Not One, But Two!

Chapter 165

Abigail was sleeping soundly when she was woken up by a ringing phone.

As she opened her blurry eyes, she realized that she was in Greg's house. She couldn't help but rub her temples. When she reached out for her phone, she touched a paper.

After turning on the lights, she was shocked to read the message Greg left.

Is there a problem in his company? What could happen at such a late hour?

She was more or less worried deep down.

In the meantime, the phone was still ringing relentlessly.

She took a look at it and immediately hung up the phone when she saw that it was a call from Alan. However, the other party was persistent in calling her again.

The corners of her lips twitched for a moment as she resignedly swiped on her phone and answered the call.

"Alan, do you know how late it is on my side? You might not need to sleep, but please don't disturb my rest, okay?"

Listening to the disgust in her voice, Alan felt as though he was on the brink of crying.

"King, how could you say something like that? Do you know why I'm up so late at night? It's because I'm busy working for someone."

"I don't know what you are talking about. I've told you before that I'm not short of money lately, so I don't want to take any orders. That's all."

Just as she was about to hang up the phone, Alan quickly yelled, "Please don't hang up the phone yet! I know that you don't need the money, but I'm going broke. King, can you please take pity on me? Let's take up this order. Just this one, okay?"

It was embarrassing for a grown man like him to whine like a child.

Of course, Abigail knew that he was acting, but she did not want to expose him, so she rubbed her temples and said, "I'm really tired lately. You should know that the ranking for hackers is not permanent, especially in the computer industry. There will always be newcomers who catch up to veterans like us. Once someone finds out who I am, what do you think will happen to my children? The reason I got into this business back then is to pay for my daughter's medical bills. Now that my life is quite stable, I really don't want to do this anymore."

"I understand what you are saying, but can we just take up this one order? It's from the Buckley Group, and they agreed to give us 500 million straight away. King, we are talking about a 500 million order here. I won't mind if you want to retire after this order, but at least let me get some of the commission."

At first, Abigail wanted to end the call but upon hearing that, she was slightly stunned while asking, "Who did you say made the order?"

"It's Greg Buckley from the Buckley Group. I don't know who he has offended, but the person was able to hire Carter, who is second in the rankings. This isn't your first time going head to head with him, so you should know that he doesn't leave any documents behind once he lays his hands on them. It's no surprise that Mr. Buckley is willing to give out 500 million just to hire you. I know that you don't want to go against Carter again, but—"

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Before Alan could finish his words, Abigail spoke straight away, leaving him in a daze.

"What did you just say?"

"I said that I'll take it, but we are only taking a hundred million from them. It'll all go to you."

Listening to her words, Alan was left in a daze once more.

"King, did I hear you correctly? They agreed to give us 500 million!"

"I've said that I'm only taking a hundred million from them, and it'll all go to you. Alan, you should know how I work. If you dare to take more money from them behind my back, I can promise you that you won't receive a penny in the end."

Her voice remained unchanged, but it was enough to send shivers down his spine.

"Are you crazy? Are we seriously giving up 500 million for 100 million? Do you know that Carter's commision is at least 200 million?"

"Then you can deal with Carter yourself. The 500 million will be all yours."

Listening to her words, Alan completely lost the temperament to argue with her.

"Fine. You're the boss anyway. I'll go and reply to them. Are you satisfied now?"

"Okay."

After quickly hanging up the phone, she furrowed her brows slightly.

Who did Greg offended that forced the other party to hire Carter? I heard that Carter is already planning his retirement.

Meanwhile, Troy was a bit confused when he read Alan's reply.

"Mr. Buckley, Alan sent us a message saying that King only wants a hundred million."

Greg was stunned at that. Is there actually a person in this world that dislikes money? I've never seen anyone complaining that the money is too much. What does King actually want?

"Did they accept our order?"

"They accepted it, but they only want a hundred million in return. Also, they promised to make the person restore all the hacked data before dawn and even come to apologize to you in person."

Troy was also stunned when he saw the message from Alan.

We've already found out that the skilled-hacker the other party hired is Carter, who is second in the hacker's ranking. If the other party is able to hire someone like him, it just shows that the person isn't someone ordinary. Also, we know that Carter is someone who only works for money, so how is it possible for King to make him cancel his mission obediently and apologize to us?

In the meantime, Greg furrowed his brows tightly. King is an interesting character, but I'm afraid that he might be bragging.

After lighting up a cigarette, Greg uttered calmly, "Let's wait till dawn tomorrow and see what happens first. As long as King can get Carter to work in my company, I'll give him a billion."

Listening to him, Troy felt a bit speechless.

Everyone thought that the Buckley Group was just another business group that had been plagued by the financial crisis in recent years. However, no one knew how wealthy the company actually was, because they remained low-key about the numbers.

To Greg, a billion was just a change of numbers.

Therefore, Troy was quick to get the job done.

