Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 405:

Was She Once Your Girlfriend?

Marissa’s question confirmed Connor’s suspicions. She indeed wanted to connect with Clarissa, which implied her interest in the Peridot Consortium. Connor wondered about her motives.

With doubts in his mind, Connor asked, “Why did you want to meet Clarissa?”

“I have some personal grudges to settle,” Marissa responded, keeping the details to herself. “As far as I know, Clarissa’s identity is very mysterious.

She’s never been seen in public. Outsiders don’t even know whether the leader of the Peridot Consortium is male or female. Even as Black Snake, I don’t know. How did you come to know her?

I heard from Xander that Clarissa adored Burnet so much that she revealed her identity to Burnet. But she doesn’t seem to adore you. How did she come to reveal her identity to you?”

Marissa looked Connor up and down and teased, “Were you the one she adored before Burnet?”

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another girl’s boyfriend. Marissa asked, “Was Clarissa once your girlfriend? Did Tiffany push you into marrying her by having your grandma

that was true, it was no surprise that Clarissa despised Marissa and accused her of stealing someone

Marissa had spoken, she stared at Connor expectantly, her eyes

amused, tapped her forehead gently and whispered,

lifted his eyebrows and added, “Like Grandma used to say, I was too cold before, which

and reassured her, “You don’t need to worry about any ex-girlfriends. Forget

Marissa felt somewhat embarrassed.

Clarissa’s accusations, not to hear Connor clarify his love story or whether he had an ex-girlfriend. Marissa

an awkward smile and said, “Well, you’ve strayed a bit. We’re not talking about ex-girlfriends. What I

Lone Wolf, Burnet was with the

identities. That shared experience and surviving

why Xander had

families in Bleber had been engaged in overt and covert conflicts

Daniels family by marriage, in truth, it was Neil who sought an alliance with the Brock and Warren families to counter Connor, devoid of any real friendship or

feuds, the genuine friendship between Connor and Burnet was

of war, their mutual support, and shared life-threatening experiences helped them