Chapter 1321

With a single, resounding thud, Hugh collapsed to the ground. Maeve glanced down at Hugh's fallen form, then turned to Stanley and Oscar. "Gentlemen, there's no need for any more testing, is there?" After hearing Maeve's words, a flicker of surprise crossed Lyra's and Paul's faces. A test? That earlier show of force was just a test? Seeing Maeve's unwavering composure, Stanley felt as if he was seeing an echo of Otis in her. "Do you honestly think we're here to toy around with you?" Stanley's tone was icy, and his words made Lyra and Paul tense up all over again. Maeve replied, "If you two truly wanted the personal seal, you wouldn't need to come all this way just to talk. You could've sent someone to take it by force. "You haven't involved yourselves in the Hackett family's affairs for years, yet here you are. "This act was just to see if I'd cave under pressure and hand it over—and because someone tipped you off that the personal seal is in my possession. Am I right?" Onl