Paige Sumrs sat in the car. Marcus Monroe, who was driving, glanced at her from ti to ti. Finally, he couldn’t help but ask with an amused smile, "Looks like you’re very pleased with how that went. You haven’t stopped smiling."
Paige Sumrs grinned, her eyes crinkling like a little fox that had just stolen a chicken. She wagged a finger. "Actually, that’s not what I’m happiest about. It’s that I got to chew out that guy, Reid. It felt so good! You should have seen his face—the indignation, the fury. He looked like he wanted to lunge over and kill right then and there, but he couldn’t do a thing. He just had to grit his teeth and bear it. Luckily for , he’s not a complete idiot. He knew I wasn’t just spouting baseless accusations, or he never would have let walk out of there so easily."
Marcus Monroe shook his head slightly. "You shouldn’t have provoked him like that..." ’If he had lost his cool and tried to kill you, consequences be damned, you would have been in extre danger on his turf!’
Paige Sumrs chuckled. "Don’t worry, I don’t have a death wish. I only dared to do it because I know how much he loves to act all calm and high-and-mighty. If I didn’t push him like that, how could he feel like he was being put on the spot? He’s probably thinking right now that I’ve already told the rcer and Lowell Families. Maybe by tomorrow, all the Noble Houses will have heard the news, and he’s trying to figure out how to handle this and save face!"
Her words might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but she was about seventy or eighty percent right.
Sheldon Reid had always been conscious of his status and refused to stoop to dirty, underhanded tricks. Even if he occasionally engaged in so minor scheming, he considered it harmless.
For example, when he brought Nora Lowell before Wendy Lowell, he thought it would, at most, strike a nerve with Paige Sumrs. He hoped it would make her feel a sense of crisis, leading her to acknowledge Wendy Lowell and align with the Reid Family. He never intended to have her killed for refusing.
In so ways, he had his own strict code of conduct.
So, being misunderstood this ti put him in an extrely foul mood.
He secretly decided to get to the bottom of it. If it really was one of his subordinates, he wanted to see who had such nerve!
And if he wanted to investigate the whole affair, how could it possibly be difficult?
Certain assassination organizations might claim to protect their clients’ privacy, but when faced with the unyielding Military Command, would they really keep secrets for so irrelevant person?
Of course not.
Following the trail, the people Sheldon Reid dispatched quickly got to the bottom of things. The very next day, a complete file was sitting on his desk.
The file confird that the person who hired an assassin to kill Paige Sumrs was Woody Warren. It also ntioned Woody’s relationship with Nora Lowell, noting that the two were in frequent contact. In the days just before the incident, Nora had even visited Woody’s shop several tis. To say Nora was unaware of the plot was absolutely impossible!
Sheldon Reid’s lips tightened. He knew Nora was not just aware of it; she was likely the one who orchestrated the assassination. He was well aware of the intense conflict between her and Paige Sumrs; otherwise, he wouldn’t have thought to use Nora to provoke Paige in the first place.
He just hadn’t expected Nora to have such audacity.
It wasn’t just the assassination; the subsequent efforts to ruin Sumrs Armants’ reputation were her doing as well. Even now, people under her direction were still spreading rumors about the "vile practices" of Sumrs Armants...
Sheldon Reid was not pleased. Not pleased at all.
Nora Lowell was supposed to be an obedient pawn.
To be under his protection yet act against his intentions was absolutely unforgivable!
’It’s ti to teach her a lesson... That way, she’ll learn to do exactly as I say in the future.’
That afternoon, after finishing his official business, he had his n bring Nora Lowell to his office.
At this point, Nora Lowell was still unaware that her actions had been exposed.
Paige Sumrs was seriously injured, and Sumrs Armants was being lambasted by the public, facing an unprecedented crisis. Nora, on the other hand, was in high spirits.
When she heard that Sheldon Reid wanted to see her, she assud it was about Norgate and felt even more triumphant. Her already radiant face seed to glow, and as she sat across from Sheldon, she deliberately exuded a powerful feminine charm.
