Demonic Pornstar System novel Chapter 388

Chapter 388: Done with the BS

Tessa sat at the head of the long table with her hands folded neatly before her. The guild leader’s chair had never felt particularly comfortable; it was less a seat of power and more a stage for endless compromises.

Yet today, something was different. Her spine pressed firmly into the backrest. There were no trembling hands, no nervous eyes darting toward her officers for support.

Across from her lounged Vaelira. The young prodigy’s golden hair shone beautifully under the guildhall’s lamplight, pristine and perfectly arranged as if every strand had been told where to stay, lest it risk her displeasure. She reclined with all the careless grace of a queen who thought herself untouchable, with one leg crossed over the other.

All the while, her crystal nails were tapping impatiently on the armrest of her chair, clearly unhappy with being called over for a discussion with the leader. She felt it was a waste of time.

The Arcane Puppeteer. The guild’s golden goose. An A-tier prospect, with the kind of raw potential that made investors foam at the mouth. Everyone in Nova Circuit knew her worth. Everyone had tolerated her tantrums, her demands, her cutting remarks.

Until now, when Tessa parted her lips.

"I’m done with your bullshit."

The words weren’t shouted. They didn’t need to be. They rang across the hall like a gavel.

Vaelira blinked.

After all, it was true that everyone in Nova Circuit knew her worth - herself included. And she made it painfully clear how easily she walked over everyone, Tessa included. The mere thought she could up and leave whenever she was upset by them was enough of a threat to let her rule over the guild as its queen bee.

But, for once, the blonde did not have a smirk ready, nor a retort dripping with venom. Her chin lifted sharply, as if to remind herself who she was, but her mask faltered the moment her eyes locked with Tessa’s.

Those eyes.

The guild leader’s gaze no longer wavered, no longer softened. It carried the weight of command. Even sitting down, Tessa radiated a pressure Vaelira had never felt from her before; a steady, suffocating authority.

Her nails stopped tapping. Her posture stiffened, betraying the first tremor of disbelief.

Vaelira’s silence didn’t last long. Her lips curled, and it didn’t take more than a second for venom to start dripping from her voice as her composure, as fragile as it already was, broke completely.

Her voice came out as a low hiss, full of condescension. "Tessa... you better not forget your place. You can play at being the bold and caring guild leader all you want, but we both know the truth. If you keep behaving toward me like this, I might just reconsider my allegiance to Nova Circuit."

For a moment, the words hung in the air like a guillotine. It was the threat she had always leaned on, the dagger she pressed to the guild’s throat. What made this place her ideal playground.

But, to the blonde woman’s shock, Tessa didn’t show a single sign of submission this time around.

Instead, she smiled. Calm, deliberate, almost gentle.

And then, already knowing the conversation would go this way, she reached into the desk drawer. Papers rustled as she drew one out and laid it flat on the table between them.

Vaelira’s eyes narrowed until she realized what it was.

A separation contract.

Her release from Nova Circuit.

Tessa’s signature was already scrawled at the bottom, bold and certain. Only one blank line remained: hers.

"What is this?" Vaelira’s voice pitched up in disbelief. "Have you gone insane?!"

Tessa’s tone was perfectly steady, perfectly rational.

"No. Quite the opposite."

"Then why?!" Vaelira shot to her feet with palms slamming against the tabletop. Her golden hair spilled around her furious face as she glared down at the guild leader with rage and confusion blazing in her eyes.

But instead of shriveling up and letting Vaelira have her way, Tessa rose too. Their gazes locked, and for the first time, it was Vaelira who seemed smaller.

"Because, as I said," Tessa’s voice rang, "I’m done with your bullshit."

Vaelira faltered. Her lips parted, but no words came. That was until, at last, a shaky whisper broke free.

"I... I don’t understand. Have you found another A-tier awakened? Someone to replace me? But who would sign with this dumpster of a guild?"

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