Chapter 389:

When Marissa saw Aelfric’s name flash on her screen, her eyebrows shot up in surprise. What on earth could he want this time? This man was a lunatic, sometimes being warm and sometimes being cold towards her, unpredictable like the weather.

She wasn’t in the mood to deal with him.

Despite her reluctance, she opened his message. Aelfric had written: “Miss Nash, I’d like to invite you to dinner. What time would you be free?”

A smirk tugged at Marissa’s lips as she replied with biting sarcasm, “Aelfric Warren, what kind of two-faced bitch are you?”

Maybe her blunt insult had struck a nerve, as there was a long pause before his response finally came through. He persisted, “Do you have time?”

Marissa snapped back, “No! And even if I did, I wouldn’t have dinner with you. I might catch your bitch disease!”

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Seemingly offended by her remarks once more, Aelfric fell silent for a while, though not for very long. Then another message popped up: “Can I ask you a question?”

got something to say, just

of Only’s paintings,” Aelfric said, appearing to suppress his annoyance. “What is your connection like with our King,

hung up on this issue. Since she hadn’t crafted the Only persona herself, she felt no deep bond with it. After revealing it

link her to the master painter Ritchie but also to the King of the Doomsday Base, the top international martial arts

connected to Ritchie meant wielding considerable influence in the art world, but being associated with the King of the Doomsday Base

with disciples scattered far and wide, forming an extensive network. King’s international prestige subjected anyone tied to him

such matters. Recognizing the high stakes, Marissa countered Aelfric’s probing with a question of her own: “You want to know my connection to the King of

“Yes! Every one of your paintings has been provided by King, so you must have a close relationship with him. At Doomsday Base, I am the deputy chief instructor. King is my mentor and my superior. I need to understand your relationship

lips into a disdainful smile. Despite Aelfric’s nice tone, who knew what his real intentions were? She had no plans to divulge the truth

smiled and messaged

I’d love

“Why should I

have no ill intentions. I merely seek to comprehend your ties with

couldn’t resist another disdainful smile. Every time they clashed, she left him battered and bruised. Why would she

about my relationship with King? Then put two and two together and take a wild guess. If you hit the nail on the head, good for

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