "I sought out someone with a strong reputation on

"I took the job as a freelance gig to earn some money. Designing firewall systems isn't new to me, after

But when I realized it was you after seeing the company address, I turned it

locked onto Donovan, whose expression turned ugly. The expert he'd contacted indeed turned down the offer after seeing the company address. He lowered his gaze to the

first time I registered on the black market was

wanted to teach myself programming so I

forbade me from getting

"You must be feeling pretty smug now, aren't you? Are

eyes and responded, "Honestly, I don't have time for

that without you, I can't

Liddell, let's make a deal. I'll rewrite your firewall code while you give me the clues in exchange. It's a fair trade for you."

why would I trust you? Do you know how much trouble you caused after hacking into

to

means you

and you know where to find me if you change your mind. If you don't want anyone to know that I wrote the firewall software, we can sign a non-disclosure