What am I to gain?

Chapter 45: What Will I Gain from This Exchange?

At this point, Joseph Lawrence raised his head and accused, "Which Cryptess? She has been off the network for almost a decade now. How can you contact her? Do you think if I could contact her, I would get you?"

Everyone knew that Cryptess, after hacking into the most impossible system ever built and winning the "Queen of Hacking" title, went offline and never returned. Some rumors said she had died, while others said she got married and had a family – that she wanted a life away from the dark web. No one could locate where she was, nor any of her highly skilled hacker friends.

Quickly, he responded, his chest rising and falling. "Cryptess is back online. She logged in recently, and I have her personal contact. We are friends online; she will do this," he admitted, his voice trembling.

"Alright," Aiden scoffed coldly. He took to his feet, adjusting his tailored tie. Aiden's eyes narrowed, his earlier frustration fueli