Amos gestured for Elaine to sit beside him, then picked up a glass of wine after feeling the sweet and tender body of his woman.

“Speak your mind. We’ve been together for a long time now,” he said while swirling his glass around. “I can tell by the look on your face.”

Elaine pressed her finger on Amos’s lips, smiling.

“I’ll tell you, but I do hope you won’t get mad after hearing this.”

Amos slowed down his breathing. “What can even shake me at this point?”

Elaine hesitated for a moment. “Evermore sent Tojuro to assassinate Stefan.”

Amos froze before he came to his senses. “He’s dead?”

“No.”

Elaine’s face darkened.

“Great Wall Vaati was stalled, and Stefan’s subordinates were mostly killed… But he’s still alive. Tojuro’s plan failed.”

“He’s that impressive?”

Amos set his glass down, frowning; he didn’t think Stefan would be this resilient.

Elaine shook her head.

“His subordinates wouldn’t have ended up this way if that was the case.

“Harvey saved him at the most crucial m