"Speak! What do you want from me?"

"Mr. Tan… let's take it slow. First… make sure that the information is indeed accurate. I don't want you to think that I am trying to trap you or something. Sell your shares to me then… I will call you when I need something."

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"As long as it wouldn't affect my business."

"It won't. If anything… It would help you."

"Hmmm. And that thing that you did with the flash drive, the person that I hired said it was impressive. It took him two hours to crack it. Can you sell that to me?"

Sera smiled. "Of course… please check your phone. I sent you my bank account we can use that account from now on. Let your IT personnel talk to me. I will give him the details of the product."

"Good. This is my personal number. Keep it."

"Got it!"

When the call ended, Sera started working for a few hours. Before she knew it, it was already six in the morning. She sighed.

Her body is used to working this much without sleeping. She felt like working like this is really worrying.

"Hey…"

Sera turned towards Chris. He was leaning against the frame of the door. His arms crossed as she looked at her. His messy hair was especially attractive. "You took a bath." Sera pursed her lips when she realized what she just said.

"And you didn't have enough sleep."

"I got busy."

"Scheming?" he lifted an eyebrow. His gaze was sharp, lips pursed as he waited for her to answer.

"What else?"

"You are playing a dangerous game."

She shrugged in response. She was in a good mood and she didn't want to change that. "Guess what happened last night?"

"What?"

He still looked angry. But how could he blame her? Chris refused to tell her anything important, and she wasn't planning to beg him to say something. That is just out of her character. What was she supposed to do? Wait for them to scheme against her again and again and hope that Chris would show up to save her?

That—

Just the thought of it is making her cringe.

"Miss Hill was seen with Edward Fu."

"You are stalking Edward Fu?" His face darkened. He finally took a step towards her.

"Huh? That — That is not the point… here…"

He turned her swivel chair, making her face him. Then he leaned forward, eyes squinted. "What are you planning to do?"

"Make Zhang Ying deal with Miss Hill." She blurted out before she could stop herself. Alright, she wasn't really so used to making smart schemes, she just blurted it out like it was some normal thing. She couldn't even keep it a secret for a few days! How embarrassing.

"How about Edward Fu?"

She leaned back and tried to avoid his gaze. "What about him?"

"Were you watching him?"

"Of course I am watching him. I need to gather more information about him."

"Stop watching him."

"Huh?" Her gaze sprang back to his face.

"Stop watching him."

"I can't."

"Why?"

"Because I need to watch him."

"Why?"

She looked at him, confused. What is going on? What's with this man? Edward is Mrs. Fu's weakness. Obviously, she needed to watch him all the time. "Mr. Quinn… don't tell me… you are jealous?"

"And if I am?" His chin lifted, it was as if he was challenging her.

"Mr. Quinn… be honest." Sera didn't know where she had the guts to accept the silent challenge in his gaze. Despite all the red flags in his identity, Sera dared to ask. "Mr. Quinn… are you falling in love with me?"

The question must have surprised him, he froze before blinking at her. Then he straightened his back and stared at her without saying anything.

What is wrong with him now?

His gaze was stern, yet complicated. It was as if he wanted to tell her something important.

But in the end, he just took a step back.

"I will make breakfast. Come down after thirty minutes." He said before leaving her office.

"What was that for?" Sera uttered. She turned towards her computer again and started typing.

Oh, well… it seems that there is indeed a big secret behind Chris' identity. The man was as complicated as she thought. She sighed.

This is why she thought she could only rely on herself for now.

The fact that he was connected to the wealthy Hill's from Plaria and that his interaction with them isn't on the news only meant that Mr. Quinn had another identity. But this is enough to strengthen her suspicions. The familiarity that she was feeling towards him wasn't just some hallucination. This wasn't because she was too crazy for Cross.

No.

It was because… Cross was with her all this time.

He could fool her eyes.

But not her heart.

Shaking her head, Sera decided to just focus on her codes.

In this life, the only thing that she could control was her codes. In the end, it is still better to put her trust in numbers and letters.

After thirty minutes, Sera went down to have breakfast with Chris.

"How did you know I like oolong tea?" she asked when she noticed him preparing the tea for her. Their breakfast is a bit on the heavier side, with spicy sausages and some meat. Chris said that he is going to pair it with some tea.

She raised her eyebrow. Of course, Cross knew that she liked Oolong tea, but she had never mentioned this to Chris before. Moreover, there was no tea in this house before. She assumed that Lan Xing or Chris brought the tea back from Plaria.

"Oh… I just assumed that you would drink it." Chris gave her a gentle smile. "I actually liked Oolong tea, too. I thought it's best to pair it with our breakfast."

Sera chuckled. Of course, he liked Oolong tea. After all, Cross was the person who first gave her that kind of tea.

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