“Thank you, Celestial Master Thorne!” Delighted, Lyra quickly thanked Magnus.
The women reacted quite differently upon hearing those words.
Lyra was the type who liked to stay with powerful men, and Magnus, as the Deputy Chief of the Supreme Nexus, clearly fitted her criteria.
Now that the Supreme One was dead, the Celestial Master held the position of the Supreme Nexus’ leader and was also the owner of Phoenix Corporation. Being able to serve such a
man was something she had dreamed of.
On the other hand, Lillian’s complexion changed drastically. “Celestial Master Thorne, please, I beg you to let me go. I want to go home,” she pleaded.
“Hmm?” Do you not want to serve me?” Magnus asked with a small smile.
Lillian only pressed her lips together, her eyes filled with worry and fear.
She wasn’t the type to crave vanity. Otherwise, with her qualifications, she could have easily married into a wealthy family.
She had agreed to marry Chris because she didn’t want the company to collapse. Faced with her family’s desperate pleas, she had made a compromise.
It was the same case when she approached the Supreme One.
Lyra, however, tactfully sat beside Magnus and nestled in his embrace.
She then looked at Lillian.
“Lillian, don’t be ungrateful. It’s your blessing that the Celestial Master Thorne has taken a liking to you. Why are you even hesitating?”
Lillian still bit her lip and remained silent.
Magnus’ lips curled into a cold smile. “Lillian, do you think you can rest easy just because you obtained the ten billion-dollar order from Phoenix Corporation?
“Let me tell you. The Supreme One you saw was an impostor. The real Supreme One has long been dead. Now, Phoenix Corporation’s fate is in the hands of the Celestial Master. Whether or not that ten billion-dollar contract is valid depends entirely on the Celestial Master’s word.”
Lyra hurriedly chimed in, “Lillian, what are you still hesitating for? Do you want our company to collapse? Will you be satisfied then?”
Magnus sneered. “The collapse of the company is nothing. If you provoke me, the Celestial Master, I can have the Smith family removed from Ravenview City with just one word.”
Lillian turned pale with fear upon hearing that.
A fearful glint also flickered in Lyra’s eyes. She quickly hugged Magnus’ neck and purred sweetly, “Celestial Master Thorne, even if she doesn’t know her place, you still have me. I promise to keep you happy every day. Even if you have to deal with the Smith family later, please don’t make things difficult for my parents and brother, okay?”
“Alright, alright. I won’t make life hard for your parents and brother. But don’t disappoint me,” Magnus said meaningfully, reaching out and grabbing her most prominent area forcefully.
“Ahh…”
Lyra immediately let out a strange sound and leaned over him. As she pressed hard against him, her lips brushed against his ear, and her warm breath made him itch with desire.
Magnus could hardly wait to take her right there. However, he restrained this urge, as Lillian was the person he truly wanted.
Firstly, Lillian was more beautiful, and secondly, she was once the Supreme One’s wife. Both reasons excited him immensely.
Magnus looked at Lillian and asked, “Lillian, have you made up your mind? My patience is running thin.”
“Celestial Master Thorne, please, I beg you, let me go. Please,” Lillian cried desperately.
Magnus’ face darkened with anger. “Lillian, it seems you prefer to do things the hard way. Do you want me to take you by force?”
“No, please, I beg you,” Lillian pleaded, her eyes filled with tears as she looked pitifully at Magnus. Her tearful appearance could easily evoke pity, making one want to hold and protect her.
However, instead of pity, her tears triggered a sickening excitement in Magnus. He got up and stalked toward Lillian. Like a hungry wolf, his eyes burned with desire, and his face twisted with a lecherous grin.
“Don’t come any closer,” Lillian cried out, terrified, as she backed away. She then pulled a fruit knife from her bag.
This knife was originally kept for protection against Chris. She hadn’t taken it out of her bag this whole time.
It came in handy now.
“Lillian, do you think you can scare me with a knife?”
