Harley's eyelashes fluttered. She neither admitted nor denied it.
"You're way too in love with that lunatic."
Ririko kept probing. "You have a way to control which personality he becomes, don't you?"
Harley finally turned to glance at her, her gaze complicated. "You want him to turn back into the lunatic?"
Ririko didn't expect him to become a good person. As long as she could keep Jerome in that unhinged personality, she could at least tell whether he was telling the truth or lying.
She told Harley, "I have something important to ask him."
Harley sneered. "Just forget him. Crushing that clown would be child's play for the Court. How much longer do you think he can keep running around?"
Ririko glanced at the system:
[Current Infatuation Value: 5/100]
Harley still had an Infatuation Value toward her, which meant her passion wouldn't fade easily.
She changed her tone, speaking softly:
"Galavan is no good either... Help me with this, and I can work with you. Someday, we'll kick that Sparrow Court right over."
Harley didn't answer immediately, as though weighing her words.
The car rounded the last turn and stopped in front of the iron gates of the Mayor's Mansion.
Harley turned to look at Ririko.
"I'll be watching you. If you do anything that affects the Court or me, I'll deal with you myself."
Ririko unbuckled her seat belt. Before opening the door, she glanced back at Harley with a seductive smile.
"You're just like Jeremiah. Your mouth says one thing, but you mean another."
She got out and stood on the steps outside the Mansion, watching the white Maserati turn around and drive away.
She was now certain what the terms of that "equivalent exchange" should be-she would have Harley teach her how to control Jerome's