Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 599:

Silver Fox’s words left Burnet momentarily speechless. After a while, he turned to Silver Fox and said softly, “My bond with Clarissa isn’t what you think. She saved my life, and I owe her protection out of gratitude. That’s all there is to it.”

Silver Fox wasn’t satisfied with this explanation and continued to taunt him. “I think Clarissa might be hoping you’ll repay her by marrying her. You might as well go for it. Both of you have flaws, but you make quite a pair.”

Burnet responded earnestly, “I don’t have those kinds of feelings for her.”

Silver Fox, caught off guard by his serious response, felt a bit embarrassed. Her taunt had clearly not gone as planned. She shrugged awkwardly and muttered, “Who wants to hear your explanation?”

The rest of the group seemed to enjoy the exchange between Silver Fox and Burnet, watching quietly. When the conversation concluded, there was a hint of disappointment in the air.

After confirming that the discussion had wrapped up, the group began to stir. Xander, with a grin, said to Marissa, “Chief Instructor, Clarissa would rather face a pit full of snakes and scorpions than endure your punishment. Seems you’re scarier than those creatures to her. Hahaha.”

Marissa couldn’t help but smile, her lips twitching in amusement. She hadn’t expected the enigmatic pit to be home to such menacing creatures.

The pit was a veritable cauldron of poison. Anyone unfortunate enough to fall in and get overwhelmed by the creatures within would face a grim fate—either death by poison or agonizing pain.

Marissa couldn’t believe that Clarissa would jump into this pit of venom to avoid her wrath. Did she seem more terrifying than a horde of snakes and scorpions?

Reflecting on this, Marissa could only shrug in silence. It was obvious Clarissa had used this pit for meting out punishment before. Little did she know, she’d one day end up in it herself.

However, Clarissa was no stranger to the pit. She landed gracefully on the central platform, where there was a welcome absence of snakes and scorpions, sparing her from any immediate danger. With a sense of urgency, she began to frantically type away on her phone, likely begging her boss for rescue once more.

Aelfric, having been unceremoniously tossed into the pit, didn’t land on the safety of the platform but rather fell straight into the writhing mass of snakes and scorpions. The moment he hit the ground, he was attacked by the venomous creatures.

Fortune favored him, though, as his quick reflexes and skills allowed him to fend off the attacks. He managed to scramble up and join Clarissa on the central platform.

Given the pit’s depth, climbing out was beyond their reach without outside help. They were forced to remain vigilant, continuously fighting off the relentless onslaught of snakes and scorpions trying to invade their temporary sanctuary.

As Marissa glanced at her watch, on the brink of asking when Clarissa’s elusive boss would show up, the thunderous roar of an engine suddenly shattered the silence. In the distance, a private jet came into view.

At the sound, Clarissa looked up, astonished, and declared to Marissa, “Black Mallow, my boss has arrived. You’re going to pay the piper for your arrogance.”

Marissa disregarded Clarissa and fixed her gaze on the approaching private jet, eager to finally meet the elusive boss.

Everyone else also watched the jet in silence, their curiosity piqued as they eagerly anticipated the revelation of Clarissa’s boss.

Before long, the jet touched down smoothly on the ground, but the door remained shut, and there was no sign of movement from within the jet.

Marissa squinted, her eyes narrowing as she quietly scrutinized the plane. The windows were tinted to the point of opacity, keeping the interior hidden from view.

However, the jet’s exterior left no doubt about its exorbitant cost—it was worth at least a billion dollars.

This unmistakably suggested that Clarissa’s boss was no ordinary person.noveldrama

While those outside couldn’t peer into the plane, those within had meticulously surveyed the scene outside. After a period of tense silence, the door finally swung open.

A man who resembled a butler emerged from the jet, strode purposefully toward Marissa, and said with the utmost respect, “Ms. Black Mallow, my boss requests your presence on the plane.”

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