Chapter 554

Maeve asked, "So, you noticed I was deliberately provoking him?" "It was very obvious," Zayla replied. Zayla knew Maeve well enough to understand that she would never say such provocative things without purpose. Every word Maeve had spoken earlier was carefully calculated to hit its mark. While Conner had maintained a calm exterior, he was likely seething inside. "Even you could tell I was provoking him, but he was too caught up to see it." Maeve's lips curled into a slight smile as she continued, "Conner wants to take Mason down, and if he can't get through to me, he'll look for others to support him. We need to push him to act rashly." Zayla frowned. "Ms. Scott, are you planning to set him up?" "We'll send our people to visit him tomorrow. Conner's ego is too strong to handle the humiliation. He'll soon be scrambling to find allies against us." "Won't he consider the consequences?" Zayla asked. "I've already laid them out for him. If Conner cared about the repercu