"All right. Now open your eyes and watch how I walk out here as I have walked in." Straightening her clothes a bit, Cynthia ignored Jessica and walked directly toward the door. Seeing that Cynthia indeed wasn't intimidated by her words, Jessica hinted to her people that they should get in Cynthia's way.
"You bet I will," replied Jessica, leaning back in her chair with a smug smile on her face. She didn't believe Cynthia had any chance of walking out safely today. One of the men tried to grab Cynthia's arm, and a card came out of nowhere, flew over, and hit the man's hand, leaving a cut so deep that the card literally stood on his hand as he growled in pain. Before anyone could figure out what just happened, more cards came. Seconds later, everyone Jessica had brought was taken down, each with multiple cuts on their hands or arms.
"What's going on? Who's out there?" Jessica began to panic. She was horrified to realize that her plan, which took her so much time and effort, was shattered so easily.
"Well, I said you couldn't stop me. now you believe me, right?" Cynthia said with a cold smile. The people who protected her were from The Mayfly, an organization with immense power in all kinds of fields. No one, not even Cynthia herself, had any idea exactly how powerful the organization truly was.
"Are you all dead? Get up and catch her. She's only a woman, for God's sake!" Jessica shouted, desperate to fight back. Though she sounded tough, she couldn't help but look around nervously. She couldn't figure out who had thrown the cards. It gave her the creeps to see that the cards were all directed at her men, without a single one hitting Cynthia who was standing right amidst those people.
"Was that sorcery?" a man who got hurt asked abruptly. Soon enough everyone felt the implications. All of the men started to panic, watching Cynthia with horror as if she was a witch.
"Shut up and stop that bullshit. There is no such thing as magic!" Despite cringing a little in fear, Jessica still tried to stop everyone from running off. She now realized that Cynthia wasn't bluffing about her ability to walk away freely.
"I suggest you save your strength. Because you are not getting near me. Try it again if you don't believe me." Jonathan loved Cynthia deeply and saw her safety as one of his top priorities. As the man in control of The Mayfly, Jonathan always sent his best men to protect his wife whenever she went out. It was Jonathan's command that no accident, not the least serious ones, was allowed to happen to Cynthia. And Cynthia knew her husband would make sure she was protected, so she was confident in front of Jessica. It turned out she could rely on Jonathan.
"I don't buy your bullshit. I don't know much but I know that there is no such thing as sorcery in this world. Come on, guys. Get up and grab her!" Attempting to salvage her plan for the last time, Jessica threw her fists fiercely forward as she pep-talked her warriors.
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