Chapter 1338


    Chapter 1338


    "Thanks," she said, ignoring the look of bafflement on their faces.


    Nicole left the control room and returned to the office on the top floor, after which she switched herputer on and began the process of


    scanning the man''s face. Although he was wearing a mask underneath, she possessed a cutting edge software which could restore the


    outline of the lower half of the perpetrator''s face.


    Nicole was pensive as she eyed the face that had been digitally constructed. She had never seen this person before, and it was unlikely that


    she had inadvertently instigated a vendetta.


    Nicole logged into The Hunter, after which she posted forth a mission to seek information about this man. She had no time to spare on trivial


    yet arduous tasks such as these, so she decided to leave it to others.


    Unexpectedly, Zeke called her not long after she had posted the assignment on the website. "Nicole, why don''t you just call me when you


    have something that needs taking care of?"


    Nicole did not expect that Zeke would even want to take on such a small task, and so, she frowned. "You''re a phantom. How can you take on


    jobs such as these?"


    "Yeah, sure, I won''t take other people''s work, but it is my duty to help you out!" he argued.


    Nicole had aided him in a mission of his own before, and thus, it was out of courtesy that he had to return the favor.


    "Don''t you have better things to do?" Nicole raised her eyebrows, ''This guy canplete a mission worth hundreds and thousands of


    dors, and yet he wants to do this?''


    "This tiny task won''t take up much of my time at all. I''ll promise to bring you news as soon as possible." Zeke hung up directly after quoting


    the price.


    Nicole could not help but curl her lips into a smile, ''Although this guy likes to screw around, he''s still pretty reliable.''


    Nicole then ced all of her focus on her work, and in the blink of an eye, time drifted. Before she knew it, it was already lunch time. She


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    stood up to stretch, and was about to order herself a takeaway when she heard a knock on the door of her office. Nicole raised her head


    hesitantly and saw Edward''s face.


    ''Thest time I saw him, I was helping him deal with Rowan''s affairs, and that was so long ago,'' she thought. ''I didn''t expect to see him again


    today. He was one of Preston’s friends.''


    Nicole did not treat him with coldness and indifference, opting to address him calmly instead. "What''s the matter?"


    "Oh, I came here to look for Harvey today," he said. "Instead I found out that your R&D center is here in Golden Coast. I was looking for a


    chance to thank you for thest favor you''ve done me, but I haven''t had the chance to meet you since then."


    Nicole curled her lips and politely, she said, ’ Don’t mention it. I was helping Preston out as well."


    For her efforts, she was handsomely rewarded.


    Edward looked tense as the exchange continued. On the other hand, Nicole could not help but narrow her eyes.


    Then, she thought for a moment and said, "Was it Harvey who asked you toe to me?"


    And just like that, Edward had been exposed. ''Nicole is so clever that she can even read minds!''


    Unable to keep up the charade, he confessed, "Yes, it was him. He''s too embarrassed to ask you to go out for lunch, so here I am, being


    used as an excuse."


    Nicole gave him a slight frown. ''That Harvey Ellison. Since when has he decided to resort to such tricks? He was already shameless enough


    as he was.’


    In a tone of nonchnce, she said, "I''m not going. Tell him I already have an appointment."


    "Huh?" Edward was stunned for a moment.


    Nicole went on to ignore him. She opened the door and walked out of the office. As Edward looked at her from the back and shook his head


    bitterly.


    ''Wow, she really has the nerve to turn Harvey down,'' he thought. How can I be as brazen as her? This is embarrassing.''


    He shook his head as he left the top floor.


    Harvey was going through his documents when Edward appeared before him with a frown. "Hey, didn''t you invite Nicole out to lunch? How


    are you so calm?"


    Harvey lifted his head slight and asked, "She agreed?"


    "No! How was I supposed to make it happen!? She had the nerve to turn you down, even though she knows me!" Edward grimaced as he


    discovered where he stood in this situation.