Chapter 370


    After thework in the Bourne Group was back to normal, Joey knocked on Elijah''s office door.


    "The IT security team asked me to give you this," Joey said, handing over a stack of papers.


    Elijah nced at the documents and asked, "What''s this?"


    "…It seems like it''s some virus code Ian wrote," Joey scanned briefly, then didn''t dare to look anymore.


    Elijah opened the file and was immediately greeted by a line of bold, capitalized writing within the


    jumble of code: ''Elijah is a dummy''.


    His face instantly turned red.


    He flipped to the second page – ''Elijah drives into a river!''


    The third page – ''Elijah runs out of toilet paper!''


    The fourth page – ''Elijah chokes on a piece of bread!''


    …


    Elijah picked up the stack of papers and fed them to the shredder. His face wasn''t looking too good, but


    he didn''t react further. After all, Ian was only four years old. He wasn''t about to get worked up over a


    kid.


    Just then, there was a knock and the office door opened. Brandon was standing at the door, "Elijah,


    Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    let''s grab some lunch."


    Joey gave Brandon a meaningful look.


    Brandon walked in and asked, "What''s up?"


    Joey moved closer to him and whispered, "Violette''s kid, he''s one heck of a pest."


    "Oh...speaking of which, I''m peeved too!" Brandonined, "Isn''t that kid only four? How is he so


    talented? It makes our IT guys look like a bunch of dummies!"


    Brandon''sment left an awkward silence. After all, their IT team was filled with cream-of-the-crop


    talents.


    Joey: "Probably because Ian''s mentor is quite the whiz."


    Brandon: "Oh, you mean Mike?"


    Joey''s face turned a shade of red. He didn''t want to continue the topic, so he left first.


    Brandon and Elijah went to a restaurant near thepany.


    "You guys had a BBQ at Violette''s yesterday? Why didn''t you invite me?" Brandon sounded a tad sour


    after ordering his food.


    "Do you know why Ian messed with ourwork?" Elijah asked calmly.


    Brandon: "He can''t stand you, duh!"


    Elijah: "I went there by myself yesterday. No one invited me."


    Brandon looked surprised, "Elijah, when did you be so shameless?"


    "I wanted to know why Violette was in such high spirits." He picked up the teacup and took a sip.


    People usually invited friends over for a BBQ when they were in a good mood.


    "So, did you find out why after going therest night?"


    He shook his head, "They weren''t exactly thrilled to see me."


    Brandon felt a pang of sympathy, "If they don''t wee you, don''t go next time. Whatever you want to


    eat, I''ll treat you."


    "Their displeasure doesn''t affect my mood." He put down the teacup, looking unfazed.


    Seeing the calmness on his face, Brandonughed, "You couldn''t resist seeing Violette, could you?


    Your called-off engagement was also because of her, wasn''t it?"


    "You''re mistaken," he corrected, "The real reason is that I don''t love Sarah."


    "Though I''m not particrly fond of Sarah, I do feel sorry for her this time. She lost you and her child.


    Don''t you feel anything for that baby? After all, that was your flesh and blood. If she hadn''t had an


    abortion, the baby would be born in a few months," Brandon said sympathetically.


    Elijah''s face remained expressionless, his voice icy and devoid of emotion, "If I must have a child, I


    certainly wouldn''t want it to be borne by another woman."