Cut Off

She was no fool, how could she be persuaded by a random senile stranger? How could she blindly follow his words? "Joseph, listen to me, I..." Halfway through Lucille's sentence, she was cut off by Joseph in a deep voice. "If you want revenge, I can give you manpower, weapons, and supreme power." "Just say the word, and I will lead the charge for you." "But why? Why do you insist on choosing such an absurd path, building on your hatred with the blood of innocents?" Joseph's deep eyes, as profound as the sea, mirrored Lucille's reflection. Lucille was speechless. Yes. She knew why Joseph would think of her in such a negative way. With her abilities, it would have been a breeze to pull Noelle onto her side, yet, she let go... He assumed she had lost her sanity at the mention of her grudge associated with the Jules Family. Not just Joseph, but other subordinates, guards, and all the eyewitnesses who saw mostly believed that she intentionally let go. A pang of pain twisted in Lucille's hear