Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 523 - 322: Super Reliable Rivers [10 Updates]
"I can handle the surveillance."
A calm, youthful voice came through.
Besides Henry Chapman, who knew there were people in the study, and Pedro Langley, who inferred from the shoes in the hallway that Marcus Shaw and Oliver Scott were also at home, the others couldn’t help but pause in surprise and cast their gaze towards the study door.
Marcus Shaw stood there.
The teenager, dressed in casual attire, stood tall and upright, his figure thin yet towering. His gaze was calm and steady, surprisingly instilling a sense of credibility despite his visible youth.
A few people were slightly startled.
Then, another figure moved beside him, coming to stand by Marcus’s side, entering the view of everyone present.
He scratched his nose, flashed a bright smile at everyone, patted Marcus on the shoulder, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Then I’ll be in charge of cheering you on."
"These two are...?"
Encountering them for the first time, Evelyn Winter asked Nora Scott in curiosity.
"Oh," Nora came back to her senses, remembering it was Friday and feeling a bit speechless. She introduced them somewhat perfunctorily, "Two younger brothers."
"Marcus Shaw."
"Oliver Scott."
The two teenagers introduced themselves simply and clearly.
Miguel Smith raised an eyebrow in realization, "So you two are the bargain brothers Nora picked up."
Hearing him speak, Marcus scanned him with his eyes, pausing.
—This voice sounded familiar, but he couldn’t recall where he’d heard it before.
Benjamin Durant and Humphrey Jennings were aware of Marcus. Since arriving in Fenton City, they could investigate Ethan Scott and naturally find out about Oliver Scott, knowing Nora had a half-brother, but they hadn’t met before.
Seeing the two now, they quickly accepted the situation.
Only Evelyn remained speechless and choked by the scene.
She thought the living room was already lively enough, not expecting... there were two more hidden in the study.
Will one or two more jump out of the bedroom later?
Supporting her chin with one hand, Nora’s gaze lingered on Marcus for a moment, asking with interest, "You can handle the surveillance?"
Pedro Langley gently squeezed her wrist, a silent warning.
—Marcus was underage.
"Yes." Marcus answered expressionlessly, maintaining his composure, "I can hack into the surveillance system and swap in a flawless feed during your operation."
Everyone: "..."
???
"Is that possible?"
Benjamin Durant was clueless about this kind of tech, his eyes wide with astonishment.
Oliver Scott, with a proud raise of his eyebrows, introduced: "While others skip class to dodge surveillance, he skips class by changing the surveillance feed."
This was something Oliver had recently discovered.
Both of them were boarders at school.
One night, Marcus received a call from Peter Hughes, asking him to come over.
At the time, Oliver was in Marcus’s dorm room working on some problems and decided to tag along when he heard the call. Marcus brought him along.
Recently, the school had been particularly strict, installing several new cameras to prevent students from climbing over walls at night. The next day, the dean would check the footage one by one.
Initially, the two avoided the cameras, but Oliver wasn’t familiar with the camera positions and accidentally exposed himself to one.
Oliver was worried, but Marcus told him not to bother hiding and to just stride past the cameras openly, exposing himself the entire way.
After they arrived at the Hughes family, Oliver was still pondering how to explain this disciplinary breach. Instead, Marcus leisurely pulled out a laptop, and right in front of him, hacked into the school’s surveillance system, deleted the footage of their journey, and replaced it with a pre-recorded clip.
At that moment, Oliver practically wanted to kneel before Marcus.
"The National Museum, huh!" Benjamin Durant emphasized.
Marcus: "Yes."
Humphrey Jennings: "No problem?"
Marcus: "Yes."
...
The adults were all shocked by Marcus’s sudden emergence, unable to resist asking questions one by one.
Nora Scott wouldn’t doubt Marcus.
This young man always had things under control. If he wasn’t confident, he wouldn’t step up.
"Hey."
Nora tugged on Pedro’s sleeve, calling him softly.
Pedro Langley bent down slightly, listening closely.
Pausing slightly, Nora raised an eyebrow and whispered, "Would agreeing too quickly be inappropriate?"
Pedro: "..." So you never even considered saying no?
"Aren’t you worried about leading the kid astray?"
He sighed lightly; rather than advising, Pedro was more like venting.
He truly worried about their future children.
Under Nora’s guidance, there’s no telling how much trouble they might cause.
Nora’s eyes glinted with amusement, her confidence inexplicable, "Our Easton Family is innately good; we can’t go astray."
Unable to resist, Pedro pinched her cheek, "You call this innately good?"
