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.

places 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 and her boss share a particularly

attempt to be acknowledged as her

made sense, then, why Connor believed Clarissa and her boss

couldn’t help but

Connor’s sudden question caught her

a wave of embarrassment wash over

responded openly to all her inquiries and had

the critical chip that the Doomsday Base had lost,

replied, shaking

further, “So, what exactly

shrugged, her expression unreadable. “Sorry. I can’t tell

pressed again, “When did you first meet

truth

him during your time

a brief pause before Marissa answered, “You

held the position of chief instructor at Doomsday Base, so she wasn’t lying to

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