Chapter 23

It was soon the day of Sirius and Ariel's wedding. Per the plan, they would get married in this world and make Maisie realize she no longer stood a chance. That would probably be enough to make her give up. However, things went awry. "We've detected that Maisie is starting to become twisted, Sirius. She's already found a way to tamper with the system—she wants to destroy this world. "Heck, I think she's going to kill me. Maybe I should send you and your family back before it happens…" the system said. There was a hint of resignation in its usually steady and robotic tone. Just then, a maid reported that Maisie was outside and wanted to see Sirius. He agreed to meet her and said to the system, "Don't panic. Let me give this a shot." Catherine, Philip, and Ariel were worried. They wanted to go with him. However, he said, "Hold your horses. I can only persuade her not to do anything extreme if I'm alone. I promise I'll be back soon." Maisie's eyes lit up when she saw Sirius appear b