Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 406:

Slightly Odd

Connor responded to Marissa’s queries with a shake of his head, his expression tinged with regret. “I’m sorry. I can’t answer your questions,” he said apologetically before diving into a detailed explanation.

“Clarissa did fall in love with Burnet and disclosed that she leads the Peridot Consortium. However, she would never expose her deepest secrets, even to him. Despite her feelings, she can’t risk revealing the organization that supports her.

Clarissa’s appearance on the battlefield was unexpected. She stumbled upon Burnet and instantly fell for him, which led her to save him from imminent danger. Yet, nobody knows what organization she is from, her real identity, or her reasons for being there, Burnet included.

Her affection drove her to follow Burnet, even setting up the Peridot Consortium’s headquarters in Bleber to be near him. To Burnet, though, she remains an enigma, barely more than a shadow in his life. He knows so little about her. One thing is clear—Clarissa is no ordinary woman.

Her background is intricate, and her capabilities are not easily defined. Over the years, even with the resources of the Daniels family’s intelligence agency at my disposal, we’ve barely scratched the surface of her history.

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This only confirms the presence of a formidable organization behind her, one capable of challenging even my extensive networks. Although our efforts to uncover comprehensive details have been thwarted, we’ve gleaned that she has a mysterious and intimidating boss.

trust in her, leaving the management of the Peridot Consortium entirely in her hands, and only intervenes in critical matters. It’s evident

recalled what Xander had told her about Clarissa’s failed attempt to be acknowledged as her boss’s

made sense, then, why Connor believed Clarissa

Marissa couldn’t help but find their relationship

question caught her off guard. “Do you

Marissa felt a wave of embarrassment wash over

wary of Connor, he had responded openly to all her

the critical chip that the Doomsday Base had lost, she knew

replied,

peered into her eyes intently and pressed further, “So, what exactly is

her expression unreadable. “Sorry. I

“When did

carefully, settling on a truth that felt safe. “It was a

meet him during

a brief pause before Marissa answered, “You

had also held the position of chief instructor at Doomsday Base, so