When Alan told Abigail about what Greg said, she couldn't help but furrow her brows slightly.

I can't believe these wasteful brats... If we actually get married, I must take over the financial power. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the whole family will be eating scraps in the next few years. I've already told him that a hundred million is enough. Why does he have to add a billion to it? Is he complaining that he has too much money to burn? Looks like he isn't right in the head.

After putting her stuff away, Abigail took out her laptop.

She wasn't in a hurry to see how severe the Buckley Group's database was damaged. Instead, she opened a webpage to check on Quinn's recent movements. After making sure there was nothing wrong, she took another look at Valerie's medical record and was surprised to find Alissa visiting her.

Does she really miss Old Madam Buckley that much?

Abigail couldn't get her head around the situation.

Meanwhile, Greg thought that the data that was lost would be restored after he received the reply from King. However, he didn't expect the enemy to keep on hacking their company's computers without any resistance afterward, which was why Troy and the others were left dumbfounded.

"Mr. Buckley, are you sure that King is reliable? Why isn't he helping us at all?"

Greg was also a little frustrated deep down, but since King had helped him the last time and was willing to lend a hand this time, he was sure that King wouldn't abandon the mission. Maybe there are other reasons behind King doing this.

"Let's wait. We are still a long time away from dawn."

Listening to him, Troy couldn't help but admire how calm he was, as if the Buckley Group wasn't a part of his family.

We'll just have to take the back seat on this one.

On Abigail's side, she began to enter the computer system after finishing everything else.

However, she didn't enter the Buckley Group's database. Instead, she entered a series of codes right away, causing the computer screen to change quickly.

Not long after, an image appeared on screen.

It showed a blonde man with blue eyes lying on a beach looking happy, while 3 or 4 beautiful women surrounded him.

Immediately, she hacked into his computer.

"Carter, it seems like you are having a good time recently!"

Abigail used a voice changer to speak, and it was enough to spook Carter.

"Shit! King, are you insane? I didn't offend you lately, so why are you tracking me?"

It didn't feel good to be watched by the number one hacker on the rankings, so he remained vigilant.

"I can see that you have a lot of money in your Switzerland bank account. I didn't know that you've been earning so much over the years. What should we do with it? I heard that you are an orphan, and the Red Cross Society has been holding a charity event recently. Why don't I donate all the money in

your Swiss bank account to them? Don't worry. I believe that you will become a world-famous philanthropist afterward," she uttered calmly.

"King, don't you dare do that! That's my life's savings!"

Carter suddenly panicked. D*mn him! I've encrypted the password of my Swiss bank account, so how was he able to hack it without anyone's notice?

On the other end, Abigail smiled and said, "What does that have to do with me?"

Carter didn't feel that she would mess with him like this without any reason, so he couldn't help but ask, "What do you want?"

"I want you to withdraw from the order to hack the Buckley Group. How much money do you want? I'll give it to you."

"Why should I? What does the Buckley Group have to do with you?"

Listening to her, Carter felt very upset. Why should I withdraw from this order?

However, Abigail didn't bother to answer his question. "You can also choose to not withdraw. I'll just donate all the money from your account to the Red Cross Society."

"King, don't you dare threaten me!"

"Threaten you? I'm not done yet. Before dawn, I want you to go to the entrance of the Buckley Group and apologize to Greg Buckley. If he chooses to forgive you, I won't bother you any longer. However, if he isn't willing to give you another chance, I'll make sure that you won't have a penny left."

Her words almost drove Carter insane.

"Have you lost your mind? Are you saying that I must withdraw from the order and apologize to Greg personally? King, please don't drag me along your crazy ride. Do you know how many Interpol agents are looking for me? Do you really think I'm crazy enough to go up to Greg's door and tell him that I'm Carter?"

"It must be rough for you to be chased by the Interpol, yes? I believe you know what kind of a person Greg is. If he is willing to protect you, do you still have to be scared of the Interpol? Besides, what's the point of having that much money when you have to live a secret life every day? You don't even have the chance to spend all that money, do you? Or do you plan to bring all that money along with you to your grave?"

Although her words were a bit harsh, they were enough to render Carter speechless.

When accepting the order, he naturally needed to look into Greg's background.

Therefore, it was undeniable that he was moved by her words.

If there's anyone in this world that could protect me, Greg would no doubt be the best option.

After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Do you and Greg know each other? Can you help me ask for a favor?"

"You first need to restore all the data the same way you hacked it. Also, I hope that you can hack the person who hired you the same way you hacked the Buckley Group. You can see this as a resume for Greg. With this resume and your sincere apology, I believe that he will accept you. By the way, I've already booked the flight tickets for you, so you better head toward the airport right away. Otherwise, you'll miss the flight. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance and there won't be any afterward, so I hope you consider it."

She hung up the phone straight after.

Meanwhile, Carter got up from the ground frantically and ran away.