The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 478

Chapter 478 Thorian Agrees To Cooperate

Oakley seemed to hear the confirmation he was waiting for from the other end of the call. His breath hitched, growing more rapid with barely concealed excitement.

He muttered to himself, voice trembling, "George's man... is Robert White. The one who controls the Parsons family."

Thorian, seated on the hospital bed, stared at Oakley-his face lit up with giddy anticipation. A flicker of doubt passed through Thorian's eyes as he asked, "Mr. Brown's subordinate?"

Just a subordinate. Why did Oakley look like he'd just found the gates to heaven?

Before he could dwell on it further, Oakley ended the call-but the hand gripping the phone still trembled with barely contained emotion.

It didn't matter that it wasn't George himself. Even a lowly attendant from his realm-from the higher world-was beyond anything this low-tier reality had to offer. Compared to that world, people like them were no better than ants crawling in the dirt.

gain access to that world, his future would be limitless. He could rise above everyone-feared,

learned the truth about it, she'd

to ambition, Thorian frowned, sensing the dangerous gleam in his eyes. "Who

snapped out of his thoughts at

of answering, he stared at Thorian with a glint of

his face.

suspicion flashed

a wedge?" Oakley scoffed. "I'm helping you. Just answer me-do you want

blow into Benedict, he had already crossed a line he could never

she would never forgive him. And yet, part of him still clung to the faint hope that she never

eyes-and pressed harder. "You've served her loyally for years, but to her, you're just another shadow. And Cassian? He's got nothing but a pretty face, and that's all it took to drive her mad. If he

Thorian's face twisted in subtle

exactly the thoughts that had been tormenting

words had struck deep, and