Allies Hidden Beneath Masks
"Hold on, we're on the same side."
Lina Ashford let out a helpless sigh as she slowly lowered the military spike in her hand.
The tension in the narrow alleyway had not fully faded yet. Cold wind drifted between the old concrete walls, carrying scraps of paper across the damp ground. The faint metallic scent from their earlier clash still lingered in the air.
Yet beneath the lingering hostility, Lina strangely felt… relieved.
It turned out she was not the only insider.
Not the only one who could hear Young Master Julian's shameless inner thoughts.
And somehow, that realization made the crushing pressure she had carried these past days lighten slightly.
Across from her, Liza Voss awkwardly put away her dagger.
The petite black-haired woman coughed lightly and looked away for a second, clearly embarrassed.
She genuinely thought Lina had switched sides.
But now…
At the new company, she discovered she was still working beside her old colleague.
