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2024-10-29 19:42:56As Pierce already predicted, the hacker sent Jake another email two days after the viral leak, threatening to reveal Jake’s location. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, he had doubled his fee and was now demanding 200 million dollars.
“This is ridiculous,” Jake laughed after reading the email. He showed it to Shadow a.k.a Fransisco, and he too laughed.
“What an idiot.”
“I hope Pierce is wrong about his suspicion though. It would break my heart if he’s right.”
“At this point in your life, nothing should surprise you anymore. I could even be your enemy.”
“Please, don’t be. Let me have at least one human being that I can trust.”
Shadow smiled. “I’m just kidding. I value loyalty and integrity above everything else in life.”
“That’s refreshing to know.”
“I better go out and catch us some fish for dinner. We do
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