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Chapter 386
Chapter 386
Chapter 386
Chapter 386 She’s a Hacker
Skylar would have fallen in love with that smile right away had it been in the past. However, now she could only think how fake the smile was, yet she didn’t say anything about it. Not like it would do her any good. She figured the one who was in her way of getting to Jethro’s heart was Elspeth. If she doesn’t shine that much anymore, perhaps Jethro would finally look at me. Skylar was in a dilemma. She knew it was a bad thought, but she had no idea how to stop it from spreading.
Jethro noticed the woman spacing out with an eerie smile hanging on her lips. She looks creepy. “Why are you spacing out, Skylar?”
She snapped out of it and shook her head. “I’m fine. Well then, now that I’ve delivered the contract, I should get back to work.”
Jethro nodded with a smile. “Sure thing.”
…
Just when Elspeth thought the affair was coming to an end, another problem showed up. An account called ElspethHater popped up and started a long thread.
Elspeth read the thread, and she frowned. The thread said that Elspeth was the one who puked at the bar, and it compared Elspeth and Skylar’s profiles. Obviously, Elspeth was slimmer than Skylar, and if this went on, there would be trouble. Left with no choice, she opened an alternate account to argue with the poster.
Elspeth commented, ‘It’s just angle problems. You can’t tell them apart just from their body shape alone. You’d have to have perfect sight for it.’
The poster retorted, ‘This is obvious enough. That woman looked a lot more like Elspeth, not Skylar. The body shape, the way she moves, her gait. Everything points to Elspeth.’
‘You sure do keep a close eye on the lady. Are you a pervert?’
‘I just want to find out the truth. How does that make me a pervert?’
‘It was dark. Nobody could see anything. How are you so sure that was Elspeth? Not like you know her.’
‘Heh. You don’t know her, either.’
Elspeth was so agitated that she almost said she was the very same person the poster was talking about, but this wasn’t the place to do it. If she had said that, then everything she did would have been for nothing. ‘If you’re so sure it was Elspeth, then show us more proof.’
‘Of course. She had dinner with Jethro and went to a concert together.’
‘But so far, I believe there’s no information about where Elspeth had gone to or what she was doing. So, how did you find out about it?’
At that, the poster stopped replying. The crowd was still watching with interest, and now that the poster wasn’t saying anything, they thought Elspeth had won.
‘Go on. You were making very good points. Or were you just lying? Or perhaps you’re actually a stalker. That’s why you know what she did.’
Still, the poster said nothing. No matter what the answer was, it wouldn’t do well for them. If they confessed to being a stalker, they would be labeled a pervert, and nobody would believe their thread. People would think they were up to something no good. And if they confessed that everything was a lie, then the whole thread would have meant nothing.
Elspeth knew she had won this argument, but she couldn’t be happy about it. I’ve never told anyone about this. Jethro might be a flippant guy, but he wouldn’t start any trouble. This isn’t his style. So, that leaves… She narrowed her eyes. She had a plan to deal with this.
Two minutes later, ElspethHater deleted the thread all of a sudden, and the crowd was starting to take Elspeth’s side. Now, they believed that Skylar was the woman in the photo, and thanks to this thread, Skylar and Jethro gained even more fans. A blessing in disguise, so to speak.
Once everything was done, Elspeth called Skylar, and Skylar sounded nervous. “What’s wrong, Skylar? You sound nervous.” Elspeth smiled.
“I’m fine, Miss Lynwood. So, what is it?”
“It’s nothing. Just wondering why you haven’t posted the video. Jethro did, but you haven’t.”
Beads of sweat formed on Skylar’s forehead. “I-I was busy, so I forgot.”
“What were you working on? I don’t remember giving you any tasks.”
Nervously, Skylar replied, “It’s just something I did myself. I can’t stay idle, after all.”
Elspeth nodded. “True. Tell me what you were working on. If you have done well, I can reward you.”
Skylar knew Elspeth must have found out about something, but she wanted to bet on the off chance that Elspeth knew nothing. “Miss Lynwood, I—”
Elspeth chortled. “Calm down. I’m not blaming you.”
“Um, did you…” Skylar wanted to ask if Elspeth had found out about something but didn’t have the guts to do that.
Elspeth didn’t intend to expose her. Instead, she said, “You’re still working for me. If you try to start anything you shouldn’t, I will come down on you.” She was not a kind woman. She was fair but not kind. Anyone who tried to hurt her would be hurt in return.
Skylar felt her back drenched in sweat. I knew it. She knows.
Elspeth smiled and fiddled with her ring. Nonchalantly, she said, “You did well. I’m going to give you 150 grand. Take it from the finance department later.”
Her words confused Skylar. I tried to sabotage her, so why is she giving me a bonus? “Miss Lynwood, I —”
Elspeth interjected, “You what? You shot a video with Jethro and settled the impending crisis of the photo, didn’t you? You deserve a reward.”
Oh, she’s just playing dumb. “Thank you, Miss Lynwood.”
“Sure thing. But you should learn a bit of computer stuff from me. You didn’t even hide your IP address.”
Skylar’s eyes went wide with shock. Sh*t. I almost forgot. The president might look friendly, but she used to be one of the most fearsome hackers around. “I-I understand.” She hung up nervously and looked at the logout screen, conflicting emotions stirring in her heart. Feels like I just got out of a certain death.