"Jonas Weiyan, you'd better not push me too far!"
Humiliation and anger spread through her heart like ink through water. She hurriedly drew several deep breaths before she barely managed to regain her reason.
Rhein gritted her teeth. "Believe it or not, I'll pull all of Senna Life out of the alliance right now! Even if I don't join that bitch Dorothy, I won't let you get so much as a scrap out of me!"
Senna Life's medical system covered all of District 25, making it an enormous asset to the District 25 Alliance.
She wasn't merely venting. She genuinely had the leverage to refuse him!
"So, do you truly intend to leave the alliance, Miss Rhein?" Jonas asked.
"You think I wouldn't dare?"
"Not at all. I simply find your decision deeply regrettable."
He shook his head and slowly retrieved a chip from a hidden compartment in the gift box. "In that case, I'll have to take back the gift I originally intended for you."
A bad feeling suddenly rose in Rhein's heart. Her suspicious gaze swept over the chip in Jonas's hand.
"What is that?"
"The latest Nanomedical Robots technology, along with the accompanying development procedures for the relevant materials. It's more advanced than anything Senna Life, or even the entire Federation, has."
"You..."
"I originally intended to give it to you as proof that the District 25 Alliance would never shortchange an ally... Unfortunately, you've chosen this very moment to leave the alliance..."
Jonas broke off with a regretful sigh, yet he kept toying with the chip that was so precious to Senna Life. A teasing glint seemed to flicker in his eyes.
The sense of losing something precious abruptly descended on Rhein.
She lightly clenched her teeth. She knew perfectly well that he had laid this