After Angelite caught her red-handed, Eleanor had no choice but to get to work.
She definitely couldn't openly call what she gave Qi Fei compensation. She couldn't even call them gifts.
Although Qi Fei didn't think Angelite had done anything wrong, her resistance was obvious.
Gaza and Vanderk were also stirring up trouble behind the scenes.
No matter what Eleanor sent, Qi Fei wouldn't accept it.
So the only things Eleanor needed to deliver openly were the Abyss Lord certificate and development documents, jointly issued by Angelite and the Witch Agency.
The Abyss already belonged to Qi Fei. As long as Eleanor submitted an application, it wouldn't take long for the Witch Agency to approve it.
Angelite's joint signature would only speed up the process and improve its confidentiality.
Qi Fei wouldn't refuse those.
Things went as Eleanor had expected. Qi Fei accepted the two documents and returned the other gifts.
She hadn't even opened the gift wrapping.
Qi Fei was afraid that if she opened a gift personally chosen by the Ultimate Witch, she wouldn't be able to bring herself to return it.
Eleanor tried several more times, but the result was always the same.
Well, it was completely within her expectations.
It was time to begin the second step of her plan.
In the days that followed, Qi Fei discovered that she had somehow been approved for membership in several funds, dinner clubs, and couples' associations.
These were clubs she'd never even heard of. Their admission requirements were strict, and their benefits were exceptionally generous.
They were just like the associations that advocated discovering and nurturing promising young witches.
But Alice saw through their true nature at a glance.
Almost all these associations had close ties to Angelite and Eleanor.
They were either controlled by them, funded by