Chapter 47

Elaine had just turned on her laptop when a message popped up from Milton: "Elaine, I've been thinking. Sending the USB via mail doesn't feel safe. I'll just transfer the program directly to your computer." So he still hadn't sent that USB after all? Elaine let out a silent sigh—what a letdown. It had been days, couldn't he at least try to be a little reliable? "What's not safe about it?" she asked sincerely. Milton doubled down, "I don't know, just seems off." Elaine narrowed her eyes. "You just didn't want to spend the shipping money, did you?" She really had him figured out. This man raked in serious cash from just the odd job, but always stayed cooped up at home. He wasn't into online shopping either. His top hobby? Hoarding cash and checking his bank account for fun. Sometimes he'd even dish out random discounts just to hit a satisfying round number balance. By all logic, someone like him should've been totally out of sync with the world, but nope—he was shockingly well-informed.