"Everyone’s watching." Nora brushed his hand away, arguing, "Upholding justice and chivalry, doesn’t that count?"
"Count, count, count."
Pedro couldn’t help but laugh.
"What does the guardian think?"
During the couple’s chat, Evelyn, trusting Marcus’s youth, passed the final decision to Nora.
Everyone naturally looked to Nora, letting her make the decision.
"Alright," Nora Scott nodded, without any hesitation, "everything’s in place now."
Pedro Langley: "..." You could at least pretend to hesitate.
With Nora’s nod, the decision was basically set.
Marcus Shaw, as a participant, and Oliver Scott, as an observer, both left the study, smoothly joining their "conspiracy".
However, in the following time, they automatically split into two groups.
Henry Chapman, Miguel Smith, and Oliver Scott, as bystanders, conscientiously sat on the side, listening to their planning discussions.
Nora Scott, Pedro Langley, Evelyn Winter, Humphrey Jennings, Benjamin Durant, and Marcus Shaw drafted the initial plan and assigned tasks among themselves.
Nora and Pedro weren’t part of the action team, but the former was the organizer who brought them together, and the latter was the proposer of the entire plan; both had a knack for keeping things under control.
So, setting the framework, making plans, everything was methodical, step by step.
Midway, Virtue Retreat takeout arrived, enough for ten people, filling up the entire table, creating quite an impressive sight.
But, apart from Henry Chapman, Miguel Smith, and Oliver Scott, no one else really touched their chopsticks.
"At times like this, I find my skills to be quite useless."
Luke, who only knew how to play and make games, rubbed his face.
Henry Chapman: "..." He only knew how to act.
Oliver Scott: "..." He only knew how to solve problems.
The three exchanged looks, and somehow, a sense of defeat rose in their shared space.
Luke took out his phone, "Wanna play a game?"
"Like the kind where you just lie down and win?"
Oliver Scott glanced at the former e-sports god.
Feeling even more defeated.
He wasn’t even good at games.
"Hey!"
Luke raised an eyebrow.
"...I can’t," Henry Chapman replied slowly.
Luke said, "No worries, I’ll carry you." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Henry Chapman didn’t mind, as he was just idle anyway, and downloaded the game software.
Playing this game, it’s usually solo, duo, or squad of four.
Not wanting to bring in strangers, the three formed a squad of four, but couldn’t handle Oliver Scott’s poor skills and Henry Chapman’s newbie mistakes, dragging down Luke significantly. In two games, they landed and got eliminated, so in desperation, they sought help.
Luke messaged [XN] but received no reply.
Later, seeing [Ace Rivers] online, he directly pulled them in, not expecting them to actually agree.
"Who is it?"
Seeing the new person joining, Oliver Scott asked with curiosity.
"Don’t know, a friend of your sister’s."
"Are they good?"
"...Well, compared to non-professionals, they’re really good."
After thinking for a moment, Luke evaluated.
This person was someone Nora invited to play games. After a few games, they became friends.
Although seldom online, their skills were top-notch, whether on mobile or PC, they could rival professionals.
Nora was something else.
She’s not good at competitive games, but any friend she casually invites is of a top-notch level.
Ace Rivers was one of them.
In addition, [Morton Morton], [Mr. Sullivan], and [Miss Mason] were also in this game, all unstoppable forces.
When first playing with them, Luke thought they were all professional players, but after asking Nora, he found out they were just playing casually, to pass the time.
These individuals seemed quite busy, rarely online, so although Luke enjoyed playing with them, he seldom got the chance.
A new game started.
As Luke said, this person was really skilled.
Without using the mic, they quickly understood the two burdens’ abilities without a word of complaint.
When enemies approached, they provided timely rescue, shooting with precision;
Occasionally coming to you, dropping parts and supplies, generously;
Collaborated seamlessly with Luke, never hesitated, attacking bravely when necessary, maneuvering when needed, resolving enemies swiftly and neatly;
...
Incredibly reliable.
The three played until ten in the evening, until Nora and the others finalized their plan one by one.
It was time for them to call it a day.
Luke turned on the mic, telling "Ace Rivers" it was time to log off and suggested playing again next time.
Unexpectedly, after a few seconds of silence, the other person suddenly turned on the mic.
"Is Nora Scott there?"
The voice was clear and pleasant, without much emotion.
It seemed he heard Nora’s voice in the background when Luke turned on the mic.
As he asked, a bunch of eyes turned to Luke.
Luke: "..." Suddenly a bit nervous.
"I am."
Nora Scott walked over.
The voice asked, "Can the mechanical lock on your front door open?"
