After the Fall A Leap into a Stranger's Arms novel Chapter 260

The person asking couldn’t help but sigh to themselves. What a lucky girl. Even a heiress from a wealthy family would have to jump through hoops to marry into the Gates family.

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Inside the coffee shop, Shirley tried to pick her senior’s brain for a solution to the Resonance AI problem.

“Shirley, it’s not that I don’t want to help. The company has strict policies, core technical data can never leak out. Besides, the stuff you’re asking about is way above my pay grade. Honestly, there’s nothing I can do.”

Shirley could tell right away that her senior wasn’t even as skilled as she was. This trip had been a waste of time.

After their chat, Shirley was heading home when her mom called, asking if she’d be back for dinner.

Shirley didn’t really want to go home, but she did have something to tell her mom.

“Mom, take a guess. What do you think Lawrence’s dad does for a living?” Shirley asked, grinning.

“What could he possibly do?” Alice replied, sounding pretty uninterested. “Isn’t he just some regular guy?”

Shirley laughed. “Mom, he’s not even regular. He’s a security guard.”

“What? Lawrence’s dad is a security guard?” Alice sounded totally shocked, like she couldn't believe it, with a hint of disdain in her voice.

“It’s true. He showed up at Nexus Dynamics looking for Catherine. I just happened to bump into them. Catherine admitted he’s Lawrence’s dad.”

“So how do you know he’s a security guard?”

“I know because I’ve seen him at the Science and Technology Institute in uniform, chatting with people. Last time, I saw him with my own eyes,” Shirley said, clearly pleased with herself.

“He was probably there to ask Catherine for some pocket money,” Alice scoffed.

“Hey, I’m at work. What’s up?” Nestor’s voice came through the phone.

“Honey, I just found something out. Lawrence’s dad is in Cabinda. Looks like we need to get ready to meet the Gates family.”

“Oh, who told you?”

“Shirley saw Patrick at Nexus Dynamics when he went to find Catherine. She’s actually met Patrick before!”

“How did Shirley meet him?” Nestor asked, clearly surprised.

Alice had been waiting for that question. She laughed. “It’s funny, right? Patrick works security at the Science and Technology Institute. Shirley met and even talked to him there before. She just didn’t know who he was at the time.”

Nestor was obviously stunned. “What? Lawrence’s dad is a security guard at the institute?”