The Billionaire's Intern (Maya Thompson) novel Chapter 336

hapter 156 Code and Conflict-1

Chapter 156: Code and Conflict-1

Ashcroft blinked twice, exhaling sharply through his nose as he set the phone on the table. The

movement was stiff, deliberate-like a soldier surrendering his sword. “Here,” he muttered,

avoiding Maya’s eyes.

Maya hid her smile behind a sip of water before taking the phone. “Hey,” she said softly, voice cutting through the chaos like sunlight after a storm.

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On screen, Harper was still fuming, but her tone softened when she spotted Maya. “Sorry about that,” she sighed, brushing hair off her face. “Anyway-this is Kenji.”

The young man straightened, bowing politely toward the camera. “Good evening, Ms. Maya. Mr. Blackwood.” His tone was calm, respectful. “It’s an honor to meet you. Good evening, everyone.”

Maya smiled warmly. “It’s nice to meet you, Kenji.”

Damien nodded, amused but composed. “Likewise.”

Jaime leaned closer, eyes bright. “Hey! I’m Jaime!”

Kenji grinned, his energy instantly lighter. “Hi, Jaime! Harper’s told me about you. I think we’re going to be great friends.”

Harper rolled her eyes but couldn’t hide her smile. “Kenji’s also a tech nerd,” she said, nudging him. “He’s twenty-one but acts fifteen on a good day. Jaime won’t be bored here-they’ll get along way t

oo well.”

That was all it took.

Jaime’s eyes practically glowed. “Wait-tech nerd? As in software or systems?”

Kenji’s grin widened. “Both. I do network security and Al diagnostics mostly, but lately I’ve been working on adaptive threat detection algorithms.”

Jaime straightened instantly, words tumbling out before he could stop himself. “No way! You mean like predictive breach mapping? I read a paper on that last month-where the system self-learns potential entry points based on behavioral data.”

Kenji blinked, surprised-and impressed. “You read that?”

Jaime flushed slightly, rubbing the back of his neck. “Yeah, uh, I don’t have the equipment to actually test it. But Damien gave me a laptop-” he glanced shyly at Damien, who only lifted his glass in quiet acknowledgment, “-with a few coding environments preloaded. I’ve been running small simulations. Just… nothing advanced yet.”

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Chapter 156 Code and Conflict-1

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Kenji’s eyebrows shot up. “You’ve been writing simulations on a personal laptop? That’s insane! What language?”

“Mostly Python,” Jaime admitted sheepishly. “It’s slower, I know, but it’s what I could handle without

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