Love in the Limelight novel Chapter 493

Jay frowned, his patience running thin. "Unless what? Spit it out, Karl!"

Karl hesitated and then said, "Unless we track down those two top guns from last year's CyberCon. But good luck with that—one's off the grid, and the other, well, goes by the handle 'Aster.' She doesn't come cheap. Her rate? A million dollars for a single gig."

"And get this, some folks mix her up with Astrid, the actress. I'm worried they might be the same person," Karl added with a note of concern in his voice.

Jay burst into laughter. "Come on, you think Astrid is Aster? Why in the world would she bother acting when hacking's like printing money?"

"Boss, you got a point, but Astrid's a genius. Anything could be true with her," Karl replied, only to notice Jay had gone quiet, engrossed in his phone.

Karl waited, a knot of anxiety tightening in his stomach. After a tense few seconds, Jay let out a mocking chuckle. "Look at this—found a CyberCon video right here. This Aster? She's nothing like Astrid. Taller, darker skin... You're telling me they're the same person?"

Karl was at a loss for words. He had scrutinized those videos himself, where most hackers, including Aster, were masked. There was no resemblance.

But with the two names just one letter apart, he couldn't help but worry.

"Get in touch with Aster," Jay commanded, a new resolve in his voice. "If she can dig up what Astrid's been up to all these years, I'm willing to up the price to one and a half million dollars."

Karl dared not argue and quickly left.

Meanwhile, the online world was abuzz.

The real culprit was exposed, and it was time for Maddox to unmask.

Hiding behind the crew, Maddox prayed Astrid would forget him.

However, the chat was relentless. [Unmask! Unmask! Mr. Maddox, no hiding!]

[Astar, drag him out!]