Chapter 526

Dorothy nodded with a hint of resolve, “Alright, I’ll be back in a jiffy.”

She slipped into something more comfortable and headed out, making her way to Quincy’s office. She found the door ajar, yet the room was devoid of life.

“She’s probably using the bathroom or got caught up in some urgent matter before coming back,” she figured.

Dorothy didn’t leave. She stood by the door, waiting, when her phone began to buzz.

She expected it was Karen, but instead, it was an unfamiliar number.

A call from back home.

Worried it might be the kids in some kind of trouble, she answered promptly.

The voice on the other end was tinged with impatience and a youthful edge, sounding like a high school student, “Hey, how old is this surveillance footage on your flash drive?”

It was Byte 7.

one was listening, “Are you having

wanted was for Byte 7 to hit a dead end.

think to mention that earlier?” Byte 7’s tone carried the eternal irritability of someone who’s perpetually

sudden pivot to money caught Dorothy off–guard, “I’m working on it! Can you recover the

It’s a real headache!”

this call? She

trying to scrape together the cash. Just be my girl for a week, and

any girls, so being

7 could sense she was hell–bent on gathering the funds, and his pride was taking a hit. He thought any girl in her right mind. would jump at such an offer, even pretend

girl was actually trying.

the money,” Dorothy assured him

a piece of real estate would get her close enough. And for the shortfall, a bank loan or a few

grumbled

at her phone, conjuring up an image of Byte 7 on the other

prideful, brash teen – that was all she knew

“Ms. Sanchez?”

She saw Dorothy standing there when she came back.

smiled, “Dr.

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