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Chapter381 Chapter 381 AfterLemiraasked,silencefellontheotherendoftheline. After Lemira asked , silence fell on the other end of the line . Tentatively,shespokeup,“Isitsomethingyoucan’ttalkabout?” Tentatively , she spoke up , “ Is it something you can’t talk about ? ” WasOrion’sidentityreallysupposedto beasecret? Was Orion’s identity really supposed to be a secret ? “Look,it’snotlikethat.Youshouldprobablyaskhimdirectly.I’vegotameetingtocatch,gottarun.” “ Look , it’s not like that . You should probably ask him directly . I’ve got a meeting to to catch , gotta run . ” Afterhangingup,Thaddeuswashitbyawaveofreliefmixedwithfear. After hanging up , Thaddeus was hit by a wave of relief mixed with fear . Lemirawasn’teasytofool. Lemira wasn’t easy to fool . HeimmediatelycalledOrion,feelingtheneedtogivehimaheads–uptoavoidanyslip–ups. He immediately called Orion , feeling the need to give him a heads – up to avoid any slip – ups . That’sasfar asbrotherlydutygoes. That’s as far as brotherly duty goes . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Hehadalreadytakenthefallforsupportinga collegegirlfinancially;therewasn’tmuchmorehecoulddo. He had already taken the fall for supporting a college girl financially ; there wasn’t much more he could do . LemiraponderedThaddeus‘words.Orion’spastjobmusthavebeenshady? Lemira pondered Thaddeus ‘ words . Orion’s past job must have been shady ? Allsosecretive. All so secretive . Sheglancedatthetopnewsstoriesonherphone.Thebuzzhaddieddown,probablysuppressed. She glanced at the top news stories on her phone . The buzz had died down , probably suppressed . Givenithadstartedaffectingstockprices,Ashermust behavingatoughtime. Given it had started affecting stock prices , Asher must be having a tough time . Puttingdownherphone,Lemira’smoodlifted. Putting down her phone , Lemira’s mood lifted . Butthedisturbancemeantshe couldn’tsleepnow.Sheturnedonherlaptoptosortoutissuesidentifiedintheartificialintelligencetest.Theyneededpromptattention. But the disturbance meant she couldn’t sleep now . She turned on her laptop to sort out issues identified in the artificial intelligence test . They needed prompt attention . A A A messageaboutthedarkwebpoppeduponLemira’sphone. message about the dark web popped up on Lemira’s phone . Loggingin,shereceived aprivatemessagefroman admin:[Someone wantstobuythefirewallsystemyou Logging in , she received a private message from an admin : [ Someone wants to buy the firewall system you a a wroteback.They’reoffering$20,000foryoutorewriteasystemfortheir companytofend offhackers.] wrote back . They’re offering $20,000 for you to rewrite a system for their company to fend off hackers . ] Thistaskseemedstraightforward. This task seemed straightforward . Lemirareplied,[Icandoitfor$50,000.] Lemira replied , [ I can do it for $ 50,000 . ] Afterabriefpause,theresponsecame,[Theclientagrees,butyouneed topersonallyvisittheircompanytoset After a brief pause , the response came , [ The client agrees , but you need to personally visit their company to set itupandprove it canwithstandahackerattackbeforethefinalpayment.Theyalsoofferanannual it up and prove it can withstand a hacker attack before the final payment . They also offer an annual maintenancefeeof$10,000tohandleanysuddenissues.] maintenance fee of $ 10,000 to handle any sudden issues . ] Seemslikethiscompany wasafrequenttargetforhackers. Seems like this company was a frequent target for hackers .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740295285127-0'); }); [Fine.What’sthecompany’sname?] [ Fine . What’s the company’s name ? ] [Theclientrequestsconfidentiality.You’llbeinformedwhenit’stimeforyoutovisitforsetup.] [ The client requests confidentiality . You’ll be informed when it’s time for you to visit for setup . ] Suchsecrecy. Such secrecy . Well,noonelikedtodisclosetoomuchonthedarkweb. Well , no one liked to disclose too too much on on the dark web . Aslongasshegotpaid,itwasfineby her. As long as she got paid , it was fine by her . Takingonthejobwasano–brainer forLemira–whowouldsaynotomoremoney? Taking on the job was a no – brainer for Lemira – who would say no to more money ? ContinuingwiththeAlprojectcode,shegrabbedlunchbeforeheadingstraighttoMapleGroup. Continuing with the Al project code , she grabbed lunch before heading straight to Maple Group . Uponarrival,shenoticedseveralbodyguardsstandingoutsidethecompanyfloor. Upon arrival , she noticed several bodyguards standing outside the company floor . Whocouldbevisiting? Who could be visiting ? 11:05 11:05 hapter381 hapter 381 sLemiraentered,themanagerquicklyapproachedher,“Lemira,theLangstonshavearrived,lookslikeyourtwobrothers,andtheyseemquitefurious.” s Lemira entered , the manager quickly approached her , “ Lemira , the Langstons have arrived , looks like your two brothers , and they seem quite furious . ” Herbrothers? Her brothers ? Justasshewasabouttoheadtoheroffice,Asheremerged,“Lemira,thoughtyoucouldhide?DidyoureallythinkI couldn’tfindyouwithsomeoneprotectingyou?” Just as she was about to head to her office , Asher emerged , “ Lemira , thought you could hide ? Did you really think I couldn’t find you with someone protecting you ? ” Insidetheoffice,Lucianwaspresenttoo. Inside the office , Lucian was present too . ButThaddeuswas nowheretobeseen. But Thaddeus was nowhere to be seen . Frowning,Lemirawalkedintotheoffice,confrontingthem,“Whatareyouherefor?” Frowning , Lemira walked into the office , confronting them , “ What are you here for ? ” Tothink they’dcomedirectlytoherworkplace! To think they’d come directly to her workplace ! ButnowAshermusthaverealizedthiscompanybelongedtoThaddeus. But now Asher must have realized this company belonged to Thaddeus . Shewasn’tworriedaboutAshercausinganytroublethatcouldthreatenthecompany. She wasn’t worried about Asher causing any trouble that could threaten the company . Fuming,Asherblurted,“I’mhere tosettlescores withThaddeus.Don’tthinkI’munaware thatthemediaexposureislinkedtoyou.” Fuming , Asher blurted , “ I’m here to settle scores with Thaddeus . Don’t think I’m unaware that the media exposure is is linked to you . ” ItdawnedonAsherthatjustlastnight,hehadarun–inwith Thaddeus,whohadmockedhimextensively. It dawned on Asher that just last night , he had a run – in with Thaddeus , who had mocked him extensively . Today,themediahadexplodedwiththescandalinvolvingEvelina andAlaric,causingasignificantdropinthecompany’sstockvalue. Today , the media had exploded with the scandal involving Evelina and Alaric , causing a significant drop in the company’s stock value . . Giventhe unclearrelationshipbetweenLemiraandThaddeus,ithadtobeconnectedtoLemira. Given the unclear relationship between Lemira and Thaddeus , it had to be connected to Lemira . Withacoldsmile,Lemiraretorted,“Gotanyproof?” With a cold smile , Lemira retorted , “ Got any proof ? ”

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