“What do we do?
Do we follow him?
Maurice’s figure disappeared into the distance in just a few strides, his tall, solitary silhouette cutting through the smoke–filled air. No one could predict what awaited him at the end of his path.
The Glovers family’s men hesitated, torn between staying put <b>and </b><b>pursuing </b>him.
After some time, one <b>of </b>Maurice’s trusted aides finally gritted his teeth and spoke up, than him walking into his <b>own </b>death!”
“Mr. Glows told us to leave, and we can’t disobey him, ut in his current state, it’ll be no different
You guys over there,e with me! We’ll follow him, but I
but keep it
it quiet. Don’t let him notice us
The four men nodded and quickly took off after Maurice,
But Maurice was just too fast. In the blink of an eye, his figure had vanishedpletely from sight.
The sensation of being controlled was strange. Maurice retained <b>a </b><b>sliver </b>of rity and rationality, but it was hanging by a thread<b>. </b><b>The </b>powerful external force pulling the strings was merwhelming and if it weren’t for his <b>strong </b>willpower, he would’ve already sumbed entirely.
still, even his iron resolve wouldn’tst long. It was only a matter of <b>time </b>before he fellpletely under the venomous creature’s influence.
Oddy, Maurice wasn’t afraid. The first thought that crossed his mind was, “Is this what Felicia <b>endured </b>every time it happened to her?”
The helplessness of watching his own body act as a puppet, his will fighting <b>a </b>losing battle against the control, his limbs disobeying him, and the terror of losing control while being forced to do things he didn’t want to – Was that what <b>she </b>had gone through?
He felt oddy relieved
At least this time, be stelded her from this
A faint smile crept onto Maurice’s lips, and <b>a </b>low chuckde rumbled in his chest. But it <b>was </b>short–lived, quickly swallowed by the pain and tension within him.
This kind of self–sacrifice, this reddess, moth–to–a–me devotion, felt so foolish. He wondered if Felicia would be touched when she found out about it, or would she just give him her usual cold detached look and ask, “Why are you medding in my business?”
Maurice guessed in would probably be thetter.
That thought had barely crossed his mind when a sharp, stabbing pain shot through his head like an axe splitting his skull. The searing agony hit his temples, which throbbed violently as though they were about to burst
In the midst of the excruciating pain, the fragile shred of rity <b>Maurice </b>had left was forcibly pushed out.
The sound of the bronze bell grew louder in his ears, apanied by a hoarse,manding voice, “Come here. Harry <b>up</b>, Felicia! Don’t even think about defying my orders to me
Maurice’s eyshes fluttered as his gaze fell slightly, but his steps quickened, driven by the force controlling him.
Meanwhile, inside the SUV <b>that </b><b>was </b>slowing down <b>at </b>the base of the mountain, the robed figure held the bronze bell in one hand while murmuring chants under his breath
Johanna<b>, </b>sitting to the side, perked up her eats to catch what he was saying. <b>As </b>the words became clear, her <b>eyes </b>flickered with unease.
She <b>had </b>been observing for <b>a </b>while.
Whenever the robed figure shook the bronze bell, the <b>venomous </b><b>creature </b>side would awaken. Once awake, the creature would execute anymand given, directly controlling the person infected with the Heart Eater. In this case, it was Felicia
From what Johanna knew, the robed figure and Pete had amon goal to capture Felicia and use the <b>venomous </b>creature to control her, Moreover, they had nted amand in her to assassinate Stephan
<b>Johanna </b>lowered her head, her fingers slowly <b>clenching </b>intelists.
How would that suitice for her vengeance?