Chapter 741:

“Alice,” Jareth cut in, urging her to stop.

“Last night was just an accident. And don’t worry, the key won’t be forgotten. You’re safe,” he reassured her. His message was clear enough.

Allison almost guessed that the key to the defense system was tied to Verruckt’s fingerprint. To take Lilian, she’d need to get his fingerprint.

“Alright.” Allison nodded, not pressing further. “I’ll get back to sorting through the documents on my desk, right?”

“Yes, sort them by color,” Jareth replied, already feeling a headache coming on. Searching through discarded papers took far more effort than sorting through the useful ones.

back to

into the office, only to find Verruckt staring at

blinked and asked, “Mr. Shaw, am I

he tossed something in her

it and saw that it

to a house I don’t use much,” Verruckt said, his face emotionless. “Consider it a small

smile on her face. In

a nice place to stay, how about I repay you with a meal?” she

raised an eyebrow and smirked. “Oh? Do you

Allison hesitated. “Well… No.”

added quickly, “although I can’t afford to take you to a fancy restaurant, I’m actually a pretty decent

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