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Chapter 197 Keep the Act Going

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Jean pressed her lips into a tight line, her entire face sharp with tension, like she was walking into battle.

The end of the alley–the street—was right there.

Her footsteps quickened.

And then-

A loud thud.

A hand suddenly clapped down on her shoulder. Not too hard, not too soft–but heavy with purpose, with presence. Her whole body flinched under it.

Her breath caught. Her chest tightened like something had snapped taut inside her.

Jean’s eyes widened instinctively.

So it really happened after all.

She gritted her teeth and turned around without hesitation.

Standing behind her was a tall woman–easily six feet.

Her black hair was pulled back into a high ponytail, sleek and sharp.

a pair of coal–dark eyes that looked like they could cut through bone. She withdrew her hand slowly, sizing Jean up with an unmistakable sense of

prey.

gaze–it didn’t just look at her. It

And Jean finally understood-

unbearable feeling of being watched ever since leaving the haunted house? It had come

woman.

wore a tailored black suit–sharp lines, powerful frame. She looked like someone who didn’t just win fights, but

dry lump

small and uncertain, trembling just enough to sound scared. She looked up with wide,

had no choice. She had to keep up

how much this woman knew–was she aware of Jean’s connection to Abyssal Choir? Or had she just

what this woman wanted, Jean

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The woman sneered.

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slightly, and the words left her lips with

that. Not

expression didn’t so much as

brows furrowed, eyes confused.

was going to play dumb until

she wasn’t going

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