Chapter 1010:

She tumbled into the pit, shattering her leg upon landing. Two bodyguards dragged Mabel back. Elyse, munching on her energy bar, muttered, “Sometimes, you truly baffle me. Faced with a dead end, yet you still manage to make everything worse.”

She scoffed, “How does it feel, breaking your leg like that?”

“Bitch! I’ll choke you!” Mabel retorted, her spirit unbroken by the injury. Yet, when Theo approached, she shrank back, subdued like a terrified rabbit, her head bowed, not daring to make a sound.

Theo crouched beside her, his smile laced with cruelty. “I ought to thank you. Do you understand why?”

Mabel looked away, confusion clouding her face.

how long I’ve been hunting for

she recalled that Kaelyn had once managed to stab him. Kaelyn had declared that Theo

Kaelyn had tried to end Theo’s life, yet by some

fear—Theo gently patted her

nodding initially, then quickly shaking her head, her fear

smiled slyly. “Whether you admit it or not

recoiled, adamant. “No, I

Elyse, her eyes pleading. “Elyse, you’re my family. You can’t just stand by and watch me die. How can you bear

you were willing to trade me on the black market, did you ever regard me as your family?” Pausing briefly, Elyse concluded, “That’s why it’s

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