This was an attitude she would never have taken in front of Shawn Monroe.
But Sheldon Reid was different.
In her eyes, Sheldon Reid undoubtedly stood at the pinnacle of all Superpower Users. He was the most exceptional man she had ever t!
She believed that won were, by nature, fickle.
Before a man who was her inferior, she could be as cold as ice. But when faced with such an overwhelmingly powerful man, it was only natural to show her tender side.
Deep down, she longed to be conquered. She yearned for a powerful man to dote on her, protect her, and treasure her.
She had once thought Shawn Monroe would be that man, but reality had proven otherwise.
The man before her, Sheldon Reid, matched her inner fantasy in every way, but would he treat her like a precious jewel?
...At least for now, it seed unlikely.
Thus, it remained rely her own delusion.
However, the existence of this delusion was, in itself, extrely dangerous.
Because it destined her to be the weaker party in their relationship.
When Sheldon Reid slamd the stack of investigative files down in front of her, she had to use all her strength just to keep herself from trembling as she t his emotionless eyes.
Unfortunately, her voice still trembled slightly as she tried to defend herself. "That woman, Paige Sumrs, is dangerous. I admit I had my own selfish reasons for dealing with her, but... but doesn’t this also solve a problem for you, sir? As long as she’s dead, no one will covet the Reid Family’s position anymore, I..."
Sheldon Reid’s expression grew even colder. She felt her muscles twitching faintly and found herself unable to continue.
Just then, Sheldon Reid spoke slowly. "As my subordinate, the first thing you should learn is to obey orders. I’m sure your direct superior told you that."
Nora Lowell answered weakly, "Yes."
"Good. You have violated the most important rule. Do you believe you are still qualified to remain in the Operations Division?"
Nora Lowell’s eyes shot wide open.
’No, no, is he going to kick out?’
’Because I’m no longer useful to him?’
’Absolutely not!’
’Even though Shawn Monroe hasn’t shown up recently, she knew he wouldn’t let her off the hook if he got the chance! For all she knew, he was lying in wait for her sowhere out there right now! And there were still those people around Paige Sumrs; she hadn’t had the chance to crush them all yet. If they found out what she’d done, they wouldn’t spare her either!’
’For her, staying here was the only safe option!’
The more she thought about it, the more certain she beca. She could already picture the tragic fate that awaited her if she left Military Command!
How could she possibly bear it?!
Under Sheldon Reid’s imnse ntal pressure, she could no longer care about her pride. She abruptly stood up, threw herself at the man’s feet, and clung tightly to his knees.
"You... you can’t do this! You promised to let stay in the Operations Division! You promised to let lead a team to Norgate! We had an agreent! You can’t just erase all your promises with a single sentence!"
She was both terrified and agitated. Her face was flushed, and her eyes even began to well with tears. Her usually bright, confident face was filled with an unprecedented timidity!
A strange glint flashed in Sheldon Reid’s eyes, but on second thought, he continued to watch her coldly. He didn’t brush her hands away, nor did he help her up, simply allowing her to remain in her debased posture.
"An agreent...? That sort of thing... I can acknowledge it, and naturally, I can deny it at any ti. Did you really think that just because we had one, things couldn’t change?"
Vaguely sensing a hidden aning in his words, Nora Lowell cald down slightly.
She subconsciously gazed up at him with her tear-glistened eyes, but her hands felt his leg stiffen ever so slightly at her touch...
A sudden idea sprang into her mind.
She tentatively moved her pale fingers upward, bit by bit, until they reached the space between the man’s legs.
Her delicate palm caressed him gently. A mont later, she felt a response there.
Sheldon Reid just sat there, watching her movents.
His face was completely expressionless.
But Nora Lowell could vaguely sense a trace of desire hidden deep in his eyes.
Her hand finally closed around the man’s belt buckle...
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