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.]

Dorothy scrambled into her slippers, typing: [I’ll be there. Wait

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

world was still bathed in a comforting glow. Dorothy jogged towards the roundabout and sure enough,

guy really had a knack for popping up like a ghost

Dorothy, Byte 7 pulled off his hoodie and

with the

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

with incriminating evidence. It would have been wiped

surveillance

Dorothy was taken

snorted, “You think it’s that easy? Only a

to see who was with my mother before she

Hands shoved in his hoodie pockets, his

don’t usually take on jobs

footage might end up in court. He could even be summoned to attest

found it all

but she insisted, “You took my deposit!

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