The man sneered, "As long as you don't hurt him, he'll be fine."
"What do you mean?" Claudia Ross's little face wrinkled into a ball, "Are you the mastermind behind this? What exactly are you trying to do? What surgery are you planning for me? I'm perfectly healthy, I don't need any surgery!"
"Mark made quite an effort to save you. But what's the use? You'll never escape in the end." The man's words were layered, causing Claudia Ross to have more and more questions.
"What do you mean, is Mark in league with you?"
"Ha, I'll just tell you the truth. Initially, Mark was ordered to get close to you, to watch you. Later, he actually fell in love with you. For you, he betrayed us. He caused an explosion, killing scores of his brothers—all to help you escape, like a cicada shedding its skin. Heh, he really did a thorough job, killing those brothers with whom he'd fought side by side. You've ruined Mark; he is a traitor to the Besali Empire!"
"You're saying the explosion was..."