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.

Kaelyn. You have no idea how long

but she recalled that Kaelyn had once managed to stab him.

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

Mabel’s expression—tinged with guilt and fear—Theo gently patted her head.

quickly shaking her

through her, touched her cheek gently and smiled slyly. “Whether you admit it or not doesn’t change your predicament. You’re in my grip now.

recoiled, adamant. “No, I

Elyse, her eyes pleading. “Elyse, you’re my family. You can’t just stand by and

“On what basis do you expect my help? When 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 only fair

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