“What about Maxine? Both of them are together right now.”

“Maxine…”

Lucjan paused once again. “This person is of no use to me. If I treated this as per usual, I’d just kill her, but she’s close to James and has quite an interesting background. However, I heard she’s quite a calculating person. We can’t have her come here. Otherwise, it’ll be hard to persuade Thea with her around.”, he said.

“Alright, I understand.”

“Go, you’re dismissed.” Lucjan waved his hand dismissively.

The subordinate promptly left the room.

Soon, James walked downstairs, accompanied by the beautiful twins.

“You’re finally awake, James.” Lucjan stood up and walked over to hug James cheerily.

“How was it? Did you sleep well last night?”

James brushed Lucjan’s arm away and stopped him from getting closer.

He walked over to the sofa and sat down. “I slept well. When do I start your next task? After I do what you want, I’d like you to give me the antidote, and we’ll part ways,” James said simply.

“I see th