Chapter 850

Victoria’s brows furrowed. “Knives? Johanna, you were reckless. I’ve heard Oscar has loved fighting since he was a boy. He’s vicious and ruthless, with more than a few lives on his hands.

“To stop him from causing further trouble, the Blakely family sent him to a military camp in Marcentine. But instead of reforming him, it only made him deadlier. After retiring, he crippled and maimed countless rich

heirs.

“If he hadn’t held back and killed Thomas… what then?”

Johanna’s girlish coyness vanished. Her expression hardened.

“If Thomas had truly been beaten to death or crippled by Oscar, then that was his fate. Survival belongs to the strong. If he couldn’t withstand it, then he was destined to be eliminated. And those who fall behind… are not

worth a second glance.”

That was what

bound Johanna and Victoria as friends-they both revered strength at their core.

To Victoria, men were merely tools to achieve her ambition. To Johanna, men who failed to meet her standard

were nothing but dispensable. 1

Victoria studied her. “So, how good was he?”

save her. A faint


remarkable.”

to compensate Oscar,”

“I know.”

little longer before Johanna

her assistant delivered her violin. In the quiet of

Love.

the final note faded, she looked up.

frowned, thoughtful. “There’s a resemblance,

inexplicably tightened.

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Chapter 859

her, tinged with barely

DUITUD


was extraordinary, better than Kelly’s. At your current level, you haven’t yet reached hers. In fact… you may not even match Kelly. Perhaps… I

and exalted. Never once had she been

disappointment.

Her pride flared.

practiced in years. Give me a

you once more.”

Thomas agreed without hesitation.

night, she played until her fingers burned.

Kelly. 1

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