"Uh?" Dorothy thought she must have misheard.
"It's nothing." Byte 7 lifted his hand to pull the hoodie over his head, concealing his pale, gaunt, yet striking face, and then he returned to his previous spot, cradling his laptop. "But first, you need to tell me what you're hoping to recover from this gadget."
Dorothy blurted out, "It contains the truth about my mother's death."
"Then you should be taking that thing to the cops, not me! And just so you know, my services don't come cheap."
"I know you're expensive, and I have money!" How could she dare hand over the hard drive to the police?
The Lopez family was untouchable back home, and she stood no chance against them!
If it weren't for the involvement of Everett's parents, maybe she could have asked him for help, but... this drive contained evidence that could incriminate the Lopez family!
"People often try to haggle with me, but you're the first to outright claim you're flush with cash." Byte 7 seemed amused as he leaned back and looked up at her. "You're Everett's girl, aren't you?"
Dorothy was speechless.
"Boring," Byte 7 snorted. "Thirty million, half upfront. After I'm done, I'll come looking for the rest."
Thirty million...
Even though Dorothy knew hiring Byte 7 would cost a pretty penny, she was still taken aback by the figure.
At the sight of her hesitation, Byte 7 chuckled. "Didn't you just say you had money?"
"But... not that much."
"What now? Go ask Everett for it! I saw his car parked outside." Byte 7 really was the epitome of a rebellious youth, a smirk perpetually playing on his lips.
What a cocky youth!
Dorothy wasn't used to dealing with the young crowd and felt awkward standing there.
She didn't want to be the butt of his teasing, but her only hope of recovering the data on the hard drive was in his hands!
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Sometimes Karen can be such a drama queen and immature....
For some reason I am now feeling suspicious about Kevin's new girlfriend....
I really hope this Perdita person is not a new villain....
I too echoed the sentiments of pppplllleeeaaaassssseeeeee bring this drama to an end. I beg of you!...
Really please finish this book and upload the full story so it can end. It's been drugout for so long!...
The intimate scenes in this story or uncomfortable to read. They either come off as being forced, painful, or simply not enjoyable....
Okay I left a long while ago and came back. Looks like it's been updated but still not done lol. I'll maybe wait 6 months before coming back and it'll probably still be going on. It's like a soap opera instead of a novel...
Kenneth is confirming something I've been thinking about him for several hundred chapters ago and that is he is a future murder suicide perpetrator. And after reading chapter 1275 yeah it's just brought the thought back....
How could Jeffrey throw the knife down at the scene of the crime with both their fingerprints on there?...
Again no update, so is this where it ends? Or post the whole book. Your dragging this out...