Chapter 497\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa typed back to Prodigal Prince: [Oh, birds of a feather flock together. It\u2019s a perfect match. I never trusted Finley\u2019s taste in directors anyway. Glad to see your master, Mr. Lincoln, is taking out my trash for me.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prodigal Prince: [Are you calling Benedict trash?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa: [And I\u2019m calling you a dog.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prodigal Prince: [Keep running your mouth, Larissa! I\u2019ll just consider it practice for when you\u2019re licking my boots in two months. I\u2019ll be sure to pick out my dirtiest pair just for you.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa: [A dog\u2019s gotta bark. When you lose our bet, I guess I\u2019ll have to get you two leashes to keep you in line.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Milton went silent. But Avril popped up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril\u2019s Joy: [Hahaha, Larissa, your comebacks are always so vicious! I love it!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most of the group members were just silent spectators now. With Haskell on one side and Lucius on the other, none of the smaller players dared to take a side in the titans\u2018 clash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment later, a private message from Avril came through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Larissa, sorry for the radio silence, been super busy the last couple days. Just wanted to give you an update on Torrin Dillon.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[He told me he\u2019s going to work hard to become a better man for you. He begged his sister to let him work at their family company.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[But it looks like Ms. Dillon wasn\u2019t having it. She gave him a million dollars and told him to start his own business. If he succeeds, great. If he blows it all, he can come back home and live as a kept man. Pretty obvious she doesn\u2019t want to share power with her brother!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Even Torrin is starting a business! It\u2019s inspired me. I\u2019m thinking of opening an anime merch shop right next to my parents\u2018 private school! What do you think?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa replied: [That\u2019s a great idea. You\u2019ll have a built\u2013in customer base. I had no idea you were into that stuff.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril sent a photo of her room. The walls and shelves were covered in badges, acrylic stands, art cards, and other merchandise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Hehe, my room is a shrine to my favorites! So it\u2019s decided! I\u2019m opening a merch shop!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa sent back a quick [Good luck!] before closing the chat and opening her conversation with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Haskell, what are you up to? Haven\u2019t heard from you all evening.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a private room at the Neverending Night club, Milton stared at Larissa\u2019s replies, his knuckles white.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamn it!\u201d he seethed, nearly throwing his phone across the room. \u201cThat bitch! If it wasn\u2019t for Haskell,\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
22:02\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 497\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019d have dealt with her myself by now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius frowned, his voice laced with annoyance. \u201cLarissa still has time to trade insults with you in a group chat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Milton quickly pocketed his phone and turned to Lucius, his anger replaced by a fawning smile. \u201cOf course she does, Mr. Lincoln. What else can she do? You\u2019ve got her backed into a corner. All she has left is empty talk!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius shot him a cold glance. \u201cWhat about Avril?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, Mr. Lincoln. I have people watching her. The second an opportunity presents itself, we\u2019ll grab her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee that you do. The \u2018Mystique Blossom\u2018 gala will be here before you know it,\u201d Lucius said, taking a sip of red wine, his eyes glinting with malice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was tired of being undermined. First by Haskell, and now by Larissa, Avril, and even the Dillons. It was time to reassert his dominance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRest assured,\u201d Milton promised. \u201cI\u2019ll have her within a month.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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