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Chapter 693HeFollowstheRules Chapter 693 He Follows the Rules Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : Icouldn’tletanyoneexposemyplans. I couldn’t let anyone expose my plans . IfMaxintendedtoreportme,IwouldletHeratakecareofhimimmediately. If Max intended to report me , I would let Hera take care of him immediately . Heeyedmyhandwithaknowingsmirk.“Calmdown.Rightnow,I’mHushJoy,notDr. Green. He eyed my hand with a knowing smirk . “ Calm down . Right now , I’m HushJoy , not Dr. Green . +8Pearls +8 Pearls “Evenifyoudon’ttrustme,youshouldatleasthavefaithinSI’sverificationsystem.Theywouldneverapproveanauthorizationthatcouldthrowoffthebalance.” “ Even if you don’t trust me , you should at least have faith in SI’s verification system . They would never approve an authorization that could throw off the balance . ” Hearingthat,Ieasedupalittle. Hearing that , I eased up a little . Hehadapoint.TheSIhadmanagedtosurviveforsolongmainlybecauseofitsextremelystrictscreening He had a point . The SI had managed to survive for so long mainly because of its extremely strict screening / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / process. process . Putsimply,weoperatedinagrayarea,buttherewereruleswehadtoobey.Breakingthemwasthesameasdeclaringwarontheentireorganization. Put simply , we operated in a gray area , but there were rules we had to obey . Breaking them was the same as declaring war on the entire organization . SImemberswerescatteredacrossdifferentindustriesworldwide.Ifsomeonecrossedtheline,theywouldbehunteddownwithoutmercy. SI members were scattered across different industries worldwide . If someone crossed the line , they would be hunted down without mercy . Noonewouldberecklessenoughtochallengeanentireglobalnetworkjusttokeeptheirjob. No one would be reckless enough to challenge an entire global network just to keep their job . Maxwasobviouslynotafool. Max was obviously not a fool . “Alright.”IreassuredHerabeforesteppingintoBenjamin’shouse.IgesturedforMaxtofollow. “ Alright . ” I reassured Hera before stepping into Benjamin’s house . I gestured for Max to follow . Max’sPOV: Max’s POV : Handsinmypockets,IstrolledafterHayleyatarelaxedpace. Hands in my pockets , I strolled after Hayley at a relaxed pace . Aswemovedthroughtheyard,IhappenedtoglanceoverandspottedFrederickseatedstifflyintheguestroom,hiseyespracticallybeggingmeforhelp. As we moved through the yard , I happened to glance over and spotted Frederick seated stiffly in the guest room , his eyes practically begging me for help . Ipausedbriefly,consideringmyoptions.Then,undereveryone’swatchfulgaze,Iapproachedthedoorandstoodinfrontofhim. I paused briefly , considering my options . Then , under everyone’s watchful gaze , I approached the door and stood in front of him . JustwhenhethoughtIwasgoingtosavehim,Igrabbedthedoorhandleandfirmlyshutthedoorinstead. Just when he thought I was going to save him , I grabbed the door handle and firmly shut the door instead . Turningaround,IsighedatHayleywithahelplesssmile.“Youguysaren’tmakingmylifeanyeasier.” Turning around , I sighed at Hayley with a helpless smile . “ You guys aren’t making my life any easier .” FrederickhadseenmewithsomeonelikeHayley.Thatalonecouldcauseproblemsforme. Frederick had seen me with someone like Hayley . That alone could cause problems for me . “Sorry,”Hayleysaid,soundingsurprisinglysincere. “ Sorry , ” Hayley said , sounding surprisingly sincere . Then,sheadded,“Butdon’tworry.Icanpromisehewon’texposeyou.” Then , she added , “ But don’t worry . I can promise he won’t expose you . ” Chapter693HeFollowstheRules Chapter 693 He Follows the Rules

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