Regrets Come Too Late (Sierra and Johnny) novel Chapter 235

Chapter 235

“If you can breach through my company’s defenses,” John said to Lucy, perfectly calm in the face of her threat to move his company’s funds.

Lucy went quiet. She regretted building him such an impenetrable defense system. Now, even she would have a hard time cracking it.

“Anna’s files are buried by a really skilled hacker,” Lucy said, running through the facts again. She wasn’t sure if Kenneth had mentioned it. “If I force my way through, it’ll take about two hours.”

In the past, it might have been beyond her.

But now? Easy as pie.

“Fine.” John stayed put and waited.

Time slowly passed them by.

In the private room, the only sound was Lucy’s fingers on the keyboard. Kenneth sat there, torn between staying and leaving. No one was drinking, and no one was talking either.

It was so boring!

But… He was the one who had asked them out.

“John.”

Kenneth thought it over and decided he wanted to chat. He couldn’t just sit there and do nothing.

“What are you going to do about Origin Games‘ tenth anniversary? I heard your parents went to the hospital this afternoon and spoke with Solomon.”

“Whoever made the mess can clean it up,” John said, barely interested.

His mind was stuck on one thing. How to keep Sierra with him. If he tried to force her to stay, her stubborn temper would drive her into tearing Campanile Estate apart before agreeing. Tricks and deception wouldn’t work any better.

“Huh?” Kenneth stared at his distracted expression. “What are you even thinking about?”

“In middle school, didn’t you read a lot of romance novels with the student next to you? The girl?” John asked out of nowhere.

Lucy suddenly looked up.

Kenneth nearly jumped out of his seat. He would never admit to having that kind of embarrassing history.

“I only read classics from home and abroad! Why would I read romance novels? Stop making things up!” he sputtered.

John looked at him with a deep, unreadable stare.

That stare was so suffocating that Kenneth only managed to hold out for a few seconds before caving in He cleared his throat.” One. Just one. That hardly counts as a lot.”

“Sure.” John shrugged.

Kenneth stared at him.

That was it?

He chose his words. “Do you have nothing else to say?”

“What do you want me to say?” John originally wanted to ask more, but he stopped himself.

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Everyone handled things differently. Instead of copying someone else, it was better to come up with something that fit his and Sierra’s personalities.

Kenneth’s head was filled with questions.

The way John said it made it sound like Kenneth was the one begging for advice, even though Kenneth had been the one to bring it up.

“I want you to stop saying things like that,” Kenneth said, knowing that this wasn’t the department he could win against John.‘ You’re just making me feel embarrassed.”

“Sure,” John agreed without hesitation.

Kenneth gave him a suspicious look.

He was sure John had a follow–up question in mind earlier. Something had made him have a change of heart.

Meanwhile, Lucy had been watching the exchange for entertainment. However, something flashed across her screen and grabbed her attention.

That name…

It was exactly the same as her mentor’s.

Did her mentor change names after disappearing from the internet?

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