Chapter 157: The Smell of Money

Chapter 157: The Smell of Money

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"Love, passion, why do we get caught up by such troublesome feelings?"

- Takumi Usui, (Maid-Sama!)



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<{August? 2008}>

<(Bruce Wayne POV)>

"Cortana, are you sure that you don't want me to oversee the change in your new looks? I mean I get that you wish your new appearance to be a surprise, but if you just let me help, I can make sure that you turn out to be prettier than most models or actresses on the planet. I'll even keep it a secret from the others till you are ready to upload yourself into your new body." I proposed, trying my best to convince her to let me see the new looks she had chosen for herself.

Normally, plastic surgery or its more complex form, biological transfiguration, aka, flesh crafting wouldn't be possible for a being as... tough and indestructible as a Kryptonian through normal scientific means but fortunately for us, red solar lamps and surgical tools made from kryptonite were immensely useful in performing surgeries on the species, something that we were immensely grateful for.

"Sorry, Bruce, but I have already decided on exactly how I want my new body to look, and it will be a surprise for everyone, including you. However, what I can tell you is that it is somewhat similar to my current teenage appearance, and you can regard it as my adult form. Also, I think my new appearance might be quite familiar to you. After all, it was inspired by one of the few memories of yours that you allowed me to see." She answered with a teasing smile.

'Inspired by one of my own memories, huh? I wonder whose appearance it is that she was inspired by.' I mused to myself with a curious raise of my brows.

It has been a few months since I started helping Cortana with her new synthezoid body. Initially, I thought it would only take me a few weeks to do this but it turns out that bending the laws of life according to one's wishes isn't exactly quantum science... It was much harder than quantum science and a LOT more time-consuming too. In fact, at the pace this was going, we would be lucky if we could finish the project by the end of the year.

"Fine, we will see what to do when it comes to it. Once the market crashes, whoever is behind this will definitely try to make their move. You can use the algorithm to look into it then. For now, just focus on holding our positions and monitoring all market activity. I can't allow any mistakes. After all, this type of opportunity only comes once in a decade. If something goes wrong, my multi-billionaire status might get downgraded to a millionaire one and if that happens, I'll have to work for weeks to become a billionaire again." I sighed while tiredly stretching my body.

"Got it, sir. Oh, and you might want to get ready for your date with Miss. Nyssa tonight. You two will be going to a fund-raising charity auction where you can impress her, do charity work, and get dinner, all at the same time. Believe me, with how much she has been preparing for this date with you, you don't want to keep her waiting... Wait, you do remember you have a date today, don't you?" Cortana questioned with a deadpan.

"Of course, I do. And even if I didn't, I still wouldn't be worried since I have you, my beautiful perfect hardworking secretary who never lets me down. Thank you for your hard work, Cortana." I praised her, hoping that she didn't catch my lie about remembering the date.

" q(≧▽≦q) " -Cortana.

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