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.

old,” Dorothy whispered, glancing around to make sure no one was listening, “Are

Byte 7 to hit a dead end.

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 my fee yet?”

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

a real

point of this call? She was

together the cash. Just be my girl for a

fingers on any girls, so being chosen by him

pride was taking a hit. He thought any girl in her right mind. would jump at such an offer, even pretend to be short on cash if

girl was actually

get the money,” Dorothy assured him

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

grumbled and hung up.

an image of Byte 7 on the other end: brows furrowed, exuding an air of indifference to

was all she

“Ms. Sanchez?”

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