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“A hundred times the price? That’s over 100 million dollars who does he think he is in ask for such an outragentis amount? 

Amella conveyed this message to Chirenle 

“Why doesn’t he just go rob a bunk!” querele cuMY 

cursed. 

“These hackers may sound fancy, but they be nothing but uncultured nerds, Thiny‘ te sa purely. The tentold incresse you offered laas only fueled their greed, I skyrockvilag prices,” Queenie criticized Amelia’s appouch. 

“I’ve looked into it. Someone offered three times the price before, but he turned it down. We offered ten times the price, so I thought he was sure to be tempted,” Jourlieexplosed 

She strateglad with Queenie, hoping to impress het. Amelia wanted to prove to Curende that she could be more valuable than tuoreenie’s finnrile, Zyler 

no expense to hire the hacker when a problem arose. 

Amella hadn’t expected Raven to be so arrogant! 

“But now, both our home and company security systems are under close surveillance. We’re taring the constant threat of being fucked sine price-” 

ent, why don’t we tripl 

our family can’t afford a merr harker, 

“No! just stick to ten times the price. If he refuses, find someone else! If we can’t find anyone locally, we’ll search abroad! I don’t believe that our f 

Queenie declared. 

Queenie had just mentioned that she would hire him at any cost, but when it came down to actually spending over you million dollars, she felt the dead wasn’t worth it. After businesspeople prioritized prodic 

“Olay.” Amelia nodded. 

She also believed that the price they were offering was enough to find someone comparable t to Baven! 

After finishing her moming routine at Slyview Heights, Hera happened to see Bernard coming out of the kitchen with a glass of hot milk 

“Morning,” he greeted, 

He was dressed in a black silk loungewear robe with a gray apron tied around the front. It accentuated his tall and well–built figure. Despite his elegance, be hart a touch of earthly charm. 

On the dining table laid a sumptuous breakdast spread that Hera loved, including fried shrimp, bacon, French sausages, and steak. 

Hera was surprised. “Did you make all this? You can cook?” 

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In the Killian family, women were expected to be versatile, excelling in both their careers and housework. Men, however, were groomed notion that they should stay out of the kitchen. 

“Yeah, I didn’t do so well with the Killian family, so I had to fend for myself,” Bernard said with a hint of self- 

f–pity_ 

Hera eyed him suspiciously. Had this been a few days ago, she might have believed him. But she was no longer so gullible ever since the incident at the Everett residence. Eveni Aaron Ludden, the eldest son of one of the four influential families, followed Bernard’s lead without question. 

“Try sonte.” Bernard pulled out a chair for her and looked at her expectantly This content is © NôvelDrama.Org.

Without hesitation, Hera cut a piece of the steak and tasted it. Instantly, her eyes lit up. The steak was perfectly seated, tender, and delicious 

Seeing her enjoying the food, Bernard reached out and took the steak trom in front of her as she was about to go for another bite 

Hera looked up, only to see Bernard’s faint smile as he asked, “How is it? 

*Trifectly seated on the outside, tender on the inside. It’s a perfect steak,” Hera praised him without hesitation. 

“Do you wand more, then? Bernard’s tone sounded like he was trompting achiki.