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Chapter385 Chapter 385 Lemirawatchedthesceneunfold with anicydemeanor. Lemira watched the scene unfold with an icy demeanor . Shespokeup,“Didyoucatchthat,Mr.Asher?Idon’toweyouanything.Thosetrinketsandwhathaveyou–I’vegivenpracticallyallofthemtoEvelina.Ididn’tkeepasingleone.” She spoke up , “ Did you catch that , Mr. Asher ? I don’t owe you anything . Those trinkets and what have you – I’ve given practically all of them to Evelina . I didn’t keep a single one . ” “ButIboughtyouthat vintagegoldentiara!Itwasfrommyfirstbigpaydayafterstartingmybusiness,boughtespeciallyforyou.” “ But I bought you that vintage golden tiara ! It was from my first big payday after starting my business , bought especially for you . ” “Right,butdidyouforget?IcompensatedEvelinawithit,as apeaceoffering.” “ Right , but did you forget ? I compensated Evelina with it , as a peace offering . ” Asherwasmomentarilystuck,asifrealizingtherewasindeedsuchanincident. Asher was momentarily stuck , as if realizing there was indeed such an incident . Heopenedhismouth,wantingtocounterLemira’sstatement. He opened his mouth , wanting to counter Lemira’s statement . Butuponreflectingontheyearsgone by,asidefromthatgoldentiara,hecouldn’trecallbuyingLemiraanyothersignificantgifts. But upon reflecting on the years gone by , aside from that golden tiara , he couldn’t recall buying Lemira any other significant gifts . Foramoment,Asherwasatalossforwords. For a moment , Asher was at a loss for words . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Lemira’svoicedrippedwithsarcasm,“So,Mr.Asher,haveyoudecidedwhatpriceyou’rewillingtopay?” Lemira’s voice dripped with sarcasm , “ So , Mr. Asher , have you decided what price you’re willing to pay ? ” AsherwasnolongerabletomorallybindLemira. Asher was no longer able to morally bind Lemira . Hesaidstiffly,“Howmuchdoyouwant?” He said stiffly , “ How much do you want ? ” “Itdepends onwhat youthink it’sworth.Thesearemostly yourcompetitorsorpastenemies.Withthisdata,youcouldgainalotmore.” “ It depends on what you think it’s worth . These are mostly your competitors or past enemies . With this data , you could gain a lot more . ” AfterLemirafinished,shelookedatAsher. After Lemira finished , she looked at Asher . Finally,Asherspoke,“Onehundredthousand.” Finally , Asher spoke , “ One hundred thousand . ” “Twohundredthousand.” “ Two hundred thousand . ” “Lemira,don’tberidiculous!Isthisstuffevenworthtwohundredthousand?” “ Lemira , don’t be ridiculous ! Is this stuff even worth two hundred thousand ? ” Lemiralightlyretorted,“Thenforgetaboutit.” Lemira lightly retorted , “ Then forget about it . ” Withthat,shecasuallytossedtheUSB driveintothetrashcan,asthosefileswereofnousetoheranyway. With that , she casually tossed the USB drive into the trash can , as those files were of no use to her anyway . SeeingLemiradiscardtheUSBdriveliketrash,Asherwasinfuriated. Seeing Lemira discard the USB drive like trash , Asher was infuriated . Wasshereally dismissingonehundredthousanddollarsjustlikethat? Was she really dismissing one hundred thousand dollars just like that ? Begrudgingly,Asher conceded,“Fine,twohundredthousanditis.” Begrudgingly , Asher conceded , “ Fine , two hundred thousand it is . ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740295285127-0'); }); “Transferthefundsnow,moneyforgoods.” “ Transfer the funds now , money for goods . ” Lemirawasstraightforwardaboutit.Afterall,thedatawasuselesstoher;ifitcouldserve toirritateAsherandbringinsomecash,itwasawin–win. Lemira was straightforward about it . After all , the data was useless to her ; if it could serve to irritate Asher and bring in some cash , it was a win – win . Asher,however,wasfarfrompleased. Asher , however , was far from pleased . Reluctantly,heglancedathissecretary,“Havefinancetransferthefundstoher!” Reluctantly , he glanced at his secretary , “ Have finance transfer the funds to her ! ” Thesecretarytentativelysuggested,“Boss,maybeweshouldaskMs.Lemiratohelpfixoursystem.Afterall,we’vehadnoluckwithanyoneelse.” The secretary tentatively suggested , “ Boss , maybe we should ask Ms. Lemira to help fix our system . After all , we’ve had no luck with anyone else . ” DidIaskforyouropinion?” Did I ask for your opinion ? ” Asher’spridewashurt;hedidn’twanttoaskLemiraforhelp. Asher’s pride was hurt ; he didn’t want to ask Lemira for help . Lucianchimedin,“Asher,you’vealwaysbeenwaryofoutsiders,concernedthey’dstealcompanydata.Whynot. Lucian chimed in , “ Asher , you’ve always been wary of outsiders , concerned they’d steal company data . Why not . trustLemmywiththetask?Atleastshe’sfamily.” trust Lemmy with the task ? At least she’s family . ” “Cutitout,who’sfamilywithyouguys?Don’tcountonmeI’mne “ Cut it out , who’s family with you guys ? Don’t count on me I’m ne napter385 napter 385 Cemiraflatlyrefused,leavingno roomfornegotiation. Cemira flatly refused , leaving no room for negotiation . AsherturnedtoLucian,“Youheardher,she’snotinterested.Stopembarrassingyourself.”Lucian gaveawistfulsmiletowardsLemira,hiseyesfilledwithhope. Asher turned to Lucian , “ You heard her , she’s not interested . Stop embarrassing yourself . ” Lucian gave a wistful smile towards Lemira , his eyes filled with hope . Lemiraremainedunyielding,“Iwon’tagree.” Lemira remained unyielding , “ I won’t agree . ” Lucianpersisted,“Wecouldmatchtheexternalrateforyourservices,nameyourprice.” Lucian persisted , “ We could match the external rate for your services , name your price . ” Lemirawassomewhatexasperated,“Mr.Lucian,areyouhard ofhearing?Didn’tyoucatchwhatIjustsaid?”LucianwasabouttocontinuewhenHoganintervened,“Boss,ifMs.Lemiradoesn’twantto,let’snotpushher.”LucianglancedatHogan,hisintentionwastokeepLemiracloseto theLangston family,to maintainsomesemblanceofconnection. Lemira was somewhat exasperated , “ Mr. Lucian , are you hard of hearing ? Didn’t you catch what I just said ? ” Lucian was about to continue when Hogan intervened , “ Boss , if Ms. Lemira doesn’t want to , let’s not push her . ” Lucian glanced at Hogan , his intention was to keep Lemira close to the Langston family , to maintain some semblance of connection . Hogansighed,“Boss,wecanalwayspayfortherightperson.Didn’tthebigbossmentionhiringanexpertfromthedarkweb?Theyshouldbeableto fixit.” Hogan sighed , “ Boss , we can always pay for the right person . Didn’t the big boss mention hiring an expert from the dark web ? They should be able to fix it . ”

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