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Chapter 320: Eyes and Knives
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The knife that Lila had thrusted forward had been dropped almost immediately as her wrist was grabbed.
A horrible snapping noise echoed through the office, as Lila lunged over the table to punch the man, on the opposite end, in the throat.
She saw her own blown out pupils in the reflection of his widening eyes, and she watched him crumple to the floor, choking on air.
As dispassionately as she could, Lila slowly and calmly walked around the table, keeping a distance of over twice of her own height away from Tweedle Dee.
“I’m not going to do what you’re asking of me. I’m not going on a little adventure and becoming your spy. And I’m not coming back home to give you exactly what you want, because, if you’re going to send me over there, I’m going to kill someone,” she explained to him.
If she was in any other situation, she would have crossed her arms over her chest as she looked down on him.
She was beginning to feel the pain of her wris
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