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.

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

twin brother, a secret he kept closely guarded in the base where any

of her eighteenth birthday, when she officially 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 001 on a

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

was finished, then knelt at

found herself

becoming the

him on

time. Gone were

which he

only referred

eighteenth birthday, after completing his mission and returning, he had planned to

be greeted by such a

birthday gift prepared by

they were taught to be devoid of emotions, and he had always known that upon the miss turning eighteen, the

hoped it would be

with the old leader, who told him that for Ms. Irene, it didn't matter who

promise she made at twelve, to choose him as her consort when she came of age, was just a child's

He believed it, nonetheless.

death, he knew it would be

usual but waited until the affairs behind the