The Real Heiress is Coming Back! Novel - Chapter 242

Chapter 242 Familiar Faces From The Past Chapter 242 Familiar Faces From The Past Howard and Dustin got back to Thole Manor after work and heard about what had happened to Iris earlier that afternoon. Her prenatal medicine had been switched, and she'd almost los the baby. Luckily, Ms. Carter and the Nameless Healer managed to stabilize her. Edmund had set up a special dinner in the banquet hall to thank them, so Howard and Dustin went straight over to check out the situation. Edmund actually had something he wanted to discuss with Howard and Dustin.

Since Hannah and the others hadn't arrived yet, he asked them to stick around and started asking about the latest progress on the Thole Group's main project. "Have you found the right person to head up the new system project?" Edmund asked. Last month, Xenith Systems Group rolled out their Teichron OS, and this month, their phone sales had already surpassed the Thole Group's, which had always dominated the charts. It dealt another blow to the Thole Group.

Plus, word was that Xenith Systems Group was putting together a team to develop in-house chips, all to push their Teichron OS and grab more market share. That was putting serious pressure on the Thole Group. Xenith Systems Group went public after just one year, becoming the fastest IPO in history with a market cap of $15 billion. Compared to the Thole Group's $400 billion, the difference looked massive, but it was worth remembering that Xenith Systems Group would only be three years old next month, while the Thole Group's value was the result of nearly a century of growth.

Facing this ambitious newcomer, Edmund, the chairman, and Howard, the CEO, couldn't help but feel the heat. After weighing their options, they decided the Thole Group needed to develop a new system of their own. "I reached out to Vulcan and Shadow on the hacker forum," Howard said. "Vulcan completely shut me down, didn't even give me the time of day. Shadow said he was too busy, but he recommended his mentee, Raven." As he spoke, Howard motioned for Dustin to hand over the files they'd gathered earlier to Edmund.

"This is everything I could dig up on Raven's software and firewall systems," Dustin said, clearly impressed. "She's designed the firewalls for several major websites in the country. Word is, she can even hack into Veridia's military satellites. She's got a reputation for being a legend, people say she's almost as good as her mentor, Shadow." Dustin couldn't help but sound impressed. Even though Dustin majored in accounting, he dabbled in programming and was oddly obsessed with the mysterious world of hackers. So when his dad asked him to dig up info on Raven, he went all out.