Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 120:

Suddenly, Norah's opponent had vanished, leaving nothing behind.

Norah was caught off guard. She hadn't seen it coming—that her opponent would pull back just as she swiftly

broke through the firewall. Even though she had gotten through, she found no information.

“He escaped quickly!” Norah had to acknowledge her opponent's speed, managing to erase data while keeping

himself safe.

She found herself intrigued by the mystery hacker on the other end. She felt this person was a formidable

hacker, and it would be fascinating to share thoughts with him someday.

Back on the hacker forum, she noticed a new private message from her opponent.

The single question mark made Norah think her opponent must have been quite annoyed at that moment.

Considering he had just logged into the forum, only to be pursued by her into deleting data, it must have been

quite a blow to his pride.

Norah felt slightly guilty for acting on a whim, but since her opponent went by “N” as his username—quite

similar to her name—she couldn't help but play a little.

Norah thought her opponent was pretty clever, keeping her from learning anything about him.

“Apologies for this time. Let's have another go later,” replied Norah.

Sean saw the new messages appearing in the chat window and was visibly upset.

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“Moon didn’t track you down, did she? Luckily, you escaped in time, or your information would have been

compromised.”

The voice sounded somewhat gloating. “But why did she go after the firewall? And why did you suddenly switch

your username?”

“Just skip the questions you don’t need to ask. Anything new happened lately?” Sean asked.

Sean glanced down and typed out a response. “Did | upset you?”

“No, Phillip should have filled you in on most of this. A foreign princess who needed medical treatment had been

desperately looking for information on the Supernatural Doctor, going so far as to turn to Sacredice once,

offering tons in return for any leads,” the voice in his earpiece reported.

“I get it. But from this point, we're not sharing any info on the Supernatural Doctor,” Sean replied.

Then another message appeared in the chat window.

“Nor, I'm just really curious about you.”

Seeing this, Sean paused before replying, “What are you curious about?”

“Okay, I'll block any info leaks about the Supernatural Doctor. Going to check the forums again. If that ‘Moon’

tries to hit you again later, I've got your back,” the voice replied.

“I'm wondering whether you're a guy or a girl, what kind of person you are, and what you look like,” Norah

replied.

Sean sensed Moon was after all his details. He chose not to reply, yet the messages kept coming.

“You've got real talent. Why don’t we become...”

Both of them having topped the hacker leaderboard for years without much interaction, this marked their first

exchange, albeit under less-than-ideal circumstances.

“I'm all for being friends, as long as you steer clear of my firewall.”

With that, Sean awaited a response.

Norah seemed to be typing for a while before finally sending a message. “Sure thing. | make a great friend. Just

so you know, if | really wanted to, breaking through your firewall to get your info would be a piece of cake.”

Reading this, Sean couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He was aware of Moon's capabilities and her potential to follow through on her threats. His firewall had, at least

for now, kept Moon from pressing the attack further.

“New friend.” Amazed by Moon's hacking skills, Sean felt no harm in their being friends, seeing potential for

future collaborations.

Norah glanced at her computer screen, a smile playing on her lips. She always enjoyed connecting with talented

people. “Hey there, new friend. Let's share stech tips when we find the time.”

“Sounds good.”

Initially, Norah hadn’t planned on befriending him. Her original goal was merely to learn more about N. But now

that they were friends, she put aside her plans to dig up information on N online.

Kason ended the call and held his breath. The group searching for him had approached his hiding spot.

“Where did he go? He ran this way!”

“He’s been hit, right? He can’t be far!”

“We need to find him and bring him back, or we're going to face serious consequences!”

Hidden in the bushes, Kason listened as the voices grew nearer, his heartbeat thundering in his ears. The blood

loss and stress were making him lightheaded.

He feared he was moments away from being discovered and captured.

As Kason contemplated the horrors of being caught, fear washed over him. Yet, the memory of what they had

done to Norah ignited a fire of anger within him. He was convinced that they deserved nothing less than death.

“Do you think he could run that far? We've already covered so much ground, and we're exhausted. Given he was

shot, he couldn't have gone much further. | think we should turn back and search for him.”

“You've got a point. Let's split up and search. We need to find him, and fast.”

“Con, no tto waste.”

The men surrounding Kason dispersed, sretracing their steps, while others ventured deeper into the forest.

Their voices faded into the night.

As clarity returned to Kason’s mind, hope flickered. He began to believe he might just escape their clutches.

With a deep breath of relief, he turned, only to find himself face-to-face with a man lying in ambush.

Kason'’s heart skipped a beat, and a ringing echoed in his ears.

In the dead of night, he could make out the man’s face, twisted in malice, resembling a demon.

The man’s laugh cut through the silence. “I've got you...”

Norah had left the forum after sharing shacking tricks with N.

The exchange was decent, yet N was no match for her skills.

Her phone buzzed with an incoming message.

The text read, “SOS.”

It was from Kason. Norah couldn't figure out why Kason, who had just chatted with her on the phone, would send

her an SOS.

However, recalling the sound of Kason’s voice during their call, she quickly sensed that something was amiss.

She noted that his voice had echoed as if he was in a vast space. The sound of rustling had reached her ears,

hinting that Kason was out in the open, likely among tall trees and grass. His heavy breathing made her think he

was hiding from someone.

Despite her efforts to understand the situation, Norah found herself at a loss. The more she pondered, the more

puzzled she became. Yet, she managed to gather her thoughts, went back to her computer, and started tracing

Kason'’s phone signal.

Norah was deeply concerned.

With her lips pressed together, she tapped into satellite connections to find him.

She mulled over Kason'’s usual precautions, like always having bodyguards with him.

It dawned on her that if he had reached out, it had to be for something critical, perhaps because she was the last

person he had contacted.

After pinpointing his location, Norah grabbed her phone and car keys and headed out.

Knowing the terrain was mountainous, she chose an off-road vehicle for the journey.

Her army-green off-road vehicle zoomed along the road.

“Mr Scott, Miss Wilson just left Dreamview Villas in her car,” Phillip reported.

Sean turned off his earpiece and turned to Phillip. “Any idea where she’s headed?”

“No clue. She looked pretty worried, driving off in a Jeep. The bodyguards are tailing her.”

“Let’s set off and keep a safe distance behind her. We don’t want her to spot us,” Sean remarked, not ready to

back down despite Norah's earlier refusal of his advances.