Chapter 5

Charles immediately forgot about me. He hurried Naomi into the car, his face ashen.

I knew he was rushing home to debug her. But given his skills, it would be useless.

Sure enough, the next day at work, he looked exhausted and made a rookie mistake that even a beginner wouldn't have.

Thomas's roar penetrated the glass office walls.

"Charles! Do you have any idea how much this little 'mistake' of yours has cost me?

"I had high hopes for you! Is this how you repay my trust?"

I'd only recently discovered that Thomas had been funneling private projects to…