Chapter 9
Joanna felt that Corinne was very optimistic, and by contrast, she was already prepared for the worse.
As depressing as it was to face the fact that the project n which she had spent a whole month
preparing for was irretrievable, there was nothing she could do to change the situation.
With a sigh, Joanna went to the pantry. “Do your best, Corinne. I’ll make you a cup of coffee to boost
your concentration.”
“Thanks!” Corinne replied. At the same time, a red progress bar appeared on the ck screen of the
computer.
Once the progress bar was full, Corinne immediately cracked the password. She clicked open a hidden
dialog box and tapped away on the keyboard. Then, she hit [Enter] and sent her message.
[What kind of grudge do you have?]
The shocked hacker replied, [Who are you? How were you able to bypass the AJ League’s ultimate
encryption system?]
Corinne’s fingers danced across the keyboard. [My identity isn’t the main issue here. The main issue is
why you hacked Alpha Enterprises’puter system. Behind every grudge is a specific person, and
you ought to be settling scores with the person who provoked you, rather than ruining innocent
people’s fruit ofbor.]
The hacker refused to back down and immediately fought back. However, his attacks were sessfully
intercepted by the defense system that had been set up by his target. He could not help himself from
feeling a sense of admiration for his mystery opponent whose skills were superior to his own.
…
By the time Joanna came back with coffee, Corinne had restored theputer system to its previous
state, and that included all the files within.
“It is fixed! You’re amazing, Corinne! How did you do it?”
Corinne pulled out the USB sh drive and twirled it on the tip of her fingers. She leaned backzily on
the chair and said with a smile, “This antivirus software that I bought online for a dor during a
promotion sale ims to work against all sorts ofputer viruses. Looks like they weren’t lying after
all. I’ll be sure to leave them a good reviewter!”
Joanna frowned in confusion and said puzzlingly, “Huh? You fixed theputer using antivirus
software? The technical department said that antivirus software was useless, but I’m beginning to think
they’re the useless ones!”
Corinne reached out to take the cup of coffee in Joanna’s hand. She nodded and said, “Alright. Don’t
you think you should get around to copying the file and showing it to Mister Alfred?”
“Oh, right. I’ll go right now. You’re the best, Corinne!” Joanna blew a kiss to Corinne and hurried off.
The other colleagues surrounded Corinne all of a sudden and requested the link to the antivirus
software.
Corinne brushed them off by saying, “Rx. I’ll send it to the groupter.”
She sipped the coffee from the coffee cup in her right hand and looked up slightly to nce at Alfred’s
office. ‘Jeremy probably hasn’t finished his cup of coffee yet, has he?’ she wondered.
…
Inside the office, Zoey was striking all sorts of sexy poses to show off her long, fair legs after bringing
the coffee to Jeremy. However, she failed to attract the man’s attention, and her legs were beginning to
cramp.
Joanna knocked softly on the door and leaned in to report the situation. “Mister Alfred, the file is ready,
and we can proceed with the meeting as nned.”
Alfred’s eyes lit up as he tactfully enjoyed the coffee with Jeremy. “Has theputer been repaired?”
“Yes, Mister Alfred!” Joanna nodded affirmatively. “Corinne has restored the system.”
“Well, well. She’s got quite the skill there!” Alfred’s tension could finally subside a little as he stood up
and respectfully gestured to invite Jeremy to the meeting room. “Mister Jeremy, the materials are now
ready and we can proceed to the meeting room. The person in charge will soon give you a brief
introduction of ourpany’s new project.”
Jeremy’s big hand and handsomely slender fingers were still holding the coffee cup, but he soon
ced it down and narrowed his charming eyes in pensive thought as soon as Alfred invited him to the
meeting room. He stood up gracefully, and every single gesture that he made exuded the firm, noble
charm of a mature man.
Zoey gritted her teeth angrily and was surprised that Corinne was able to fix it.
…
15 minutester, Jeremy walked out of the meeting room with a calm look on his handsome face. One
could not easily tell what he was thinking.
