The drone buzzed right behind Alexander, its des whipping his hair and sending a chill down his neck.


    Alexander spun around to face the drone, and in the footage Quinn saw, it felt like he was staring straight at her.


    Quinn had seen Alexander up close plenty of times, but this was the first time she saw his face so clearly, every eysh in high-def.


    While she was lost in thought, Alexander had already grabbed the note from the drone.


    Quinn: [What''s your deal? What else are you hiding from me? Spill it, or I''m not leaving. And stop giving me the cold shoulder; it doesn''t work on me anymore. Learned that from you.] Thatst line seemed to predict what Alexander would say, like she was ready for his response.


    Quinn had definitely picked up this stubborn streak from Alexander.


    Back in the day, Alexander was even more shameless than Quinn is now.


    Alexander looked at the note, feeling both exasperated and amused.


    He typed directly into a document: [Stop messing around. Can you pleasee back first?]Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    And as if he knew what Quinn would say next, he added another line: [I don''t need your help. I can handle it myself.]


    After he finished typing, the drone flew away.


    But it wasn''t long before it came back, with another note attached.


    Quinn: [Then don''t worry about me either.]


    Alexander: [The Vitex Group is your doing, right? You shouldn''t have had ess to the tech for their new product. You got Walter to help, didn''t you?]


    Quinn was stunned, and the drone almost crashed.


    Seeing this, Alexander kept typing: [I don''t need your help, and I definitely don''t need his. If you go to Walter again, I might just go find Aron and settle things once and for all.] Quinn stared at the screen, not expecting Alexander to figure it out so quickly.


    But it made sense. Since Alexander guessed she had gone to Sean, he could guess Sean had told Quinn everything.


    And with the Vitex Group''s stock soaring at such a convenient time, it was easy to connect the dots.


    Quinn flew the drone back and forth a few times, getting pretty good at it.


    Quinn: [Do you really mind others helping you?]


    Alexander: [I mind you asking Walter for help.]


    Quinn was momentarily speechless.


    Quinn: [As long as Walter doesn''t cause trouble, why not use him?]


    Alexander: [I won''t let him feel any sense of aplishment from me.]


    Quinn smirked, suddenly unsure how to respond. Even in this situation, he was still so prideful.


    She thought for a moment and wrote again: [He hasn''t been around. He can''t see your situation. What sense of aplishment could he get?]


    Alexander: [Do you know why he hasn''te? If he dared to leave the country, a bunch of people would be waiting to kill him. You probably don''t know how many people''s interests he has harmed. He''s only safe within the country.] Quinn indeed didn''t know, after all, she hadn''t seen the list Alexander got from Alistair, nor did she know how many people Walter had pissed off.


    Now she knew why Walter didn''t leave the country. Quinn had thought he had turned over a new leaf and wanted to start fresh.


    Turns out, he was just hiding from trouble within the country.


    So, his situation now seemed not much better than Alexander''s, and yet he still dared to steal others'' research results.


    While Quinn was still lost in thought, Alexander typed thest message: [It''ste. Get some sleep.]


    Quinn nced at the clock, surprised to see it was already midnight.


    She''d been tinkering with the drone since the afternoon. Just a few exchanges with him had eaten up seven hours.


    Quinn flew the drone back and decided to leave Alexander alone for now.


    She had nned to tell Alexander everything once it was done, but she hadn''t expected him to catch on so quickly. Even though he said he didn''t need help, the n was already in motion, and she couldn''t just stop now. The drone was a handy way tomunicate, as long as Aron couldn''t hear it.


    Quinn had bought the quietest drone she could find, but it still made some noise.


    It was inaudible from half a meter away, but she needed it to be silent up close.


    Aron definitely couldn''t hear it because Luke was keeping tabs on him.


    But Luke wasn''t paying much attention these days, only checking in every few days and ignoring anything minor.


    He heard the drone''s faint buzz but couldn''t be sure if it was a drone or something else.


    The next day, Quinn had Kyle get a new one, the quieter the better, even if it meant custom-ordering at a high price.


    With enough money, you could buy anything. Kyle contacted the manufacturer and ordered one with noise levels below 40 decibels.


    For the next week, the Vitex Group''s stock kept climbing, then leveled off, asionally dipping.


    Sean was getting nervous. He had sold all his stock, but at the current price, how could he buy it backter?


    He called Quinn, who just told him to be patient.


    By this time, Susan had taken another USB drive to apany under Aron''s name.


    The president of thatpany didn''t think too much about it. Since Susan had stolenpany secrets to defect, he was naturally pleased.


    Who said the Vitex Group was the only one capable of developing this technology?


    As long as there was no evidence, it was their own development.


    Susan imed that her sry was low at the Vitex Group and wanted to trade the USB drive for a high position and sry.


    After having professional staff check the contents of the USB drive, the president immediately made a deal with Susan, giving her a better position than she had at the Vitex Group.


    Susan sessfully got the job and felt relieved.


    By now, her task was basicallyplete. She went home and told Quinn the news.


    Quinn nodded, indicating they just needed to wait.


    Susan asked, "I''m a bit scared now. When can we go back?"


    Quinn, holding Sprout and feeding him, said, "Don''t worry. As soon as the Vitex Group releases their product, I''ll send you back immediately."


    Then she added, "If you''re really worried, you can send your mom back first."


    Susan looked back at Anna, thought for a moment, and nodded. "Okay, I''ll send her back first."


    Susan had no idea when the Vitex Group would release their product. Their development process was super secretive, and the release would be sudden, so sending Anna back first was the safest bet. After feeding Sprout, Quinn got up to leave. She now spent her nights in a newly acquired vi.


    Quinn returned to the vi, turned on the lights, and was startled to see someone sitting on the sofa.


    Alexander, dressed in ck, was lounging casually on the sofa, his eyes fixed on Quinn, clearly waiting for her toe back.