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    She knew Lainey meant every word. Lainey truly wanted to help her.


    But… was she really going to pull Lainey into this mess?


    After a long silence, Ste lowered her gaze to the cappino sitting untouched on the table. She let out a quiet sigh. “Lainey, could you take me to theb? I want to see thetest project technology.”


    She didn’t exin what she was really after, but she also didn’t make things difficult for Lainey.


    After all, Ste had never officially resigned from theb.


    William had always treated her absence as temporary, so on paper, she was still part of the team. Wanting to see the newest technology was a reasonable request.


    Lainey clearly understood what Ste was trying to do—but she chose to pretend otherwise.


    “Oh, so that was what you wanted?” Lainey smiled lightly. “You should’ve just said so. Let’s finish our coffee, and I’ll take you there.”


    Her tone made it sound like it was no trouble at all.


    Ste finally rxed a little. She finished her coffee quickly and followed Lainey back to theb.


    Despite the project being ssified, Ste’s standing in theb was high enough that no one stopped them. Lainey led her straight in without any issues.


    Soon, the new technology was right in front of her, with the rted programs disyed clearly on the adjacentputer.


    Gifted as she was, Ste only needed a quick nce to memorize the basic structure of the programs.


    The core content, however, wasn’t visible. She didn’t dare ask Lainey to pull it up for her.


    Her eyes shifted subtly as her mind raced. A n quickly took shape.


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    Then, all of a sudden, Ste staggered slightly.


    Lainey reacted at once, reaching out to steady her. Seeing Ste frown, Lainey looked concerned.


    Ste pressed her lips together and said weakly, “Lainey… I think my blood sugar’s low. Could you get me a chocte bar from outside?”


    Lainey’s hand stiffened for just a split second before returning to normal. She helped Ste to a nearby chair. “Sit here and rest. I’ll be right back.”


    The moment Lainey left, the weakness on Ste’s face vanished. Her fingers flew across the keyboard with practiced speed, quickly pulling up the core code she had been looking for.


    She didn’t take a single photo. Instead, she burned every line into her memory.


    She didn’t dare take any risks. She could only trust her own mind.


    Three minutester, Lainey returned. By then, Ste had already memorized everything and restored the screen to its original state, as if nothing had happened.


    She epted the chocte and smiled faintly. “Thanks, Lainey. I’ve seen enough. Let’s go.”


    Eating wasn’t allowed inside theb anyway.


    With her objective achieved, Ste had no reason to stay.


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