Anthea nodded in agreement.
Lizzie's eyes widened in disbelief. "Holy cow! For real?"
"You think I'm joking?" Anthea raised an eyebrow slightly.
It wasn't that Lizzie thought Anthea was kidding.
She assumed Anthea was just trying to comfort Tanya, to help her keep her spirits up while she recuperated.
But, to her surprise, Anthea was dead serious.
"Annie, you're amazing! I can't even! I'm latching onto your coattails! Before you hit the big time, you gotta sign a bunch of autographs for me, okay? Once you're famous, these will be collector's items!"
Anthea laughed. "Sure, I'll start with a thousand. If that's not enough, we'll make it two thousand."
Lizzie was over the moon. "If I sell each signature for a grand, that's two million! Call me a millionaire from now on!"
They joked around as they walked on.
Soon, they arrived at the bus stop.
Since their homes were in opposite directions, they parted ways there.
An hour later, Anthea arrived home.
Just as she rang the doorbell, the door swung open.
It was Little White, "Welcome back, beautiful big Annie! Can I interest you in a glass of iced tea?"
"Sure, I'll take one," Anthea replied in a calm tone.
Little White quickly handed her a glass of iced tea, then said, "Big Annie, someone's been snooping around for you!"
"Who?" Anthea asked, sipping her iced tea, her expression unchanged.
"Some super advanced system, but no matter how fancy it is, it's got nothing on me! I'm the numero uno in the universe! It even tried to attack me! I sent it packing so fast, it's probably licking its wounds right now!"
With that, Little White snickered.
Anthea raised an eyebrow, "You're just a vacuum cleaner, you know. Isn't this a bit over the top?"
"All thanks to the excellent programming by my owner."
Anthea: "..." Was there a glitch in the system or something?
But the system Little White mentioned must be Rebecca Morris's hacking tool.
Anthea was currently preoccupied with Tanya's situation and didn't have time to deal with Rebecca. She decided to let Little White keep her entertained for the time being. Once Tanya's matter was resolved, she would deal with Rebecca.
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