Changing
The date was set in two days, I was about to meet Callan again. I wished I could have had more time to prepare for meeting him, but I was also aware that it was going to happen soon.
“I‘ll be by your side, and I will make sure nothing bad is going to happen,” Aren assured.
I smiled, trying to fake my composure, but the truth was, I was terrified. Perhaps I should feel more comfortable having to hold Aren‘s hand while facing my dreadful ex. Aren was definitely hotter and wealthier than Callan, and I was nearly certain that he was a better man in every aspect. Still, my anxieties were there, slowly consuming my rationality. Nonetheless, it was Monday, and I had other things to focus on. We had to set a trap for a hacker.
Mr. Clark, Neil, Aren, and I sat together in the office and worked up a plan to provoke the one who invaded the system into another attack.
“We have to keep Davies in hiding for some time, whether he likes it or not. Officially, he will be on vacation while we prevent him from contacting anyone from outside. Those fuckers cannot know that we have found out they entered our system and who was their mole,” Mr. Clark said.
“He‘s been handed over to the police. Can we get him back just like that?” I asked, my eyes shifting from him to Aren and back to him.
Mr. Clark smirked. “I have my way. Besides, the case has been handled quietly by the NYPD from the beginning. There‘s no need to worry.”
I nodded in acknowledgment. It looked like it was merely one of many crime–like situations in that company that he had to deal with over the years. As my eyes turned to Aren, I saw him calmly registering Mr. Clark‘s words while nodding in approval. He had to trust him and his judgment a lot. That made me curious if there was any particular story behind their acquaintance.
“I prepared a list of potential products that would attract the thief‘s attention.” Neil gave us all a copy of the results of his research. “I would say that the sequel to the game “Golden Dragon City” should do the trick.”
Aren quickly read the document and put it down on the table. “I agree. The game was supposed to be released by the end of next year. If we spread the rumors that the launch would be a whole year earlier, the hacker will certainly try to steal it or corrupt our files.”
money was invested to put the Golden Dragon City‘s team back on their feet. If the hacker‘s goal was to threaten Aren‘s business, then he certainly wouldn‘t miss the chance to damage the long–awaited game, making all the money invested go to waste. “Cora, please explain. What do you think that hacker would do?” Aren gestured at me
the Moon World‘s computer, another mole, only this time we would be ready,“| claimed with a confident smirking, “I’m going to install the software I designed on every Lan Diamond Corporation computer. My security program works as an artificial immune
at me, clapping his hands. “Do you need anything to
would like Norton and Alan to help me... I‘ve already used their programs to find the mole, so I think that they would be a great he—”
do they work?” Aren asked, his
fix computers and sometimes work for minor
go blank. “You‘ve already said that you need your colleague‘s permission to use his software with your program. I‘ll pay them to settle all the legal issues and copyrights. In return, they would have to sign a full clause of confidentiality, but I‘ll make
decent money for the
think that my friends would agree to work like cogs in a corporate
will create a department for the three of you only. You will be in charge of Lan Diamond Corporation‘s IT security. You will have the authority to check on every other department and you will answer to no one but me.”
offer... The problem was that” reasonable” would have been the last name I‘d use when calling Norton or Alan. Norton had once refused to take an assignment from a company because he claimed that it had
I said, turning my
He chuckled and pressed a soft kiss
detail of the discussion between their CEO and me. I couldn‘t possibly miss the mischievous grins popping on their faces. Neil had that grin glued to his mouth even when he was walking me downstairs so I could go on to meet with Alan
grunted at him, a red flare still visible on my cheeks.
know?” he said, smiling,
asked as if he could
are the cause of that change.”
returned two–fold. “What are you talking about?!” I laughed nervously.
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