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.

convinced herself not to care about the trivialities of romantic encounters, yet she couldn't persuade herself to stop hating

a secret he kept closely guarded

his demise yet also wanting him to survive. It was a torment she inflicted upon herself. When her father was captured

one her father would have made himself. But she couldn't let go, and as she lay with Colton, she ordered 001 into what she believed was

she was finished, then

found herself unable to look at

the leader,

him on 99 dangerous

each time. Gone were the days

of which he survived, beGo

Now, he only referred to

why she suddenly targeted him. On his eighteenth birthday, after completing his mission and returning, he had planned to give

only to be greeted by such a

prepared by the

young age, they were taught to be devoid of emotions, and he had always

hoped it would

even cautiously inquired with the old leader, who told

him as her consort when she

He believed it, nonetheless.

he knew it would

the affairs behind the