Chapter: 416

“Well, since I lack patience and wish to speed things up a little, I'll make it simple for you. I'll count to three, and if you haven't answered my question by then, I'll use a dagger to stab you to death," she said as she pulled out a gleaming dagger from her waist and gave it a wave.

“Three, two..

"Wait! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!" the man yelled frantically as Norah started to pierce his shoulder with the tip of the dagger.

Hearing his words, Norah lifted the dagger from his shoulder as blood oozed out of the tiny wound that she had made.

"We work for Jack Armstrong, the boss of the East Zone. We don't know why, but he ordered us to go to the ward to cause trouble and teach the woman inside a lesson," the man quickly explained.

He paused for a moment and began to weep. “Please, don't kill me.

I've told you everything that I know."

Norah tried to remember if she knew anyone by the name of Jack, but she came up with nothing. If she had to guess, she would say that Jack Armstrong was an enemy of Alice. Perhaps, he learned about Alice's injuries and decided to choose the moment to strike her.

“You're hiding something. Tell me what your boss has got against me.

Three..."

Before Norah could even say the second number, the man yelped and began to spew out everything he knew, “It's because of his lover.

Her name is Jimena, and she was the one who told Jack to trouble you!

So, therefore, Jack commanded us to go to the ward and terrorize the person there. Jack, having taken a liking to you, asked us to kidnap you and bring you to the East Zone. I've told you everything I know.

Please, I beg of you. Spare us. We were just following orders. We meant you no harm."

He knew that if he stepped out of line for a moment, the gun in Norah's hand would cut his life short. Norah held his life in her hand and he had to do everything he could to pacify her.

Norah frowned as she tried to think who Jimena was. But after a while, she gave up. She had no idea who this Jimena was, not to talk of what Jimena wanted from her or Alice.

"Were you asking me to spare you?" Norah suddenly asked. Then, she burst into laughter, the tone of which echoed in the drafty building.

The man couldn't help but swallow hard as he began to tremble.

Norah's laughter was the very kind that he had imagined as a child would emanate from cruel witches.

“Alas. Mr. Gangster, today is the day you die," Norah said mockingly as she pierced the man with her dagger.

As the dagger cut through his skin and into his body, the man let out a cry of pain.

Then as swiftly as she had stabbed him, Norah withdrew the dagger.

Staring at her in disbelief, the man opened his mouth slightly and then collapsed before her.

Norah slashed the man's throat with her dagger. Blood gushed out from his neck, quickly soaking the ground.