Chapter 235: Kyla Betrayed the Jensons
The graceful, charming girl surrounded by Jude, Alfie, and Maurice—that should’ve been Kyla. Why was it Tilda?! God, did you make some kind of mistake?
The more she thought about it, the more Kyla’s jealousy toward Tilda raged like an uncontrollable tidal wave. The veins in her forehead bulged. Tilda… You’re the one person I’ll never forgive. One day, only one of us will remain in this world.
And that’s going to be me—Kyla. You can go to hell! Kyla’s eyes burned with a chilling madness. Her hand trembled as she picked up her phone and dialed a number. The line connected quickly. A playful male voice came through. “Ms. Kayla, what an honor.” “This time I want 20 million.” To ruin her at the competition, Kyla planned to smear Tilda with plagiarism, so she needed money! The allowance from the Jensons was far from enough. If she borrowed money from people like Preston, they’d get suspicious. The only way to get that much cash fast was through this kind of deal. “Of course, Ms. Kayla. As long as you give me the right intel… for example, some of the Jensons’ latest business moves. Twenty million will be in your account right away.” “Deal. I’ll send over a proposal I found in my dad’s study.” After hanging up, Kyla forwarded the plan she had been saving for a long time. Not long after, she got a message. “Great, Ms. Kayla. Once we confirm the value of this proposal, the money will be in your account tomorrow.” “Okay.”
A fierce gleam appeared in Kyla’s eyes. I finally got 20 million by betraying the Jensons. Tilda, this time I’ll make you lose everything! Without Tilda in the way, Kyla was confident she could earn 200 million, even two billion, with ease.
Meanwhile, Tilda returned to her apartment. She sank into the hot water, music playing softly in the background. Then her phone rang. It was Andy. “Tilda, I’ve got an update on what you asked me to track. Kyla sold the Jensons’ 100-million-dollar proposal for 20 million.” “Thanks, Andy. Put the data together for me, and I’ll take you to dinner to thank you.” “Tilda, forget dinner. Come visit me in Jeselton sometime. It’s been so long, and I miss you!” “Okay, I’ll pick a time and bring Una with me. But then it won’t be me treating—you’ll be the host, and you’re paying.” “As long as you come, you can spend whatever you want. Don’t worry, my personal savings will be enough for you and Una to spend for ten lifetimes.”
Andy was a top lawyer in Cetherland and a middleman on the dark web. He had more than enough money to back up his bold words. After hanging up, a cold smile tugged at Tilda’s lips. Her fingertips skimmed across the water, stirring up ripples of steam. “As expected… Kyla’s finally making her move. I knew it. My presence is slowly driving her into a corner. To fight me, money is the one thing she can’t live without.”
In her past life, Tilda had never understood why Kyla struck a deal with those people. But as long as she knew the reason, she could push Kyla into betraying the Jensons. Money. That single word was the root of all evil. It was already dragging Kyla and the Jensons slowly into the abyss. Tilda couldn’t help but look forward to it. Once Kyla tore the Jensons apart with her scheme, they would be left in the dark, unaware of the truth. Then Tilda would throw all the evidence in their faces. I wonder what their expressions will be. It will be so interesting to watch!
Time flew by. That day, Tilda received a new assignment at Lab Seven. She glanced over the programming formula and raised an eyebrow. “So, your organization’s starting research on lithography machines now? That makes sense. The tasks you had me do before were the basic algorithms for them.” Manfred was willing to hand her something this close to the organization’s core secrets. This meant they trusted her more and were willing to take bigger risks. “As expected of Queen. We’ve been stuck on lithography machine technology for a while. We can’t have a strong country without strong chips, and we can’t have those without lithography machines. It was so frustrating when that foreign country used its chip technology to block our progress last time. Thankfully, we have Professor Kerrigan on our side. He actually came up with a solution in just three years.”
Manfred was speaking to Tilda nonstop. After spending so much time with her, Manfred had let his guard down around Tilda. He was also overjoyed that she could tell at a glance that the programming was for a lithography machine. That proved Tilda had more than enough skill to help their organization develop one.