Chapter 567 As Expected

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    Jean stared into Sarah’s eyes, lips pressed tightly together, saying nothing. Her instincts were screaming…

    Sarah’s sudden shift in attitude, her cagerness to speak alone. Something was definitely off. Should I really agree to this when everything about it felt so terong?

    Seeing Jean remain silent, Sarah leaned in slightly, lips brushing close to Jean’s ear as she whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, “I want to talk to you about Ludwig.”

    Jean’s eyes snapped wide open. iShe /iieven /iiknows /iiabout /iLudwig? iThat /iimeant /iishe /iiknew /iiquite /iia /iibit /iabout Abyssal Choir.

    With Ludwig involved, Jean wavered–just a little.

    She hesitated for a few seconds, then gave Sarah a small nod.

    The two of them left the library and walked into an empty, unused ssroom next door.

    Sarah pulled the Abyssal Choir badge from her pocket and, just as promised, handed it to Jean.

    Jean grabbed it quickly.

    “What else do you want to say?” she pressed. “About Ludwig…”

    “I’m busy, don’t waste my time.”

    Sarah gave a faint smile and said casually, “I’m just curious–how did you get Ludwig to be so loyal to you?”

    Jean snorted softly. “Seriously? You dragged me out here just to ask something that dumb?”

    Sarah didn’t respond. She only stared at Jean, eyes dark and unreadable, something murky and shadowed lurking behind them.

    At that moment, Jean heard the faint sound of footsteps behind her.

    Her eyes narrowed.

    In a sh, her expression turned cold; she tilted her head to the side–just in time to dodge a fatal blow from behind.

    And in that split–second, she caught a clear look at her attacker.

    It was a tall, ck–d figure, face masked, eyes sharp as des. In his hand was a long metal rod.

    Jean quickly analyzed the situation in her mind.

    Just as she’d suspected–Sarah had deliberately lured her to this ssroom. She’d stood in front, talking and drawing Jean’s attention; meanwhile, this guy was supposed to sneak up behind her and knock her out with a metal weapon.

    iSo /iithat /iiwas /iithe /iin/ii. /iAs she processed everything, Jean moved toward the door, hand twisting the handle forcefully–but the door didn’t budge.

    It was locked tight.

    “Don’t waste your energy,” Sarah’s cool voice drifted over like a winter wind biting through the dark.

    Chapter 567 As Expected

    “All the doors and windows have been dealt with. You won’t be able to open them.”

    Jean turned around.

    + Pearls

    More and more ck–d men were entering the room, closing in step by step, almost surrounding her now. Sarah stood calmly at the front of the ssroom, poised behind the lectern, watching the scene unfold. with an amused glint in her eye.

    Jean didn’t look the least bit panicked.

    The truth was, she’d already expected something like this. Sarah clearly bore her ill will; even if today hadn’t happened, she would’ve found some other shady way toe after her eventually.

    It was only a matter of time.

    By now, the masked men were only a few steps away.

    Jean subtly reached into her pocket and pulled out a small, silver, gleaming device.

    Without hesitation, she pressed the switch.

    In an instant, barely visible silver needles shot out in perfect unison–straight at the attackers!

    The sound of metal–piercing flesh echoed across the ssroom.

    The men’s faces contorted in pain; in mere seconds, an unbearable agony swept through their bodies.

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