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.

to make sure no one was listening, “Are you having trouble with the

last thing she wanted was for Byte 7 to hit a dead

it’s a royal pain. You didn’t think 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

Dorothy off–guard, “I’m working

a real headache!”

the point of this

cash. Just be my girl

lay his fingers on any girls, so

gathering the funds, and his pride was taking a hit. He thought any girl in her right mind. would jump at

this girl was actually trying.

get the money,” Dorothy

of real estate would get her close enough. And for the shortfall, a bank loan or a few credit cards would cover the rest.

grumbled and hung up.

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

brash teen – that was

“Ms. Sanchez?”

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