NovelUSAChapter 455: Marc and Terry stood before Marissa, their faces flushed with embarrassment. Marissa had never revealed her true identity to them; despite her stern approach during their training days at the Doomsday Base, she genuinely cared for them.
They were her most passionate admirers, after all.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTonight, she had made tto meet them to understand their predicament better and to seek their help in stealing the chip from Skytop Mansion.
When confronted by their chief instructor, Marc and Terry didn't dare lie. However, they were too embarrassed to share their plight and remained silent.
Marissa's keen eyes immediately picked up on their reluctance to speak. Despite their dire situation, they were still not ready to be honest with her.
Remembering their conversation earlier outside the gates, Marissa asked bluntly, "You two work for Connor, earning over a million dollars a year. Why are you still struggling for money?" She examined them from head to toe. "Are you so broke that you can't even afford food? Have you starved yourselves into poor health?" Marc and Terry visibly trembled, still keeping the truth to themselves.
"You still won't talk?” Marissa scoffed. “Are you taking me, your chief instructor, lightly? Or do you no longer wish to be trainees at the Doomsday Base? Should I go ahead and publicly dismiss you?" "Please don't," Marc quickly pleaded. "Being a trainee at the Doomsday Base is our highest honor. Please don't strip us of this pride." Terry added, "Yes, yes. We'll always belong to the Doomsday Base." Marissa responded sternly, "Then answer my questions." Marc sighed. "Gambling is destructive." Terry sighed too. “A single bad bet can ruin your life." Marissa looked at them with disappointment. "So, you've racked up huge debts from gambling to the point you can't even buy food? Is that why you're in such a mess?" Marc and Terry nodded together.
Enraged, Marissa grabbed the plate on the table and dumped cherries over their heads.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThen she sharply reprimanded them, "Losers! What is Rule 108 of the Doomsday Base?" Marc timidly responded, "No pornography, gambling, or drugs." "So if you know the rule, why would you break it?” Marissa said in a stern voice.
Terry hesitated, looking uncomfortable. "Chief Instructor, it's quite complicated."
Marissa fixed him with a stern look. "What's so complicated about it?"
Terry let out a deep sigh. After his sigh, he started recounting what had happened.
However, Terry didn't mention that Connor was the famed hacker known as Him, nor did he reveal that m nor 199 Marissa was Beo, or discuss the recent hacking battle between the two
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