Kenneth glanced around when he stepped through the door, but he didn't see Natasha anywhere.
He tried giving her a call, but there was no answer. Right as Kenneth was about to go looking for her, he noticed a group of people in the distance.
As he made his way over, Kenneth noticed that Natasha was sitting in the middle of the crowd and typing away on her laptop.
The people standing behind her all looked dumbfounded as they watched her work on the computer. Mike had a cup of coffee in his hand as he stood among them.
“I-Is this going to work? Are you really able to recover the files, Natasha?” asked one of the people standing behind her.
“Yeah,” Natasha replied without even looking up from the screen.
Her slender fingers were moving so quickly over the keyboard that they couldn't even see what she was typing. The display on the computer screen changed a few times before returning to normal.
Everyone's eyes lit up with shock and disbelief when they saw that.
“I-Is that it?”
“Check the files and see if any of them are still missing,” Natasha replied while handing him the laptop.
“They are all here! All the files have been recovered! You sure are amazing, Natasha!” the guy exclaimed happily after running a quick check.
Natasha had yet to say anything when Mike exclaimed, “Of course she is! Have you forgotten what she's capable of?”
He then handed her the coffee and continued, “Here you go, Natasha.”
“Thanks.” Natasha casually took a sip of the coffee before saying, “It's just ransomware, so it's not that big of a deal. I've upgraded your computer's security system, so you should be safe as long as you avoid clicking on suspicious links in the future.”
Everyone turned to look at him upon hearing that. “Oh? Suspicious links, eh? What have you been watching online, huh?”
“Yeah! Tell us!”
“N-Nothing!” said the guy with the laptop.
“Then how did your computer get infected with ransomware?” someone asked.
“I don't know, but I haven't been watching anything weird!” the guy explained.
“Expose him, Natasha!” someone shouted.
Natasha let out a chuckle as she said, “I was referring to advertisements.”
Huh? What? Advertisements? Is that all?
The guy with the laptop exclaimed, “See? What did I say? I haven't been watching anything suspicious!”
Still feeling dissatisfied, someone said, “You don't have to cover up for him, Natasha! Go ahead and tell us the truth!”
“Oh, I was telling the truth,” Natasha replied.
Everyone in the crowd exchanged doubtful glances with each other.
“As I said, I wasn't watching anything strange!” The guy with the laptop was rather young, so he blushed rather easily.
“Oh, please! Natasha was clearly lying to save you from embarrassment! You should be grateful and just keep your mouth shut!” Mike said.
He then turned toward Natasha and continued, “How do you know this stuff, Natasha? Could it be that you—”
Kenneth cut him off, “What are you all doing standing around my woman?”
Upon turning around and realizing that it was Kenneth, everyone quickly stepped aside and addressed him respectfully, “Greetings, Boss!”
With a steady stride, Kenneth exuded an authoritative aura as he walked straight toward Natasha, who looked rather dazzling as she stood among the crowd.
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