Chapter 360

Felicia’s eyelid twitched, and her lips curled from frustration.
She finally understood what it meant to be a master manipulator. Maurice embodied it perfectly.
His mood shifted faster than the flip of a page. It was unpredictable and impossible to pin down. No one ever knew what he was up to, as his actions lacked rhyme or reason.
If one had to sum it up, Maurice was a man who lived for entertainment. Every decision he made hinged entirely on his whims.
Felicia took a deep breath to calm herself before speaking again. “Mr. Glovers, you should know the only reason I used the twin venomous creature was to protect myself. As long as you don’t harm me, I won’t scheme against you.
What’s done is done. Come to Khogend. I’ll remove the twin venomous creature, and we’ll part ways, completely even. How about that?”
Felicia tried reasoning with him, but Maurice remained unmoved. He uttered one word. “No.”
Felicia was speechless.
There was no negotiating with this man.
Felicia’s patience finally snapped. “Fine, then. If that’s the case, I’ll just remove the twin venomous creature from my own body. Without the connection, the twin venomous creature in you will become useless.”
“Hmm, not a bad plan,” Maurice replied, his tone entirely sincere. But just as Felicia thought he’d finally relented, he added, “But do you think… anyone will believe you?”
“What do you mean?” Felicia froze, then quickly realized what he was implying. Her voice shot up. “You’re planning to spread this? Maurice, are you out of your mind?”
“Why, thank you for the compliment.”
It was the first time Felicia had addressed him by name. Surprisingly, he wasn’t offended. If anything, her current bristling anger seemed to amuse him.
She was like a little kitten puffing up its fur.
Maurice was almost certain that if he stood in front of Felicia right now, she’d lunge at him. with bare claws.
Grinding her teeth, Felicia seethed with fury, yet there was nothing she could do about it.
Even if Maurice refused to cooperate, the moment Felicia removed the twin venomous creature from herself, the effects would disappear.
Chap 361
But… Would anyone else believe that?
All Maurice had to do was leak the information. Just a single sentence claiming that the twin venomous creature tied his life to hers, and his enemies would swarm like sharks drawn to blood.
They couldn’t take Maurice down, but they could exploit the twin venomous creature by targeting Felicia instead.
In such a situation, no matter how much she tried to explain that the twin venomous creature had been neutralized, who would believe her? No one.
Even a sliver of doubt would be enough for them to act.
After a long pause, Felicia finally spat out, “You’re ruthless.”
Maurice chuckled. “I learned that from you.”
Felicia was silent.
She bit back her curses and forced a cold smile. “Fine. If that’s how you want to play, we’ll hurt each other then. You’d better hope none of your enemies catch wind of this, because if I’m in danger, you’ll die too.”
Without waiting for his response, she hung up and tossed the phone back to Maurice’s subordinate.
The subordinate hadn’t fully recovered from his shock when Felicia kicked him out the door.
With a loud bang, the door slammed shut behind him, leaving the subordinate grimacing in pain.
He wondered what kind of madness possessed Mr. Glovers this time for him to refuse to remove the twin venomous creature!
If Felicia got angry enough to pull another stunt like last time, where she literally dislocated. her own arms, then Maurice’s arms would be permanently wrecked!
If only they were back in Ablil. Maybe they could have talked some sense into Maurice.
“What do we do now?” The four subordinates exchanged helpless looks. Their faces were uniformly etched with despair.