At that moment, Imogen’s desire to kill Johanna surged exponentially.
The affection <b>and </b>care she <b>had </b><b>once </b>shown Johanna now turned into seething hatred. Thinking back on how she had been toyed with by that despicable <b>woman</b>, Imogen wished she could turn back time and personally and the lives of that vile pair.
All her love and dedication had been nothing but a cruel joke. <b>Her </b><b>sincere </b>feelings and kindness had been taken for granted.
Imogen regretted sparing Johanna’s life in a moment of hesitation. That decision had given <b>Johanna </b>the <b>chance </b>to escape, and now, she dared to threaten Imogen with her child’s life.
The thought of not being able to give Johanna a terrible death best Imogen fuming with rage.
Seeing how farious Imogen was, Felicia paused before exining. “Yes<b>, </b><b>I’ve </b>been infected with a venomous creature, but it has little to do with Johanna. It’s likely <b>the </b>work of <b>the </b>people backing her.”
Scarlet chimed in, “We’ll deal with all of thister, What’s one more name on the list, right? Right now, the priority is handling the situation right before us!”
“Exactly. The first can wait,” Imogen agreed, though her eyes remained filled with <b>worry </b><b>as </b>she looked at felicia. “Tut I’m more concerned about you right now. Are you sure you’re okay? Are you really not affected?
“I’m fine,” Felicia replied calmly.
She felt no sense of being controlled, almost as <b>if </b>something had intervened and shielded her from the bronze bell‘ effects, it was perplexing, but now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.
The most important thing was to reach the center of the explosion site and uncover the truth.
“Let’s <b>go</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>
The three women wasted no time and <b>continued </b>climbing toward their destination.
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, a ck, bulletproof car came to a screeching hals. The tirestt deep skid marks as the vehicle shuddered from the abrupt stop
The car shook, followed by the doors flying open. Two of Maurice’s men jumped out, their eyes bloodshot <b>as </b>they shouted toward the person in the car, “Mr. Clovers!”
“Stop him! Don’t let him go!”
“What’s happening <b>to </b>him? Why is he suddenly acting like this?”
The scene <b>was </b>chaotic adth the men from the <b>Glovers </b>family shouting in surpasse,
Maurice kicked away one of his men who tried to steady him, using his full strength. The man flew over six feet before crashing to the ground, with the sickening crack of bones breaking echoing in <b>the </b>ais.
Yet Matice seemed entirely unaffected as though he felt no pain or remorse. His brown eyes were clouded, shrouded in an eerie haze that carried <b>an </b>unfamiliar, key chill. Still, his lips were curled into a grin
Half of <b>his </b>stringhy handsome face was cast in shadow, the other half misted into a <b>wild</b>, manic smile–a blend of madness and arrogance.
The Glovers family’s men frore in ce, their breathing stalled <b>as </b>they stated <b>in </b>stunned silence.
Then, one of them remembered what Caesar had once warned <b>Maurice</b>. “Mr. Glovers, are you certain about this? Once the rain venomous creatures are nted, you’ll bear all the pain and control meant for the other host. There’s no way to undo it!”
The realization hit them like <b>a </b>bolt of lightning out of the blue. Maurice’s sudden loss of control <b>was </b>the venomous creature taking effect!
Maurice took a step forward, then another, covering <b>a </b>great distance. Within seconds, he had distanced himself from his men.
The sound of the bronze bell grew more frantic, apanied by a raspy, hypnotic voice that seemed to chant an ancient summons
“Come here. Come to me.”
Maurice’s legs moved against his will, carrying him forward. Yet his mind clung desperately to a fragile shred of rity. He turned back and shouted to his men, “Don’t follow me Leave!” “Mr.Glovers
Maurice’s finalmand was a guttural rasp, his voice now and strained light after that, he broke into <b>a </b>sprint, heading up the mountain at full speed.