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.

no one was listening, “Are you having trouble with

last thing she wanted was for Byte 7 to hit

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

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

It’s a real

the point of this call? She

to scrape together the cash. Just be my girl for a

girls, so being chosen by him was a privilege.

girl in her right mind. would jump at such an offer, even pretend to

was actually trying.

get the money,” Dorothy

stocks, bonds, and maybe a piece of real estate would get her

yourself,” Byte 7 grumbled

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

– that was all she knew of

“Ms. Sanchez?”

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