NovelOnlineSebastian was not easily swayed by Lyra's advances. Instead, he roughly shoved her aside and then slapped her hard across the face.
Lyra, nearly stunned by the blow, held her reddening cheek and asked pitifully, "Celestial Master Thorne, what did I do wrong? Why did you hit me?" "Because I felt like it. Got a problem with that?" Sebastian sneered.
Lyra quickly shook her head, her face pale with fear.
Ignoring her, Sebastian turned to Lillian and commanded, "You! Cwith me!" Lillian had no strength to resist. She feared that if she angered Magnus, he would kill her parents and grandfather. Thus, she could only obediently follow him as she didn't dare to oppose him.
They had chosen a café not too far away as a precaution to avoid arousing Magnus' suspicion.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTwas tight. Sebastian swiftly led Lillian out of Phoenix Corporation and into a car waiting by the roadside.
The driver was from Misty Oak Villa. Once Sebastian and Lillian were in the car, they sped off quickly.
Simultaneously, Sebastian sent Gina a message to retreat.
Upon receiving the command, Gina immediately left the café with Casper.
The place was deserted by the tMagnus and Nathaniel arrived with their men.
Magnus grabbed Derick by the throat. "Where are they?" Magnus growled.
"They were just here! I don't know when they left," Derick stammered, trembling with fear.
"You dare playfor a fool!" Enraged, Magnus slapped Derick on the head with a powerful blow.
Derick's eyes widened, and he began to bleed from his seven orifices before collapsing lifelessly on the floor with his eyes wide open.
Nathaniel was also furious. "It seems we've been toyed with." "Drat!" Magnus seemed to realize something. He hurried back to the office.
When he entered the office, he saw only Lyra.
"Where is Lillian?" Magnus demanded loudly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Didn't you bring her with you just now? She hasn't been back since," Lyra replied timidly.
"What?" Magnus exploded. He slapped Lyra hard, then smashed a desk with a single blow. The sheer force of his fury caused the temperature in the room to plummet.
Lyra, terrified and clueless about her mistake, stood trembling in fear and aggrievance.
With a frown, Nathaniel analyzed the situation. "Someone must havem disguised as you. This person must be the sone who disguised themselves as the SuprOne."
Magnus also arrived at the sconclusion. Furning, he instructed, "Find out who this bastard is om immediately! He's going to wish he were dead when I get my hands on him! And that fucker, Casper, had the nerve to playfor a fool! He's got guts!" Nathaniel nodded and was about to leave when Magnus called him back.
"Wait a minute. Another thing-send someone to capture Lillian's om grandfather and parents, then send a letter to Misty Oak Villa. Tell Lillian to cback herself, or she'll be seeing their corpses!" "Celestial Master Thorne, the most pressing matter right now is raising funds. Everything else should wait until we return from Phaedra Island," Nathaniel advised.
"I can't wait that long," Magnus snapped. "I'm seething with rage and need to take it out on that bitch Lillian. I won't be able to calm down otherwise!" Nathaniel, knowing Magnus' temper, decided not to argue further. Magnus had made up his mind after all.
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