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.

a strong reputation on the black market. How could a

as a freelance gig to earn some money. Designing firewall systems isn't new

But when I realized it was you

offer after seeing the

time I registered on the black

ran into trouble. I wanted to teach

me from

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

his eyes and responded, "Honestly, I don't

you came just to prove that without you, I can't find anyone

you give me the clues in exchange. It's a fair

trust outsiders, so why would I trust you? Do you know how much trouble you caused after hacking

to

means you

up and added, "I'm not in a hurry, and you know where to find me if you change your mind. If you don't want anyone to know that

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