Chapter 1017

Clarissa had her pride too. She knew she wasn't inferior to Camilla, but her timing with Perseus had been all wrong. "I—" She interrupted Perseus again. "You only have to tell me if you have the courage to do so. You don't have to worry about anything else. You won't have to bear any consequences!" She gripped the steering wheel tightly, feeling incredibly anxious. This was the last chance she would give herself. She added, "If one day Camilla finds out about us, I'll tell her that I was the one who seduced you and drugged you." Perseus lit a cigarette and took a drag. "There's no need for you to go so far." The smoke swirled around him, obscuring his face, but his sadness was unmistakable. Clarissa's anxiety surged. Her voice trembled. "Well, answer me!" She was terrified her emotions would betray her, that she might break down in tears. "Why wouldn't I dare to do so? But that would be too hard on you, and…" Perseus wasn't immune to seduction, nor was he a chaste man. H