When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 381

It always felt like Orion was shrouded in mystery.

After Lemira asked, silence fell on the other end of the line.

Tentatively, she spoke up, "Is it something you can't talk about?"

Was Orion's identity really supposed to be a secret?

"Look, it's not like that. You should probably ask him directly. I've got a meeting to catch, gotta run."

After hanging up, Thaddeus was hit by a wave of relief mixed with fear.

Lemira wasn't easy to fool.

He immediately called Orion, feeling the need to give him a heads-up to avoid any slip-ups.

That's as far as brotherly duty goes.

He had already taken the fall for supporting a college girl financially; there wasn't much more he could do.

Lemira pondered Thaddeus' words. Orion's past job must have been shady?

All so secretive.

She glanced at the top news stories on her phone. The buzz had died down, probably suppressed.

Given it had started affecting stock prices, Asher must be having a tough time.

Putting down her phone, Lemira's mood lifted.

But the disturbance meant she couldn't sleep now. She turned on her laptop to sort out issues identified in the artificial intelligence test. They needed prompt attention.

A message about the dark web popped up on Lemira's phone.

Logging in, she received a private message from an admin: [Someone wants to buy the firewall system you wrote a while back. They're offering $20,000 for you to rewrite a system for their company to fend off hackers.]

This task seemed straightforward.

Lemira replied, [I can do it for $50,000.]

After a brief pause, the response came, [The client agrees, but you need to personally visit their company to set it up and prove it can withstand a hacker attack before the final payment. They also offer an annual maintenance fee of $10,000 to handle any sudden issues.]

Seems like this company was a frequent target for hackers.