Sunny felt embarrassed at the mention of his amateur hacker league. Scratching his head, he said, “Most of the hackers in the league are high-school students, so they’re only starting out. I wouldn’t have asked you for help if I knew they could do it. Please, Xante. Help me out this one time.”

Xante pinched the bridge of her nose, thinking, ‘Oh, how did I ever get saddled with this teenager?’

It was already late in the night when Jeremy got home. Everyone, apart from the household staff working the night shift, was asleep.

The maid went up to take Jeremy’s coat off him. She knew he had just come back from abroad that day. Considering the time difference, she asked, “Mister Jeremy, have you eaten? Should I cook something for you?”

Jeremy simply waved her away tiredly before going upstairs.

When he entered his bedroom, he became even more overwhelmed with loss the moment his nose was hit by Corinne’s familiar scent. The smell of her shampoo lingering in the air meant she had taken a shower and blow-dried her hair before leaving this morning.

her escape down to the last detail since she even had the time to take a shower before she went,’ thought

go take a shower to cool himself down when he

to the other side. If he listened closely, he could hear the

stared intently at the person on the bed. The person was curled up and hugging

it her? Did

turn on the light, Jeremy half-ran to the bed. “Corinne. Hey, Corinne. Is

on the bed stirred

her tightly to his chest as though fearing she would run away again. “You crazy little rascal! Oh, I’m so glad

shower just now,’ thought Jeremy while vigorously sniffing the woman’s hair. He simply could not get

the crushing hug caused the woman to wake up completely. “Jeremy, what the heck are you

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