Chapter 279


    If Wanda was willing to consider fifty billion as a price to pay, it meant that she had the money.


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    The next day in the director‘s office of Sterling Group, the golden rays of the sun shone through the


    window and into the neat office.


    Elliot opened the list of students that had been taught by Professor Hough. ording to what Wesley


    said the night before, Professor Hough’s secret student was not middle aged, nor a man, which


    narrowed his search by quite a lot.


    Suddenly, his eyes focused on Avery’s name.


    Avery was one of Professor Hough‘s students as well, but because she had chosen a career in


    medicine, he had simply nced through the report on her time as a student.


    Her portfolio was simple, she had done nothing more than learn and author academic papers. He did


    an online search on one of the papers she had written, reading it, however, felt like reading an alien


    Perhaps Avery was not as simple as he had originally thought her to be. Professor Hough would not


    have epted her as a student if she was ordinary. ording to Wesley, had been deemed unworthy


    as a student and therefore, ended up as his assistant instead.


    Why did Avery not continue her career path in medicine after graduation if she had the abilities and


    talent for it? Was it truly for money? If it was, why did she bother wasting two years studying under


    Professor Hough?


    Elliot frowned and picked up a pen to write down her name, before branching out to writing down words


    such as ‘Professor Hough‘ and ‘Alpha Technologies‘. In the end, he wrote Mike‘s name next to Alpha


    Technologies.


    The profit of Avery‘spany was a result of Mike‘s joining. Mike had once told Chad that he was an


    exceptional hacker and indeed, there was no information about Mike on the inte.


    Why would such a skilled hacker willingly work for Avery?


    Elliot wrote a question mark after Mike‘s name.


    Meanwhile, in the cemetery, Avery had taken her mother and two children to visit her father‘s grave.


    “Dad, Mom and I are here.” She set down a bouquet of lilies and said, “My kids are here to see you


    too.”


    Jack’s photo was on the grave.


    “Dad, I‘ve rebuilt Tate Industries. James has been arrested as well, so rest in peace!”


    Following a breeze, her phone started ringing in her bag. Avery took out the phone and noticed that it


    was from Wanda. Without hesitation, she picked up the call.


    “Avery, I’ve thought it through. I can‘t pay you fifty billion at one go, but I can draw up a contract that


    states I will pay you the full amount within a year!” Wanda’s voice was weak from staying up the entire


    night.


    She did not want to spend the fifty billion on saving her brother, but her parents had threatened to kill


    her, so she was left with no other option than to ept the deal.


    “Oh,” Avery responded emotionlessly. “What‘s there to talk about if you can‘t even pay fifty billion?”


    Wanda paused for a moment, before screaming frantically, “What do you mean?! Didn‘t you say that if I


    give you fifty billion, you will agree to settle this in private?!”


    “What’s wrong with you? Can‘t you understand words? I said that I would consider negotiations if you


    gave fifty billion dors, but after considering it for a bit, I‘ve decided to go through the legal system and


    let James hang,” Avery said coldly as she stared at her father’ s grave.