Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 6 Who Did I Offend This Time

off her laptop.“I knew you could do it! I just didn’t think you could even steal their confidential documents in such a short time. You’re really a legend; no one can achieve your heights or defeat you.”Sophie was already numb to such compliments, and she replied, “If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.”“All right. Payment goes to your usual card, right?”“Yup.”As usual, Sophie hung up without waiting for Butterfly’s reply.Her hack had dragged another unfortunate victim along with it. Charles stared at the black screen on his computer in shock as he muttered, “Damn it! My laptop was hacked too.”I wanted to catch Phantom in the act! Why did I get hacked instead?Felix failed to suppress his laughter as he teased, “Are you sure you’ve got the chops, Charles?”“This must be Phantom’s doing. No one else can perform such a hack.” There was truly no one else who could achieve that feat in such a short time and not leave a single trace behind.Tristan, who had been silent all the while, suddenly asked, “Do you have any leads?”“A little. I can confirm that Phantom is in Jipsdale.” That was the only useful piece of information he had gleaned.“What? Phantom is in Jipsdale?”Tristan added, “Find a way to get in touch with Wings of Light.” Wings of Light was a mysterious hacker organization. No one knew where the organization was based. They only knew that the hackers in the group were better than the next, and Phantom was the best of them all.He returned to the CEO’s office, determined to get through the pile of work he had not dealt with since arriving in Horington several days ago.After completing her assignment, Sophie played some phone games on her bed.Someone knocked on her door, and she got up to see who it was.“It’s your grandpa, Sophie.”She quickly opened the door and asked, “What’s up, Grandpa?”At the same time, she helped Josiah to walk into her room.He said, “Tell me what happened five years ago. You’re my granddaughter, and I want the people who harmed you to receive their deserved punishment.”“It’s fine, Grandpa. You don’t need to deal with this.” Josiah was old, and Sophie did not want him to worry over her. She added, “Just take care of your health. That’s enough for me.”Josiah replied, “I know you suffered a great deal when I wasn’t around five years ago. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you. Now that I’m back, no one will