When he finally got in, he straightened his clothes while looking rather angry.
Thalia was a little confused when she stared at the tiny, chubby kid in her car.
“Who the hell are you?” asked Thalia.
“Who do you think I am?” challenged Anthony as he turned his head to look at her.
“How am I supposed to know that?” replied Thalia. She came up with a theory immediately after, though. “Wait. Did Anthony send you?”
Anthony was surprised. “Err...”
“Where is he?” asked Thalia. She instinctively looked out the window, but she never saw anyone suspicious. After that, she turned her attention back to the kid.
“Why did he get a kid like you to come and meet me?”
Anthony was speechless.
With an IQ that low, how did Thalia even become the leader of an underground organization?
“You have watched too many tv dramas, you know?” commented Anthony.
Thalia arched a brow.
Anthony was too annoyed to explain everything, so he showed her his phone.
Thalia was even more surprised to see that. “A-Anthony gave you his phone?”
Anthony became completely speechless.
Oh my, her IQ...
Anthony didn't even know if there was an adjective in the world that could describe Thalia's incredibly low IQ.
He took a deep breath and said, “I am Anthony.”
Thalia was taken aback. She stared endlessly at him, grinned, then sat up straight. Her tone was condescending when she said, “Stop lying. Anthony really is something else. He refuses to show up and has gotten a kid to try to fool me. That infuriating idiot...” Thalia looked as though she was on the verge of losing her temper and going insane.
Anthony thought about the situation before he turned to her and asked, “Did you bring your laptop?”
Thalia scoffed. She got a laptop from the backseat and handed it to him right away. “What? Are you going to prove that you are Anthony?”
Anthony didn't reply.
He proved his words with his actions.
After he turned on the laptop, his fingers danced swiftly and perfectly on the keyboard. The interface changed so quickly that Thalia couldn't even keep up.
Soon enough, she saw her private information and photo showing up on the laptop.
One look was all it took to get her uncouth lips to run wild. “What the f*ck?”
She snatched the laptop away from
Anthony at the very next second and stared with the strangest glow in her eyes.
Anthony crossed his legs as though he were a mob boss and asked, “Now, do you believe me?”
Thalia took some time to calm herself down. She put her laptop away and kept her eyes on Anthony. At that point, it was rather impossible for her to dismiss the truth.
Only a handful would have skills like that, so he must be Anthony.
Thalia cleared her throat awkwardly before parting her lips. “Y-Yeah.”
“For now, keep this information to yourself. Don't tell Kyle anything,” requested Anthony.
“Why not?” asked Thalia.
“I'm not sure if it's fine for him to know. I mean, isn't this a little too shocking?” asked Anthony.
“Oh, this is beyond shocking. It's nerve-wracking!” replied Thalia as she grinned
bitterly.
She scanned Anthony. Those cute, chubby cheeks made it impossible for her to suppress her curiosity, so she asked, “Id-How old are you?”
“How old do you think I am?”
Thalia was speechless for a moment there. “Is this why you have been reluctant to meet us?”
Anthony didn't bother denying anything. He nodded and replied, “It's one of the reasons.
“There are other reasons?”
“The main reason I'm keeping this a secret is that my mommy disapproves of this,” answered Anthony.
Mommy...
Thalia was strangely weirded-out.
The master hacker who was deemed a prodigy actually said “Mommy” in such a sweet and childish voice...
Even thinking about it made her shiver uncomfortably.
Still, it was undeniable that the person sitting next to her was the dangerous hacker everyone wanted to recruit. He had what it took to threaten everybody's wellbeing, and it was much better to have him on their side than on the side of their enemy.
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