The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

To no surprise, Gene shook his head in disdain.

"Yes," he said calmly. "She was my partner, but she was also ruthless... I mean, poisoning me and watching as my health deteriorated by the day until the bugs inside me burst out of my belly? Talk about heinous!"

"I..."

Zorn tried to argue but did not have anything at all.

He hung his head in silence but soon looked up again, determined. "The plan was mine all along. I'm at fault-now let Rory go. You can do anything you want with me as long as you spare her."

"Too late," Gene said quietly. "Like I said, I'm done with her."

"What... Are you serious?!" Zorn gaped, the light of hope in his eyes fading.

Then, he started laughing maniacally and was getting louder by the moment until it became deafening.

"You really are cold, Gene!" he bellowed.

"I'm not the cold one here. It's you and Rory." Gene remained impassive as he retorted.

Hahaha! But I didn't think that you'd

since grown past my naive childhood." Gene mustered himself as he bellowed, "Seeing that we were friends for so long, I'll give you a chance if you just confess and

Zorn suddenly looked up, his eyes red. "If you can give me a chance, why can't

tone turned icy. "Does that mean you're not

forward, anima and animus combining as he

"Oh, pathetic. Utterly pathetic..."

turning away

giving

last look of

Zorn. "Going

farf

for some woman... Kill

that quiet order to his men, the martial artists all bellowed, "Yes,

as they charged their vigors and leapt toward Zorn, Zorn bellowed, "Gene

And with

he leapt

martial artists, and explosion thundered as he

hole into the wall.