Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 455:

Marc and Terry stood before Marissa, their faces flushed with embarrassment. Marissa had never revealed her true identity to them; despite her stern approach during their training days at the Doomsday Base, she genuinely cared for them.

They were her most passionate admirers, after all.

Tonight, she had made time to meet them to understand their predicament better and to seek their help in stealing the chip from Skytop Mansion.

When confronted by their chief instructor, Marc and Terry didn’t dare lie. However, they were too embarrassed to share their plight and remained silent.

Marissa’s keen eyes immediately picked up on their reluctance to speak. Despite their dire situation, they were still not ready to be honest with her.

Remembering their conversation earlier outside the gates, Marissa asked bluntly, “You two work for Connor, earning over a million dollars a year. Why are you still struggling for money?”

She examined them from head to toe. “Are you so broke that you can’t even afford food? Have you starved yourselves into poor health?”

Terry visibly trembled, still keeping the truth

still won’t talk?” Marissa scoffed. “Are you taking me, your chief instructor, lightly? Or do you no longer wish to be trainees at the Doomsday Base? Should I go ahead and publicly

pleaded. “Being a trainee at the Doomsday Base is

added, “Yes, yes. We’ll always belong to the Doomsday

sternly, “Then answer my

“Gambling

bad bet

from gambling to the point you can’t even buy

and Terry nodded

the plate on the table and dumped cherries

she sharply reprimanded them, “Losers! What is

responded, “No

the rule, why would you break it?” Marissa said in

looking uncomfortable. “Chief Instructor,