"Finally."
A smile finally appeared on the older man's face, watching curiously as the boy took out a high-level barrier that could block a full-blown attack from a Level 8 host.
"I'm surprised you could already afford something as pricey as that. It's worth at least a million points, right? Wow, taking bombing as immoral route sure is very lucrative. It sure gives points more than fifty percent of the missions that should be available on your level."
Sandro snubbed the man's praises, focusing more on his voice and reconfirming his suspicions. The reason he recognized the other as a secondary host was that the first person who contacted him had a slightly different voice than this one. They were wearing the same coat, had the same body built, the first one was masked but if the same mask was used to cover this secondary host's face, he would still look alike with the Original.
'Just a secondary host, a thing trying hard to appeal useful to his creator.'
Time flew fast.Not a few people did not notice that it was already close to 9 pm. By this time, the grey flock of clouds were already gone, revealing the dark blue sky seemingly decorated with glittering dots. Despite it being moonless, the scenery above was still very breathtaking and beautiful due to the countless stars twinkling mischievously up there.Eithan was looking up to this beautiful sight from the open window next to his bed. Alright, the glass window was not really opened, only the curtains supposed to cover it had been drawn to the side by Irene per his request. The slightly prideful girl relented and did it personally due to him saying he would point out, this time for real, what she could improve to her so beloved artsy skill. This happened a few minutes ago when he woke up from his six-hour long sleep.Irene was still accompanying him, her female bodyguard whom she introduced as Aura was nearby, standing behind where her boss was sitting. Looki
When Irene recovered from the mild shock, she became very thankful that the other was not looking at her or else, she would have been embarrassed. That time, she didn't want the boy to find out that she did not truly expect him to say anything insightful.'I don't know if he's just bluffing. But his words make sense. Learn my character's story, fit my own personality in... and make it appear like it is really me, know why I say what I say...'With a shake of her head and confusion flashing across her eyes, she asked, "What know why I say what I say?"Eithan gave her a sideways glance, frowning, "What else? Know why you have to say that line within that scene... So that you can analyze... what is the most appropriate expressions... to partner it up with."Once done saying this, he looked at her like how one looked at a slow learner or an idiot. He thought for a moment and then decided to give an extreme example. "Consider the line 'I want you
If there was one thing puzzling about Irene's train of thoughts earlier, it should be when she told herself that one of the golden bachelor of the country, the McArthney' heir, was missing...So why did the second young miss of the Middletons who was currently away from the main family say this? There should be a reason, no? Wait, was that even possible?Paul McArthney was known in the upper society as someone guarded closely by his platoons of super soldiers. Even if the death agents were factored out, the man himself was also a known demon who could plausibly contend against fifty or more armed people by himself. So how and why did he suddenly go missing? Also, how come the news of his disappearance traveled so fast, reaching the ears of even those from outside Alina City?There was also another thing.Eithan knew that a transfer of ownership happened?But what was the reason behind it? There was a story of them appearing side by side one time at
"Miss Agatha!"The stern assistant shouted next to the girl. His voice was laced with a hint of melancholy and pity. To be honest, even he was still at a lost about Paul McArthney' sudden death. But after receiving orders from the main house's head, he forced himself not to wallow on grief as he still had a job to do.He recollected himself and drove to where the young miss of the Silvers was since he received an order to make her sign a stack of documents.The capable former assistant of Paul McArthney stopped in front of the crying girl, a bit confused when he remembered Old Gil, another co-agent formerly working under Paul, saying that this young miss was already brought to the hospital due to fainting. Was the intelligence he received a hoax? That boastful but terrific colleague of his could mistake something basic like this?A second later though, he shrugged off the random thoughts from his mind, unaware that once this night passed, his memories of
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A couple of hours later, as a token of gratitude for her friend's help, Ivy promised to buy her a meal. She changed her comfortable get up into a long forest green dress paired with black strappy stiletto heels and then led Deborah out of her half-tidied house.It was already late afternoon but the two of them didn't remove their shades and long coat until they secured a table at the second floor of Blue Feathers, a luxurious restaurant within Central Alina half an hour drive away from her new place."I want all their dishes priced more than 10,000 credits each! And red wine too! The most expensive one! No, I don't want a single bottle. I want ten! You're not allowed to say no!"However, before the demanding blonde could even finish speaking, Ivy had already said their orders to the waiter. And although all the said courses were indeed above Deborah's quoted price, she only ordered three dishes and a fairly known brand of red wine."Hey, I said all!"
The sky was already dark when the two women finally walked out of the blue sea motif restaurant.After dropping Deborah off to the condo building where she was currently renting a unit, the black-haired actress drove her car to another condo located in Northern Alina. While getting off, she glanced at the phone in her hand, her lips curling into a smirk as she read the message she received a couple of hours ago, before Deborah's arrival in her apartment.'Meet me, or else, I'll tell the world your secret, that you, the new phenomenal star had an affair with a married man before.'With her long black coat draped over her exposed shoulders and her dark shades put on, she went into the elevator, joining the small crowd inside.She got off at the fifteenth floor, marching towards the left in her black strappy high heels, her steps making faint click-clack sounds against the floor.Ivy stopped in front of a door to her right side. After punching a few n
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