Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 590

Chapter 590:

Despite Clarissa’s intense conversation with Marissa, she was acutely aware that retaining the chip without formidable assistance was an impossible task.

When Lone Wolf arrived, the balance was shattered, leaving Clarissa’s advantage in ruins. While the contents of the chip remained a mystery to her, Clarissa understood its critical importance to the boss. She could not afford to lose it.

In the past, she had diligently worked to earn the boss’s favor, securing significant funding to employ scientists for its decryption. The potential loss of the chip now threatened not just to invoke the boss’s fury but to dissolve his trust in her.

It was a trust she desperately needed to maintain. She was favored by the boss; her entire life’s luxury, her status, and her power were intricately tied to his support. Without him, she would return to the nothingness of her orphaned state.

Thus, at this crucial moment, her dignity was of no concern. The priority was to secure the chip.

Engaged in a tense standoff with Marissa, Clarissa covertly sent a distress signal to the boss, revealing that the Doomsday Base had discovered the chip had been stolen by the Peridot Consortium and that Black Mallow had launched an assault on Skytop Mansion.

the distress signal, Clarissa was not quick to act. Instead, she aimed to delay, hoping the boss would arrive soon. Of course, it was highly unlikely that help would arrive in time. The boss was currently on the Pacific Ocean. Even if he

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race with increasing dread. Black Mallow’s cruelty was famous, and Clarissa was well aware of

Black Mallow’s hands before the boss could rescue her was palpable. Considering their past confrontation, Clarissa knew Black Mallow

panic flickering across Clarissa’s face and her slight movements, clearly understood what was on her mind. She knew that Clarissa must have called

grew. She was eager to meet him and confront him about why he had stolen the

determined to make Clarissa pay for her past actions: the gunshot and the

confirmed that Clarissa had sent a message for help, she swiftly took action. Clarissa was attempting to buy time, but Marissa was not about to grant

away. Her retreat, without a counterstrike, was laughable and

simply raised his eyebrows, speechless at the spectacle. Next to Burnet, Xander couldn’t help

Silver Fox, Marissa, and Terry shared a laugh over the unfolding drama. Marissa, amused by the scene,

a short distance, Clarissa paused, realizing that Black Mallow wasn’t

that her reaction had been overly dramatic dawned on Clarissa as she observed Marissa’s relaxed