Dorothy never expected that someone would actually track her IP address in real-time!

Was Byte 7 really that concerned she’d run away from him?

Before she could ponder further, another text pinged through: [Who’s living it up at Bay Residence, the swanky spot in Eldorria City? The Lopez family, if I’m not mistaken.]

Dorothy wasn’t too keen on this invasion of privacy, feeling disrespected as if she were under a microscope.

But respect seemed to be a foreign concept to Byte 7.

[It’s personal.] She texted back tersely.

[Oh! Your flash drive’s got issues. Meet me at the roundabout in front of Bay Residence.] Dorothy blinked in surprise, her gaze involuntarily flicking toward the still-shut bedroom door.

[Now?]

[Yes.]

She wasn’t thrilled about the idea of meeting a man in the middle of the night. Despite anything else, Byte 7 was a man who asked her out now, which indicated he had more than a professional interest in her. But he said the flash drive had an issue, and that was something she couldn’t just ignore. She was really afraid that to be true.

[Can’t it wait until tomorrow? It’s late.]

[I’m not free then. Either show up or forget it—I’ll drop your case.]

he threatened to bail, Dorothy scrambled into her slippers, typing:

anything else, just grabbed a light jacket, slipped into her shoes, and dashed out the

was still bathed in a comforting glow. Dorothy jogged towards

for popping up like a ghost

off his hoodie and sized her up under the moon’s

wrong with

said nonchalantly, the pale moon made his skin paler and highlighted the blue veins on the back of his

I wouldn’t be asking for your help,” Dorothy admitted. She knew Everett’s mom was thorough, especially with incriminating evidence. It would have been wiped clean. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to act so innocently in

surveillance

Dorothy was taken

“You think it’s that easy? Only a few frames have been

who was with

squinted. Hands shoved in his hoodie pockets, his lean frame could be blown away by the

jobs like this.

the footage might end up in court.

it all a

heart sank, but she insisted, “You took my deposit! You can’t

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