Alfred walked out beside Jeremy with his head hung low.
When Jeremy passed by Corinne’s workstation, he paused all of a sudden and tilted his head slightly to
nce coldly at her. An unsympathetic smile unfurled across his thin lips. “Bravo, Mister Alfred. Your
company’s talented employee has done nothing but waste an hour of my time.”
Alfred had a look of shame and embarrassment. “I… Umm… I’m really sorry, Mister Jeremy.”
Jeremy closed his eyes and walked toward the elevator without looking at Corinne a second time.
Corinne was still trying to wrap her head around what happened when Zoey walked over with a
gloating look. “Your ability to restore theputer system counts for nothing. Mister Jeremy didn’t like
your n at all!”
In ignoring Zoey, Corinne turned to look at Joanna as thetter exited the meeting room. “What
happened?” she asked.
Dejected and crestfallen, Joanna broke down and cried. “I don’t know why, but there were so many
errors present in the key data. Mister Jeremy said our n is rubbish…”
Corinne frowned.
By then, Alfred had sent Jeremy off and came back. Hembasted Joanna sternly, “Is that the kind of
work you produce? The basic mistakes are too many to count! You’d be better off finding another job if
you can’t even do this right!”
Joanna bowed in shame. “Mister Alfred, I’m sorry! I…”
Corinne caught the snicker of sess from Zoey’s face and knew she had been up to no good again.
“Mister Alfred, the error has nothing to do with Joanna. Theputer system might’ve been restored,
but the virus damaged part of the original content and corrupted the data in the presentation. It was my
fault for asking Joanna to bring it to the meeting without checking it. I’ll take responsibility and resign.”
Alfred frowned and looked at Corinne, while Richard, who had been following Alfred from behind, said
angrily, “Resign? You can stop dreaming now, Corinne. We’re firing you. Pack up your things and get
out of here. You’ll only piss Mister Alfred off if you stay here!”
…
While Corinne waited for the elevator, Joanna chased after her with a guilty and uneasy expression.
“Corinne, I’m the one who should resign…”
Corinne shook her head. “It has nothing to do with you. Richard wanted to fire me in the first ce, so
there’s no point for you to get involved too.”
However, Joanna still could not ept the injustice. “But if you leave like this, Zoey will be the one
promoted to a permanent position. Her abilities can hardlypare to yours. She’s having it too easy!”
Corinne shrugged indifferently, waved to Joanna, then turned and boarded the elevator. When she got
out, someone happened to exit the elevator next to her too.
That person was Zoey, and she came out with a box of office supplies that she threw in front of
Corinne. “You forgot to take away your stuff. I was informed by the manager that your desk will be
vacated for me!”
Remaining as calm as always, Corinne bent down and picked up her belongings. “As your former
colleague, let me give you a word of advice.”
Zoey folded her arms in a triumphant stance and shrugged. “Make it quick.”
Corinne’s lips seemed to curl up slightly as she leaned over to Zoey’s ear and whispered, “Karma’s a
b*tch.”
Zoey was taken aback. “Tch!”
After all, Zoey had one-upped Corinne, and there was nothing more for Zoey to fear.
…
Corinne was walking out of thepany building with her belongings in her arms when a ck-
colored, limited-edition Mercedes-Benz MPV parked beside her all of a sudden.
Tommy got off the front passenger seat and said, “Mister Jeremy wants you to get in the car, Miss
Corinne.”
Corinne was in no mood to entertain that request and merely walked past Tommy. However, he raised
his hand to stop her. “Miss Corinne, please get in the car!”
Her subsequent efforts to get past him ended up in failure, causing her expression to sour. In the end,
she reluctantly got into the car.
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Zoey happened to see that scene. She had spotted a limited-edition luxury car passing by thepany
entrance, and she went out to try and take a closer look. Little did she expect that Corinne would be
getting into such a luxurious car.
Zoey could only stare in disbelief. ‘What’s going on? Isn’t that a limited-edition Mercedes-Benz? How
can someone like Corinne ride in that sort of luxury car? She’s not worthy of it!’