The system chuckled at Anthony's insensitivity."The same way you're feeling disappointed and angry, she's feeling worse than whatever you are feeling. Do you think you're the only one scarred by your past? Everyone has a sad past they hate being reminded about. And you just did that," the system said, making the headache Anthony was feeling to compound."What do you mean? I have never acted selfish or done anything hurtful to her, except maybe ignoring her attempts to hold me," Anthony quickly defended."Oh really? What about your acidic self righteous words? They are nothing right? They are irrelevant because you are a man who must be obeyed and understood by the women around him. What about Aria, she's just a young woman of twenty-one years, younger than you are. She grew up in a sheltered environment where the only attacks she knew were attacks on her life. But you just poured poisonous words on her, ignoring her pain and tears, claiming it's nothing. Okay, your majesty, please li

Anthony quickly avoided her furious incoming hand, trying to grab him."How dare you avoid it?" She growled, floating out of the array."Oh, really? Should I stay so that you would kill me? Is that it, your highness? In your world, no one will probably dare to defend themselves against you, giving you victory and feeding your ego, while they were actually trying to give your father face. People respect you because of your father, what about you? What about the impact you were supposed to create as the so-called goddess? You're merely a domesticated cub living off the glory of her father. No one dares to avoid your attempt at hitting them, because they respect your father, not because they fear you. Create your own footprints on the sands of time, before you get qualified to be revered. The person to worship you is definitely not me," Anthony spat, quickly rolling to another side."You better stay still. If you force me to use my powers on you, this house you live in and the rest in it

Anthony squatted before her and took her hand,. preventing the brooding Aria from moving away.“I swear on my life, everything I told you just now is true. If all I wanted was sex without emotions attached, there are multiple women to get that from. However, I respect your decision. If you decide that you don't want to have anything to do with me anymore, I will totally understand you. Even if I'm unhappy with the way things turned out, I will still ensure I return you to your parents in one piece. That's the only thing that can be done right now. It's already nightfall, I need to move out. There's no time to waste. Prepare yourself, once I'm back, we will leave Immediately. Alright?” Anthony said, turning around to leave.He quickly entered the dressing room and came out in his full black assassin leather garbs, with a fitted helmet and mask. He saw Aria dressed in matching black jeans trouser, black singlet, leather jacket, and black masks. She was also wearing a black skull cap, to

Aria ignored him, simply clenching and unclenching her fists to relieve her pains and stretch her nerves.However, Anthony only saw it as a show of stubbornness.“Master, I don't think it's a bad idea to let her come along. She can stay at a strategic point, and shepherd the children to safety, or maybe drive them to the hotel before leaving. She can also act as your extra pair of eyes and share reconnaissance with you,” the system said, making Anthony roll his eyes in disbelief.“But you also forget she's a clueless girl that can easily end up as a hostage in the hands of the enemies. I would rather not risk it,” Anthony retorted, feeling unhappy with the system's suggestions.“She doesn't have fighting skills but that doesn't mean others won't. We can help her become an assassin for the night through special means. When the system chose you, you didn't have a single fighting skill. But you can hold your own fort with the system's help. With the use of special forces, she can absorb

“Of course baby, you can. I just need to check a few things. Besides, we don't know if the spy among them is the one handling his calls. How do we know for sure we are speaking to him? How do we convince him to keep calm and not fall into their trap? And most importantly, how do we conceal our locations to avoid the enemies putting two and two together. We will be in huge trouble if they solve the puzzle,” Anthony whispered, staring at her.“Should we leave it then? I don't want to put you in trouble, or make things hard for you. But I have been having a weird feeling, I think I need to call Dad. If he knows I'm safe they can't pressure him into doing something stupid, or force him into a tight corner where he signs the conglomerate to them,” Aria whispered back.“I understand your feelings, give me some time,” Anthony whispered, going to a hidden corner of the room.“Aria is right, but contacting her father is a very risky business. If someone manages to crack the line, it would lead