Chapter 498



Nora followed the kidnappers until they reached a small, inconspicuous house.

Surrounded by brush, the place looked like a small community about to be demolished, except that the new houses had not yet been built. Small houses of varying heights filled the place, making it very suitable for people who had to flee or move.

For that reason, Nora did not rush in immediately when she arrived.

Firstly, she was worried that there might be an ambush inside.

Secondly, she feared that she would not be able to keep so many of them under control, which might allow Trueman to escape. So, he waited a couple of minutes until Morris and Brenda arrived with the men from the special department. Only then did they rush in together.

Morris was dressed in a black windbreaker, as usual, and looked dashing and dashing.

What surprised Nora was that Brenda was also wearing a black windbreaker, so her fair skin and black clothing formed a strong contrast. Together with the woman’s good looks, she looked exceptional.

Apparently, after noticing Nora’s gaze, Brenda raised her eyebrows and blew her a kiss in an elegant manner. She smiled and said, “Don’t be afraid, Nora. Stay behind me when we go inside. I’ll protect you.”

“…Oh, all right,” Nora said.

Morris motioned behind him, to which someone immediately approached. One of the men gently pushed open the door and threw a smoke bomb into the room. Morris then kicked the door open with a loud bam and walked in like the wind.

Brenda wanted to protect her sister-in-law, but when she turned her head, she saw Nora following close behind Morris and rushing into the room.

She was immediately startled. When she hurried after them, she discovered that Morris had already subdued one of the bodyguards, while another was attacking Nora.

Since her big fight with Abigail the other time, it had been a long time since Nora last had a good workout. She was about to punch the man when suddenly something flashed across her sight. Brenda appeared in front of her and quickly knocked down the big, muscular man in front of her.

Then she quickly kicked another man. They didn’t need anyone else to do anything. She and Morris took out the four bodyguards two by one on their own.

Mₒᵣₑ ᵤₚdₐₜₑₛ ᵢₙ gₐₗₙₒᵥₑₗₛ.𝒸ₒₘ The smoke from the smoke bomb gradually dispersed. The others from the special department surrounded the place to prevent anyone from escaping. Nora quickly approached Louis. After making sure he was all right, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Louis, however, gaped. “Who are you?”

“It’s me.”

Nora removed the bag covering Louis’ head as she spoke. Upon regaining his sight, Louis’ eyes immediately reddened and tears fell from his eyes.

Thinking he was really scared, Nora pursed her lips at the sight of him. To be honest, this one was really her fault.

After sending the mail to Trueman as Q, she had originally thought he would text her and demand an explanation. However, the other party had remained silent.

After thinking about it for a while, when Louis came out, she suddenly realized that Trueman might have misunderstood something.

She then immediately contacted Morris. She also went after Louis, but before she could reach him, he had been kidnapped.

Therefore, she could not talk to him beforehand.

Deep down, she was the one who had implicated Louis.

Nora was about to console him when Louis asked, “Why couldn’t you have come a little later?”

In this way, he would have received the $15 million!

Nora: “?”

After saying that, Louis turned to where Trueman had been talking a moment ago.

When Nora followed his gaze and peeked over, she saw a monitor and surveillance camera. They had probably been in the middle of a video call just a moment ago. The other party’s screen had been turned off, so Nora couldn’t see what the other party looked like. However, it was clear that the audio was still connected.

Nora hesitated for a moment and said slowly, “Trueman?”

Trueman’s voice was male, and sounded a bit squeaky. “Hey, so it’s really you! Did you think I’d put myself in such a dangerous situation?”

Nora also scoffed, “Of course, I didn’t think I’d get you all at once either. But getting rid of some of your subordinates and making you lose four bodyguards sounds pretty good too, doesn’t it?”

His words infuriated Trueman. “Shit!”

It was only when she heard his response that she really became sure that he was really Trueman.

But after that, she heard Trueman’s laughter. “However, you’ve only managed to capture four of my bodyguards despite using Q as bait, While I’ve reached a consensus with Q during this period of time!”

Nora: “?”

A bit surprised, she unconsciously asked, “What consensus?”.

“Heh,” said Trueman, “I’ve reached a consensus with Q just now. I’ve bought him out for $75 million to service me. Plus, I’ve paid him a $15 million deposit right now. After that, I will have him hack the Smith Corporation at the appropriate time!”

Nora: “?!”

She was stunned. “What?”

Trueman became even more smug. “Yes, that’s the deal between the two of us! I’ve already transferred a $15 million deposit to your bank account. Q, once you succeed, I’ll transfer the remaining $60 million to you! I hope you won’t disappoint me! Haha-”

Nora looked at Louis.

By then Louis had already freed himself. When he heard what Trueman said, he immediately pulled out his phone, on which he saw the notification from the bank informing him that he had received a $15 million funds transfer into his bank account.

Even Louis himself was dumbfounded. “He really transferred it to me?”.

After he spoke, he suddenly realized something. He swallowed saliva and hurried to look at Nora. “Nora, I was just teasing him! And buying time!”

Her words made Trueman laugh even harder. “Not bad, Q! By answering them like that, you should be able to gain the trust and recognition of the Smith Corporation!”

Then, he looked at Nora and said, “It’s true that he was just buying time, but can you guarantee that he hasn’t become biased towards me? Hahaha- He already told me all his difficulties just now!”

A puzzled Nora repeated, “His difficulties?”

“That’s right!” Trueman said, “The Smith Corporation has groomed an excellent hacker, but Q has never taken any outside work in all these years, So he has no income! Besides, the Smith Corporation only gives him a monthly salary of $15,000. To think that you guys are oppressing and letting a top hacker like him go to such a waste! I’m sure Q must be full of resentment towards you guys by now.”

Nora looked at Louis. “Resentment?”

Louis was quick to gesture. “No, I promise you I harbor no resentment toward Joel whatsoever!”

Trueman, however, laughed. “Aha, no resentment at all! But Nora, would the Smith Corporation still dare to use Q, who has already received a $15 million deposit from me? Can you really rest easy knowing that? And Q, what about you, are you willing to live knowing that others will always suspect you?”

His way of generating discord between the two of them?

If Louis had really been Q, Trueman would have succeeded.

But alas…

Nora suddenly smiled. “Who told you Louis is Q?”

Trueman was stunned to hear that. “What do you mean?”

Nora looked at the camera and slowly curved her lips into a smile. “It means…”

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