Chapter 1228

"Theia..." Corvus stared in disbelief at his hand clutched in hers.

"Corvus, are we really leaving tomorrow?"

Theia leaned against the sofa, her cheeks flushed, perfectly mimicking a tipsy state.

"Yes."

Seeing how drunk she looked, Corvus took the opportunity to sit beside her. "If nothing goes wrong, Nadia will finish the research before dawn. We'll leave on a helicopter first thing tomorrow morning."

"Oh."

Theia smiled, speaking slowly. "Where to?"

"Albia Country."

Corvus answered without hesitation, patiently explaining. "The top billionaires in Albia Country are incredibly interested in gene modification. They've sponsored me with a massive amount of funding along the way."

"Once this research is complete and I hand over the results, I'll have more wealth than I could ever spend."

Corvus grew more excited the more he spoke, gripping Theia's hand. "We'll be completely free then. I can give you anything you want."

"Really?"

Theia lifted her eyes, staring at him with a half-smile. "You can give me anything I want?"

"Of course."

"Your life—will you give me that?" Theia bared her teeth, a crisp, mocking laugh bubbling from her throat.

Corvus froze.

Before he could react, the seemingly intoxicated Theia suddenly lunged and hugged him tightly.

Corvus froze again.

Was she voluntarily hugging him?

Drunk or not, as long as she was initiating it, he didn't care.

Corvus smiled joyfully, preparing to hug her back, when Nadia's voice suddenly echoed from behind them:

"Corvus, watch out for her!"

Corvus snapped back to reality, realizing that at some point, Theia had seized his hand.

"You"

Even though she had a grip on the switch, the ring was on his finger, and only he could remove it.

"Heh."

Seeing what she was trying to do, Corvus couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Theia, the ring is on my hand. You can't take it."

"Be good and let go. If you accidentally press it, you'll be blown to pieces."

"I never intended to take the ring." Gripping Corvus's hand, Theia putted out a dagger from who-knew-where

and pressed the where

against his

carotid artery.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Corvus looked down at the gleaming blade, his eyes turning instantly cold.

"Because I plan to die right here with you," Theia said, pronouncing each word clearly.

Finally realizing she was dead serious, Corvus struggled violently.

"Don't move."

Theia pressed the blade deeper into his skin. "If you move another inch, I'll slice your throat open."

Corvus stopped moving, allowing Theia to drag him toward the window. Outside, the stormy ocean churned violently, the wind howling sharply.

"Theia, let him go right now!"

Seeing the blood trailing down Corvus's neck, Nadia's gaze turned murderous. She raised her gun aiming it straight at Thera "If you kill him, you won't survive either

"Is that so?" Theia sneered. "Then let's all die together."

"Theia-"

"Don't call me that!" Theia roared, her eyes bloodshot. "Only my parents and Silas... only my family has the right to call me by my name."

"Corvus, you are not worthy."

"Do you really hate me that much? Enough to drag me to hell with you?"

Corvus stood in front of her, the sharp pain in his neck sobering him up completely.

"I didn't plan on dying with you at first. But if you insist on pushing forward with this psychotic research." The mere mention of it made Theia grind her teeth in fury. "From the moment you betrayed our family, drove our parents to their graves, and schemed against me, there has been nothing between us but hatred. No familial love whatsoever."

"The bomb strapped to me has a pretty massive blast radius, right?"

Theia glanced toward the laboratory, a smile curving her lips. "It should be more than enough to blow up whatever is inside there too."

"Don't you dare!"

Corvus's nerves snapped tight, instinctively trying to break free, but Theia's grip was ironclad.

He was also terrified that if he fought too hard and enraged her, she would press the switch.