Spectators might have assumed that Bruce had elected to escort a canine companion, yet their perception shifted as a lady came into view.

The woman in question was none other than Mavis, her wrists ensnared by the rope that Bruce gripped like one might hold a puppy’s leash.

She simmered with frustration.

Seated in the front passenger seat, Mavis found herself in a predicament as Bruce exited from the driver’s seat while still holding the rope. Consequently, she was left with no choice but to crawl across to the driver’s seat before finally making her way out of the vehicle.

Through gritted teeth, she seethed, “Bruce, I’ll end you.”

Bruce wound the rope around his wrist a few times more, shortening its length.

“Fine, but you’d better be quicker next time. Now, come with me.”

along, compelled against

had she come to

family, she had sworn to vindicate

him before Harlan. Her aim was to extract from Bruce an admission that she had refrained from revealing anything

Bruce was holed up in

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of maids, a circumstance

of the base, she gathered intelligence suggesting that Bruce had sustained injuries and was in the process of recuperating-an auspicious development from her perspective. While attending to her duties, specifically cleaning his bedroom, she discreetly concealed a dagger on her

lay supine

the knife

“Stay still.”

she could take any action, a gunshot

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