2025-02-22 01:01:41"So annoying!"
Clenching her fists, Harper shouted while stomping her feet. However, instead of arguing with Marc, she turned around and stormed back to her room.
She could still vividly remember how her fingers had felt as if they were burning from an electric shock due to Marc’s technique earlier. She didn't want the same experience to happen to herself again, ever!
As soon as Harper entered her room, Marc opened his eyes. From the start, he had suspected that this girl would try to escape from him. That was why he had deliberately stayed awake to keep an eye on her.
"At least this is for the best for both of us," Marc muttered softly as he collapsed onto the sofa.
"If you go home now, the people from the Dark Star Sect will keep hunting you down and won’t let you go."
That was the reason Marc kept Harper close. It wasn’t just because he still needed the girl’s help—he was also keeping her for her own safety.
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