Chapter 141

"Not even mentioning your name?" Jones seemed to get what she meant, though he still didn't quite get why she'd go that far. Normally, employees were eager to earn credit, yet here she was, trying to stay under the radar—even from her boss. "Of course you can mention me, I'm just a regular employee, aren't I?" Elaine said casually, cracking a little joke. Jones decided to go along with her request. "Alright, I think I know how to handle this." "Oh, and one more thing," Elaine added, figuring he'd been cooperative enough to deserve a friendly heads-up. Jones didn't say a word, clearly waiting for her to finish. Elaine kindly warned him, "Don't go poking around the file I just sent over. Honestly, your current system's not quite there yet." Little did she know, Jones had already ordered his team to crack it. "Anyway, here's to a successful partnership," Elaine wrapped up the call with a friendly send-off. Not long after, Jones' phone lit up—his tech lead was calling. "Boss, uh... we can'