Chapter 938

Zion's men swiftly restrained Tessa. Her face was drained of all color. Maeve frowned deeply. "You and Liam were in on this together?" Liam replied, "Maeve, you've tricked me plenty of times. I figured it was only fair to get one back on you. Can't say you didn't deserve it." Maeve clenched her jaw. "Looks like I underestimated you, Mr. Larson. You're not as dumb as I thought. When you actually need to use your brain... you can be pretty sharp." By the time she finished, Maeve's words were practically a snarl. "Thanks for the compliment," Liam said "I wasn't complimenting you," Maeve shot back. At that, Liam's smile faded. He glanced at Zion's hand gripping Maeve's wrist and said, "You surprised me, Zion. If Maeve had followed Tessa upstairs, she'd be my hostage right now. "I thought your time away from Eldoria might've dulled your instincts, but nope—you're just as annoying as ever." Zion's voice remained calm. "Thanks, but I could never stoop to your level of sleaze." L