Maxine looked at Thea, who had confronted James.

She did not know what James was up to. She thought James would never cross the line. However, judging by how many people James killed, he could not simply be looking for a way to infiltrate the Gu Sect. He had to be forced to.

James had changed.

Thea initially came to look for him to discuss what to do.

However, now, she had no other choice but to kill him.

James was too powerful. No ordinary person could kill him. Only Thea stood a chance.

Standing in the snow, Maxine looked at the two below. Though she was composed on the outside, she was feeling extremely nervous inside. She did not know if Thea would truly deal the death blow. However, she was sure that James would never harm Thea.

Maxine wished that the opposite were true.

She wished that it had been Thea who would not bear to harm James and that James would be the one to kill Thea.

She did not show herself. Instead, she stood by the stairs outside the Mount Thunder Se