The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

"Such a shame."

Mobius sneered under the moon's glow, wiping the blood off his lips.

Then, searching and taking the spiritron vein from Mr. Shrode's body, he nodded in satisfaction. "Along with the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom that Huub Droitner mentioned, my master will transcend mortality." "Guh..."

Mr. Shrode was glaring from the floor even as he watched the spiritron vein being taken away. He raised a shaking hand to snatch it from Mobius' grasp...

That was when it happened.

-

Feeling a numbing sensation in his neck, Mr. Shrode strained himself to lower his gaze and found a swarm of black bugs crawling out of his chest.

It was a harrowing sight, and when Mr. Shrode saw it, he realized that they had entered his body when he drank Mobius' wine.

"Guh..."

as his throat was chewed through. He could only watch helplessly as more

the living, breathing person on

Early next morning...

the ones who told

Frank was shocked.

when she told him that she came because the Lionhearts

actually a member of the Martial Alliance and had considerable influence. As such, a tip from

the

all likelihood, the Lionhearts were aware of Frank's connection with Silverbell as well. That in turn made Frank suspect that this was a ruse that the Lionhearts were

eliminate him and

QUMS

and Silverbell must stay on their

really come, Mr.

Silverbell were having breakfast, a smiling blond foreign businessman

idea who he was but