Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1176

In Irene's case, it was a twisted kind of self-sabotage. She'd even gone as far as drugging herself, offering herself up to Agent 001 on a silver platter. But 001, far from being interested, had just sneered and let other men in through the door. Realizing this filled her with shame.

But she was destined to be the future leader of the base, the one to take control of everything here. Such minor setbacks were nothing to her.

Her father was right; the challenges she'd face as a leader would dwarf this incident. After all, she wasn't physically hurt.

When the bizarre ordeal was over, and she woke up, 001 was kneeling at the foot of her bed, respectfully calling her "Leader."

At that moment, Irene struggled to control her emotions. She had learned how to kill without batting an eye but hadn't mastered how to handle the current situation. Furious, she slapped him across the face.

001 was left dazed, blood trailing from the corner of his mouth.

"Get out."

"Get out!"

001's eyelashes fluttered as he left, eyes reddened.

Afterward, her father praised her, saying that a woman in her position needed to be ruthless. Her physical prowess was already superior to most men, and coupled with her striking beauty, she was a walking weapon.

Her father remarked on how unexpectedly brave she was to pursue Colton, his right-hand man and a crucial pawn in his plans. Colton, despite his ambitions, had never been romantically involved with anyone. That one night with her, however, had made him utterly devoted.

To Irene, 001 represented a rare spark of life in her otherwise dark destiny. But that spark was now extinguished, along with those foolish, girlish fantasies.

trivialities of romantic encounters, yet she couldn't persuade herself

time, 001 had a conjoined twin brother, a secret he kept closely guarded in the base where

became the leader, she specifically assigned 001 to the most dangerous missions, secretly hoping for his demise yet also wanting him to survive. It was a torment she inflicted upon herself. When her father was captured by a foreign power, she sent

have been the wisest decision, one her father would have made himself. But she couldn't let

was finished,

found herself unable

becoming the

him on 99

time. Gone were the days when he

of which he

"Miss." Now, he only referred to

understand why she suddenly targeted him. On his eighteenth birthday, after completing his mission and returning, he

only to be greeted by such a

seemed like an elaborate birthday gift prepared by the old leader for the

to be devoid of emotions, and he had always known that upon the miss turning eighteen, the leader would choose

had hoped it would be

with the old leader, who told him

promise she made at twelve, to choose him as her consort when she

He believed it, nonetheless.

he knew it would

leave as usual but waited until the affairs behind the curtains concluded, then