Chapter 250 Another one

“I think I will have to decline your offer.” Claire blinked, trying to hide her surprise at Stephen’s words. She hadn’t expected that answer, especially not from someone like Stephen, who practically had robots running through his veins. How could he say no to this opportunity? It didn’t make any sense. Matthew, who had been lounging on the sofa with his legs stretched out, almost fell off in surprise. He jumped up, quickly made his way over to Claire’s desk, and leaned over, staring at Stephen with wide eyes. “What the hell, man? You love robots! Why would you turn down such a good offer?” Stephen shuffled his feet, looking nervous. His eyes darted around the room, glancing everywhere but at Matthew and Claire. “I just… I mean… I’ve been working hard to get accepted into Cryptonic,” he finally said, his voice shaky. “You know how hard it is to get in there. It’s this super-secret website, so secret even the government doesn’t know it exists. It took everything I had to get in, and