Chapter 839 I Know Who You Are


    Branden left the apartment early in the morning and went to thepany.


    Catherine supposed that If Zobber’s information was urate, Branden should be en route to signing a coboration with the Breens. Zobber offered to intervene, but Catherine declined. After all, she knew quite well that one couldn’t keep people who wanted to leave.


    Packing up her things, Catherine headed straight to theb as if nothing had happened. And upon entering, she found Marshall looking distraught, clearly waiting for her. Catherine sat beside him and asked, “Marshall, were you here waiting for me?”


    “Goodness, Catherine. What’s caused your dy today?” Marshall replied with a rare look of distress, arisingCatherine’s interest.


    “Look at you. What’s troubling you so much?” she inquired.


    Finally finding someone to confide in, Marshall seized the opportunity. “Do you remember the list you asked me to submit?”


    “Yes, did it get approved?” Catherine responded.


    “It did,” he said with a mix of relief and worry.


    Catherine found this curious, then added, “If it’s approved, why are you upset? That’s good news, isn’t it? If they’re willing to fund it, just enjoy it.”


    However, Marshall didn’t seem to think so. He had deliberately inted the request, seeking to rece equipment that was still functional, aiming to deter Reelyne Technologies. Unexpectedly, they approved it withouthesitation, leaving him feeling guilty for the extravagance.


    Having been frugal all his life, Marshall now found spending this money unsettling and couldn’t voice his concerns to others, so he turned to Catherine. “Catherine, what’s Reelyne Technologies up to? I don’t know what their real intention is.”


    “Marshall, just rx. As long as it benefits theb, you have nothing to worry about. Their motives don’t matter. With me here, they won’t seed,” Catherine assured him, calming Marshall’s nerves.


    “Really?” he said, reassured.


    Catherine then added, “Just focus on our research, someone else will handle the rest.” ‘Reelyne Technologies had the resources, and I would like to help them spend it-it was like doing a good deed, she said to herself.


    sh arrived at the holding cell with theptop, having secured Winston’s cooperation, on the condition that Ronin join the effort to ess Catherine’s system. Both were essential for sess.


    Meanwhile, Ronin was sprawling on the floor, slowly picking himself up.


    sh saw this scene, admiring his quick recovery after administering just a little medicine. He said to Ronin, ” Look at you. You’re recovering so fast!”


    “Well.” Ronin scoffed. “It must be because I’m as hard to kill as you.”


    Understanding the insult, sh refrained from retaliating but helped Ronin to his feet and said, “Theptop is ready. When will you start?”


    Despite being imprisoned and whipped, Ronin remainedposed. He stated, ” I’ll cooperate, but I have a condition.”


    sh was unsurprised by his demand, as Ronin was always assertive. “What’s your condition?” he asked.


    Ronin said each word slowly. “I want to see your boss.”


    Hearing that, sh frowned, pausing to scrutinize Ronin, seeking his motives.


    Ronin, seemingly reading his mind, rified, “I want to survive, to escape, but you get no authority out there. I must turn to someone who has it.”


    sh knew it was wishful thinking. Even if he was under orders, he couldn’tmand his boss. Yet he couldn’t shatter Ronin’s hope. Without it, God knows what Ronin would do next.Original from N?velDrama.Org.


    After hesitating, sh agreed, ” Alright, I’ll do what I can, but I can’t make any promises.””Go ahead andask. I trust they won’t let me down,” Ronin said with unwavering confidence.


    sh wondered where this assurance came from. Years by his boss’s side hadn’t afforded him such certainty, so on what grounds was Ronin so confident? With doubts in tow, sh sought permission from his higher- ups.


    Soon, he returned to the cell, summoning Ronin. “Get up. Come with me!” Ronin stood, smirking at sh. ” Curious how I knew?”


    sh waited for his answer. Ronin, smugly, teased, “Do you really want to know? Well, Guess it for yourself!”


    Hearing those words, sh was infuriated and on the brink of violence, reluctantly escorted Ronin out.


    A whileter, Ronin met with sh’s boss, a man in ck who exuded a very powerful vibe. Ronin had no doubtsabout the man’s identity as he found sh be cautious, with a fear impossible to feign.


    After looking over the boss, Ronin nonchntly said, “I know who you are!”


    The im stunned everyone, especially sh. Silence fell before the man in ck ordered, “Ronin, is that really all you’ve got? Tell me who I am, or I’ll kill you.”


    Roninughed awkwardly. “Lighten up. Come on, it was a joke.”


    The man’s voice lowered, a warningced within. “I never joke.” His eyes conveyed a clear threat. Now, Ronin needed a usible answer or his life would end there.