Chapter 949:

Sergio and Hannah exchanged glances but made no protest. They were content with the way Balthasar had set things up, and Landen’s obedient demeanor toward Marissa seemed to suit them just fine.

Once, they had been steadfast in their plan to mold Landen into someone exceptional, a person who could stand out on his own. But over time, they had come to understand the truth—no matter how much Landen grew, even with a century’s worth of effort, he could never reach the brilliance that Marissa effortlessly embodied. So, they had chosen to let him follow in her footsteps instead.

With a mentor like Marissa, his future seemed nothing short of bright.

Yet Hannah was a bit puzzled. She tilted her head, eyebrows pinching in thought.

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tone curious, “you keep calling Marissa ‘Boss’. You act as if you’ve known her forever, not just met recently. What’s

how he’d once been a member of Black Snake’s team, become entangled in the mercenary world, and dodged death more times than he cared to remember. The mere

as ever, caught onto his discomfort.

you don’t tell us the truth right now, I swear,

hand lifting to rub the back of his

in the room picked up on the tension.

his eyes darted toward Marissa, hoping she could

calm smile. She turned to Hannah and

why don’t I answer that for

her with the decision-making power over significant aspects of his life, like whether to share his past experiences

shifted from Landen

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