Chapter 229

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The color drained from Landon’s face. Before he knew it, Alyssa had pressed the butterfly knife

against his neck.

The butterfly knife was the most notorious of all weapons, as it was insidious and lethal. It

perched precariously on the end of one’s fingers, striking a perfect balance between style and

deadliness.

How cruel and heartless of a woman to fight him with a butterfly knife.

“Stop pestering me, Landon Harper.” She narrowed her eyes and gently slapped the reflective

blade against his cheek. “I would never pick you even if there were no men left in this world.”

“What if there were only me and Jasper in this world? Who would you pick?” he asked in a

shaking voice and a trembling heart. 1

She snickered. “Not you.”

His heart instantly shattered into pieces.

The door to her office opened at that moment.

“Lyse, what are you-” Jonah stood at the door in shock.

away her butterfly knife.

you tell me you

expression was impressive. She

actress.

up rigidly and gave her a last look before

eye, Jonah noticed how deflated the arrogant Landon looked. A

He knew that Alyssa was the only woman

Landon into such despair.

his neck. “How

bandages anymore. What do you think?” He lifted her off the ground and

he did when they were younger. “It’s just a scrape on the surface. I’m not

alright?”

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had been involved in, he might have shuddered in fear.

anyone that the mild–tempered gentleman was once

Cyrris. He once had influence over the other gangs in

Oceania, and even Florin.

at the height of his

do with his previous job. Instead, he devoted himself

and self–discovery.

once been

who had never killed, smoked, or

a dark and heavy secret beneath his gentle

and Mr. Harper?” Jonah

continued, “Putting aside how he gets along with others,

turn him down, but you don’t have to put a knife

his ego, especially because he’s the heir of the

if I didn’t do that.”

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