Chapter 83 No Room for Mercy
Chapter 83 No Room for Mercy
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At that moment, Lucas finally spoke. He looked at Theresa<b>, </b>then let his eyes drift to Monica, who was <b>now </b>too weak to struggle.
“Let her go,” he said calmly. “If you do, I’ll let youe with us.”
Theresa paused for a second to consider.
Bang!
Monica was thrown to the ground.
“Monica!”
“Monica!”
Her people rushed to her side.
Now able to breathe again, Monica started coughing violently. Her vision was still ck. Her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her throat, and it was as if she could hear the blood roaring through her veins. Despite it all, her entire body shook uncontrobly with cold sweat pouring down her back.
There was a vivid five–fingered bruise wrapped around her pale neck.
It took a full 30 seconds before her senses returned and she began to regain control over her trembling
limbs.
She had really almost died just now.
That woman had truly meant to kill her.
“You okay?” Lucas asked.
Monica heard his voice and was instantly overwhelmed with rage. She wanted to order him to kill Theresa. But as soon as she saw the beautiful woman smiling calmly at her, she began to tremble like a leaf in the
wind.
The fear came from somewhere deep inside.
Her voice was hoarse, and her words shook as she answered, “I–I’m fine.”
Anyone who had nearly been strangled to death would fear their attacker. That wasn’t something one could just turn off.
She immediately quieted down.
“If you’re fine, then we’re moving out,” Lucas said coldly.
There wasn’t a trace of concern or any intention to stand up for her.
Monica stayed on the ground for a while longer before slowly getting to her feet. This time, she quietly followed behind Lucas without a single order orint.
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Graham and the others–those who knew Theresa–exchanged a look and collectively sighed.
Yep. Another one broken by the evil queen.
Should’ve known better than to mess with Theresa.
She wasn’t some soft target one could push around–she was a full–blown,wless brute.
Seeing Monica alive but humiliated, Theresa felt reasonably satisfied.
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This would do for now. If Monica stepped out of line again, she’d get another lesson. Theresa always bnced things just right and stayed in control of the situation.
She needed these people as cannon fodder–couldn’t afford to push things too far. Killing their leader in front of everyone would definitely cross a line, and she doubted that even Lucas would look the other way just because they had some shared history.
Not to mention it could disrupt their mission–and hers.
Still, one thing was certain: Theresa wasn’t about to let anything slide. If someone pissed her off<b>, </b>they <b>were </b>going to pay for it.
She would keep punishing them until they learned.
Theresa had never been known for patience.
She met Lucas‘ eyes. He looked at her and said, “Let’s go.”
“Sure,” she replied, in good spirits now.
Theresa and her people–dogs included–followed behind the main group.
<i>Beep</i><i>. </i>
Monica swiped her card, and therge door in front of them clicked open.
This was the first time Theresa had gotten a good look at the ce.
And she was stunned.
This second basement level was way bigger than she’d expected.
Directly ahead was a massive hall, nked on the left and right by office zones.
Each side had rows and rows of ss–walled offices, perfectly aligned.
There had to be at least a hundred rooms down here.
It was wayrger than any single floor of the building above.
It was obvious now-this was the true heart of the pharmaceutical research facility.
Once again, Theresa felt confident that sticking with Lucas‘ group had been the right call.
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“Left or right?” Lucas asked Monica.
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Her face was still ghost–pale from the encounter with Theresa. Her usual arrogance was gone, and her tone had softened. “I don’t know. The data only pointed to this floor. We’ll have to check them one by one.”
Lucas felt like he was working with a liability. <i>Who </ies in <i>this </i><i>unprepared </i>and thinks they’re <i>ready </i>to lead<b>? </b>
He cast a nce at Theresa, who was calmly scanning the surroundings.
If it were Theresa leading, there was no way she would’ve charged in blind like this.
“Pairs of two, spread out! Start on the left!”
“Yes, sir!”
The group instantly moved, dividing smoothly into <b>six </b>two–person teams.
Lucas ended up paired with Monica.
He waited to see if Theresa would join them, but she walked over to Graham and Dave’s team instead.
“Lucas, let’s go,” Monica said, noticeably more rxed now that Theresa hadn’t joined them.
Lucas looked away and led her to the first row to begin the search.
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