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.

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

acknowledged as her boss’s daughter and how that rejection had driven Clarissa to tears

believed Clarissa and her

help but find

sudden question caught her off guard.

Marissa felt a

Connor, he had responded openly to all her inquiries and had been forthcoming with

she couldn’t reveal her identity as Black Mallow. Because of the critical chip that the Doomsday Base had lost, she knew

she replied, shaking her

further,

expression unreadable. “Sorry. I can’t

“When did you first

on a truth that felt safe. “It

“Did you meet him during your time as Black

was a brief pause before Marissa answered, “You could say

had also held the position of chief instructor at Doomsday

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