<h4>Chapter 238: 238. I have a bold idea_1</h4><subtxt> "When I let youe to work for Elly Campbell’spany, was it to hear this kind of nonsense?"


    Adam Jones’s voice was cold as ice, and his gaze upon Nathan Stewart was as sharp as an unsheathed de, shing skin open and flesh apart wherever itnded.


    "I didn’t want toe at first either."


    If it wasn’t for your coercion.


    Nathan Stewart swallowed the rest of his sentence upon receiving Adam’s ominous re.


    "But, on the other hand, bro, what’s your rtionship with CEO Campbell? I had no clue you were so eager to help."


    He propped his cheeks in his hands, eyes on the man opposite him. Due to his naturally cute and na?ve appearance, it was easy for girls to feel a surge of maternal affection, but the "father" sitting across from him felt none of that tenderness.


    "You don’t seem to have any woman by your side either. You’re not falling for CEO Campbell, are you? But seriously though, she is quite attractive, smart, and capable—right up your alley."


    As Nathan spoke, a gossip-filled smile spread across his lips, his small canine teeth practically sparkling with metallic light.


    "However, if you really want to help her, why not let her know instead of secretly hiring me under Arthur rk’s name? I’m telling you, this sort of silent contribution won’t get you a girlfriend, you know?"


    Adam Jones looked at him with a heavy gaze, silent.


    "Bro, when ites to chasing a girlfriend, youck experience. You’ve got to trust me on this, really. If you do something good, you have to let her know. I have a bold idea..."


    "No, you don’t."


    Adam picked up the menu from beside him and smacked it down on Nathan’s head, "Get to the point."


    Nathan’s mood, which had been quite spirited, somewhat deted under Adam’s chilling stare.


    Taking a sip of his lemon coffee, he said, "Isn’t it just that trivial matter? Brayman was working on that new biodegradable stic, right? I just helped them seed in developing it three days ago, and the very next day, Glory Group had already gone ahead and registered the patent."


    "For a core technology like this, bro, I can bet that Glory Group’s ragtag research team couldn’t solve it. I’d strip on live stream if they did. You have no idea how hard I’ve worked on this technology; toplete the task you gave me, I..."


    "Cut the crap!"


    Adam interrupted him impatiently, "If you don’t want your hand to go idle, then give me the main point."


    Nathan’s gaze shrank slightly in rm, "The main point is, that patent they registered is 100% stolen from my work, and I have no clue which bastard dared to steal my stuff."


    Patent theft wasn’t umon in either the academic or technological fields, but to easily steal such data from theb of a corporatepany wasn’t something just anyone could do.


    Adam’s gaze narrowed dangerously as he stared thoughtfully out the window, the coldness in his eyes deepening.


    "Any signs of a hacker intrusion?"


    He was referring to theputer Nathan used to record his data.


    "Of course not, don’t you trust my skills? Even the folks from the State Security Bureau couldn’t breach my firewall," Nathan imed with an annoyingly smug look on his face, and truth be told, his words weren’t without merit.


    "Then someone must have entered theb and used yourputer."


    Adam knew Nathan had a habit of never setting a password on hisputer—whether he was just missing a brain cell or believed the whole world was full of good people, it was baffling that such important information was left unprotected on hisputer.</subtxt>