427 A Secret Signal (1/2)

No matter reason Cedrick had for staying by Madam Grace's side, it did not matter to Anthony at all.

He was just having fun poking at their relationship; he would just do whatever he was asked to do. Not only was he not working hard, he was treating this imprisonment as a vacation.

Food, drink, and a computer were provided. Although he could not surf the internet, it did not matter. All that hardware was sufficient for Anthony to entertain himself.

Let alone the many foolish technicians around him.

”He seems to be having fun.” Madam Grace was watching the surveillance camera. Anthony not working aside, he was leaning before the technicians who were working in all seriousness and joking around with them. He would pick up the pieces on the table and comment, looking at them.

The technicians were conflicted. They knew that nothing good would come out from being distracted at work. However, Anthony was scratching their itch. Although he was deviating from what he was initially saying, he was sharing his classic experiences when he commented on the pieces. Everything came so naturally; it was enlightening for the technicians and left them wanting more.

That was it. The few technicians were Madam Grace's staff. They had proved their achievement and passion for electronics since she hired them.

Anthony's bait was so sweet. The few of them took the bait even though they had their guard up. After pretending to work seriously, they were sucked into Anthony's stories. They were falling deeper and deeper… and that was it.

Cedrick was not sure whether to laugh or cry. He glanced at his mother's enraged face and looked at the few people who had put down their work and indulged in the stories. He finally showed his hands, feeling helpless. ”Anthony is a rare master in electronics after all. One can imagine how precious it is for him to be teaching people of the same industry.”

Madam Grace crossed her arms unhappily and scoffed with her chin up, ”I didn't get Anthony to stay to disturb my staff.”

”I understand, but we clearly have no way to force him to work.” Cedrick sat onto the chair before the table. He said after a sigh of defeat, ”I'm the one who stole the chip. I'm angrier than you since someone destroyed the chip.”

”I don't see any rage in you.” Madam Grace finally shifted her attention away from the screen to Cedrick's face. She frowned and only spoke rather stiffly after a moment of hesitation. ”Cedrick, are you against what I'm doing?”

Cedrick glanced at Madam Grace as he lifted his head in doubt. He seemed to be somewhat dazed. ”Do you think I'm worried about somebody else?”

Before Madam Grace could react, he shook his head. ”I don't have friends. I don't even have family. How would I have friends‽”

”… Cedrick.”

Madam Grace pursed her lips hard.

”Alright.” Cedrick clapped. ”Let's end this boring subject and talk about something else.”

He pressed his arms on the table to create some distance between himself and the table. He turned around on the chair and said, ”You know the current situation. Mr. Han's power in China is much bigger than we can imagine. He might even be more powerful than you… To be honest, I don't think we should stir things up with him over a chip. Although the data inside is pretty important, and indeed, I'm pretty mad…”