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    She told Lainey she still had other matters to deal with and needed to leave.


    Lainey didn’t press, simply escorting her to theb entrance.


    Just as Ste waved goodbye and turned to leave, Lainey suddenly called out, “Ste!”


    Ste’s heart clenched, but she turned back and forced a calm smile. “Yes? What is it?”


    Lainey looked at her for a long moment, her gaze deep and gentle. “Ste, do what you believe is right. Even if others don’t understand you, as long as you won’t regret itter, that’s enough.”


    Those words stole the breath from Ste’s lungs. Panic and shock flickered through her eyes.


    So… Lainey knew. She knew what Ste had done in theb, yet she chose not to call her out.


    Before Ste could say anything, Lainey added casually, “I just remembered I still have an unfinished experiment. I won’t walk you to the car. See you next time.”


    With that, she turned around and walked back inside, leaving Ste standing there alone, her emotions tangled and heavy.


    It wasn’t until the cold wind swept over her again and again that Ste finally snapped back to her senses.


    She should have realized it earlier. Lainey had always been sharp. Even back in their school days, none of the juniors’ little tricks had ever escaped her notice.


    What Ste had done just now was far too obvious. How could Lainey not see through it?


    Yet Lainey still yed along, letting her see all the code before returning to theb.


    For a moment, guilt and desperation crashed into each other inside Ste’s chest.


    She had let Lainey down—but she truly saw no other way out.


    The lines of code still reyed vividly in her mind. Ste clenched her teeth, hailed a cab, and headed back to the viplex.


    But instead of returning to her own ce, she went straight to Sharon and Josie’s.


    After several days of renovation, Sharon and Josie’s ce was basically finished. The whole house leaned toward a sleek, modern minimalist vibe—clean lines, muted tones—but it had everything one could possibly need.


    Ste sat on the sofa and asked Sharon for a few sheets of nk paper. As soon as she got them, she started scribbling nonstop, writing down the codes buzzing around in her head.


    Sharon sat beside her, brows knitted together. “Stel, what on earth are you writing?”


    She stared at the paper for a while and couldn’t make any sense of it.


    Ste finished quickly and handed the pages over. “Give these to Marc. He’ll know what to do.”


    The moment she said that, realization dawned on Sharon. “Don’t tell me—you swiped this from William again?”


    Ste pressed her lips together and didn’t say a word, which was answer enough.


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