Rise Of The System Trillionaire

Sinister Obsessions

With Lisa gone and his boner, too, Arnold went back to what had kept him up all night long — going through the files contained in the USB flash drive. He was dedicated to finding dirt. Like a hobby. Like a need. Whichever, he had to find something, anything.

His phone buzzed a few minutes into scrolling and reading at files endlessly. He looked at the caller ID and his face lit up instantly. It was Jia.

He picked the call instantly, clearing his throat.

"Jia," he said, trying to sound chill when, in fact, he was happy to speak to her.

"Arnold! How have you been doing?"

"I've been fine, thank you."

"Are you free this evening?"

He sat up. "Why? Is there a problem?"

She laughed nervously. "No, no, there's no problem. I just wanted to, you know, invite you for dinner."

His ears perked up. "Dinner? That's cool!"

"Yeah. It's just my way of saying thank you for the time you spent with me at my grand aunt's place and all the help you rendered."

"Oh, it's fine. You don't have to do that."

"Don