Chapter 281

Fane lit up a cigarette and took a slow drag out of it before he spoke leisurely. “Dumb?” Xena grew angry when she heard that. “You’re just a military man. I know you’re a skilled fighter. Ben had told me before. And so what? You’re just a bodyguard. You’re not that great.” She splayed her arms here. “At any rate, I don’t have money and I need money, and I want to get money. Was I wrong?” she continued. “I don’t think I’m dumb. I got 760 thousand bucks from the last lot alone, no?” Since Fane had already found out, Xena decided to throw away all pretenses. “Do you understand? So what can you do to me? Heh. It would have been better for you to stay put. You’re just digging your own grave by coming here!” “You’ve been with Ben for such a long time now. Do you really not have any feelings for him?” Anger sparked in Fane. Although he did not talk a lot to Ben, he could see that Ben truly liked Xena, and intended to marry her. “Hmph. Feelings? What good are feelings? Do they feed me?” Xena