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.

glancing around to make sure no one

was for Byte 7 to hit

think to mention that earlier?” Byte 7’s tone carried the eternal irritability of someone who’s perpetually sleep–deprived, “You round up the rest of

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

a

point of this call? She was confused.

Just be my girl

on any girls, so

hell–bent on gathering the funds, and his pride was taking a hit. He thought any girl in

girl was

the money,” Dorothy assured

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

Byte 7 grumbled and hung up.

of Byte 7 on the other end: brows furrowed,

pale, prideful, brash teen – that was all she knew of Byte 7.

“Ms. Sanchez?”

voice pulled Dorothy from her thoughts. She saw Dorothy

looked up and smiled, “Dr. Quincy, you’re

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