Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1691

'Even if I'm forced to get rid of a couple of soldiers, I just need my puppets to take away a few important documents.

'Once Ernas checks the vault and finds there's nothing missing, he will think that the assassin has been caught stealing the secret information. No one will ever suspect that they actually came to put the weapons back in place.' Beilin thought.

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Later that night, Jirni and Orion met in his office to discuss their respective findings.

"I must say that you never cease to amaze me." Orion said with a sigh while pouring Dragon Water for both of them. "We came here with nothing and in two days you've made more progress than Manohar in a week."

"I accept the compliment but not the drink and neither should you." Jirni took the glass from Orion's hand and poured it in the sink along with her own. "I heard about your problem with alcohol and you should stay away from it."

"Look, I'm not here to argue. I just wanted us to have a polite conversation for our daughters' sake. You shouldn't meddle with my life since you are not my wife anymore." Orion said with a snarl, watching the amber-colored liquid go down the drain.

"Not by my choice." Jirni said, sitting in front of him.

"Really? Wasn't it your choice to stage Quylla's death? To keep me in the dark for days and parade me like a bawling idiot? Wasn't it your choice to put your precious plan before your family?" His voice was cold and so were his eyes.

"That's not what I meant." Jirni felt guilty for her actions, something that was completely new for her, just like Orion being so hostile with her.

"Then explain yourself, o master of deception. Neither of us can take a step out of this room since we are both allegedly working our asses off on a case. We can use this time together to make ourselves clear and put an end to this story once and for all."

"I mean that you kicked me out of our home without giving me an opportunity to explain myself!" Jirni stood up abruptly in outrage.

"What there was to explain? You played me and Deirus like a fiddle to get what you wanted!" Orion jumped up as well, towering over her. "You took all of my daughters away from me.

"You left me grieving while Manohar, the Royals, and even the damn god of death knew everything! You admitted it yourself, and for me, it was more than enough."

"I did it only because I love you!" Jirni started to sob, but Orion had seen her fake it so many times that he couldn't believe her.

"I knew that as long as Deirus was alive, he would have never given up. He had too much power and money to fail. Without the plan that you despise so much, we could only force our daughters to live like prisoners until he made a mistake, or resign to their death.

"Either way, we would have lost them. The gods know if I tried having Deirus killed, but he was too careful. He was so obsessed with revenge that he brought bodyguards and placed arrays even when meeting his lovers.