Chapter 132 Can You Do Me a FavorÂ
The system had no emotions. It operated on a purely world-centered logic. To it, everyone was just an NPC -just a tool.Â
In its view, the protagonist didn’t need to care what NPCs thought.Â
Maya paused for a moment. “Then I can just go see Lawrence directly, right?”Â
“Why not?Â
“If he won’t behave, just hit him. You’re his older sister anyway.”Â
Maya figured that made sense. After all, she really was Lawrence’s older sister.Â
Maya’s thoughts suddenly cleared up. She didn’t feel like crying anymore. She threw off the blanket and immediately met Alfred’s gaze. He had been standing by the bed, staring at her in a daze.Â
“Can you do me a favor?”Â
“Of course.” Seeing that she had stopped crying, Alfred quietly let out a breath and agreed without hesitation.Â
“Thanks. Do you know who in our family is good with computers?” She steadied herself and asked what she really wanted to know. “Someone who can pull up surveillance from nearby schools and stuff like that?”Â
Before taking action, Maya needed to confirm one more time whether the person who had gone to see her mother was really Lawrence.Â
“Dad, or George.”Â
One look at Raymond and it was obvious. He was the textbook definition of a tech geek.Â
“Forget Dad. He’s overseas and probably busy. I don’t want to bother him.”Â
“Then should I go find George?” Alfred asked.Â
He vaguely remembered seeing that free-spirited brother when he was about four.Â
After that, they didn’t really have any contact.Â
From what he remembered, George had a great temper. He was always smiling, and no matter how much people messed with him, he never got mad.Â
Asking him for help wouldn’t be difficult.Â
“I can contact him for you.”Â
Maya instinctively resisted the idea of asking an unfamiliar brother for help. She still wanted to ask someone she knew better for help. “No, wait, I’ll try Toby first.”Â
Early the next morning, Maya called Toby and got straight to the point.Â
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“Toby, can you help me get all the invitations for events related to the Jacksons recently, along with the guest lists?”Â
There was a brief pause on the other end, like Toby was processing the sudden request.Â
“What do you need that for?”Â
“It’s something personal,” Maya didn’t explain much. She only asked, “And can you also help me confirm if there’s someone named Lawrence Jackson on those guest lists?”Â
Toby paused.Â
His first instinct was to ask who Lawrence was.Â
But for once, he held it back.Â
After all, she rarely asked for anything. He didn’t want to turn her down the first time she asked for help.Â
The people around Toby were always quick to act.Â
Before long, Maya got an answer.Â
Lawrence would be attending a rich heiress’s birthday party.Â
Maya didn’t expect to get the answer so fast. She was overjoyed. “Thank you!”Â
She couldn’t even hide it. The excitement in her voice was spilling over.Â
Toby tightened his grip on the phone, his smile fading bit by bit. Unable to hold back his curiosity, he asked, “You want to go to some boring birthday party? And who is this Lawrence? Why are you looking into him?”Â
Speaking of birthday parties…Â
What had they given each other for their birthdays last year?Â
Oh right, Toby had given Maya a pair of height-increasing shoes.Â
His reason was that in half a year, he had grown a lot, while Maya hadn’t changed much. He had been ridiculously smug about it.Â
And when he handed over the gift, he wore a fake smile on his face, like he was doing it for her own good. He looked so annoying that it made people want to punch him.Â
So on his birthday, Maya gave him one of those creepy dancing sunflowers in return.Â
He kicked it hard with a blank expression.Â
Then, that ridiculous thing started singing, “Old MacDonald had a farm, E-1-E-1-O…”Â
There was another time too. It was late at night, and he was already in a bad mood, irritated as hell. That cheap, cursed sunflower suddenly turned on by itself in the dark, twisting around and flashing weird colors while singing, “Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black…”Â
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At that moment, Toby seriously wanted to strangle Maya.Â
“Among the Jacksons, there’s only one person in our circle we know well enough to call familiar. His tone was calm and deliberate, yet each word landed heavier than the last.Â
“The person you’re looking for… wouldn’t happen to be connected to Thomas, right?”Â
Listening as Toby got closer and closer to the truth over the phone, Maya quickly decided to hang up.Â
She didn’t bother responding at all.Â
The next day, after packing both children’s suitcases, Wendy patted their heads one by one and reminded them repeatedly,Â
“When you’re at Toby’s place, don’t forget to do your homework! Study properly! Got it?”Â
Wendy had always taken their education seriously.Â
“Got it!” the two kids replied in unison, dragging out the words.Â
Satisfied with their answer, Wendy waved as she watched them get into the car. Only after the car disappeared from view did she turn and go back inside.Â
Inside the car.Â
Inside the car, the two kids exchanged a look, and their eyes suddenly lit up like two light bulbs switching on at the same time.Â
Being out of their mother’s sight meant one thing.Â
It meant freedom. They could do whatever they wanted.Â
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