Subtle Connection

Vanessa was horrified because Theobold had treated her almost like a delicate princess during their interaction.

He was always there, reminding her that she would be protected under his watch. There were also no restrictions on her and she was able to do whatever she wanted.

But if all of those were an act to gain her trust, then she no longer dared to imagine what kind of people could be trusted in this world.

While Vanessa was having a rollercoaster of emotions within her, Shi Tian decided to check with another method.

A method that he had never planned on using unless it was the last resort– the integrated chip in his brain.

The last time he used it was to salvage the IC chip equipped in the electrical circuit of the board. After that, he didn't use it much, and not because he was dumb to not use it, but because he did not want to gain reliance on it.