The Headline Queen: President Hawthorne is Her Die-Hard Fan!-Chapter 514: Standing Up for You

Moreover, the abilities displayed by Paige Sterling have already made them wary.

Although they are assassins, they also value their own lives. Facing someone as tough as Paige Sterling, one wrong move and the organization could be finished.

The leader assessed the situation and immediately said, "Miss Sterling, we’re just doing a job we’re paid to do. If you need, we can give you the information of the person who ordered the hit. You can seek your revenge, perhaps you could spare us? After all, we are innocent."

Paige let out a scornful laugh. This group dared to claim innocence?

Murdering people, no one is innocent, because sometimes a simple assassination by them could easily cause unrest in a country or even the world.

In their eyes, there’s only money, and they treat human lives as money.

If others can die at their hands, then why can’t they die?

Paige smiled coldly, "Since I can know someone wants to kill me in advance, do you think I don’t know who wants to kill me? Your information is useless to me."

The leader choked, growing more terrified, "Then what do you want to do? Will you kill us all?"

Earlier, they had turned on each other and lost the ability to fight. If Paige’s hidden high-tech gadgets were to attack them now, they would just be lambs to the slaughter.

Paige chuckled, "Why would you think that? I am a five-goods young person living in a harmonious society. How could I do something like killing? I’m not like you all."

Everyone glanced at Art lying on the ground, not believing Paige’s nonsense.

They thought Paige was much more efficient at killing, showing no mercy whatsoever.

More suitable as an assassin than they were.

Paige also realized that she had been careless for a moment and ended up killing Art.

Paige said, "Of course, that was an accident."

Paige said, "I thought he really had some skills, but I didn’t expect that even when I delivered myself to him on a silver platter and found him the perfect location, he still couldn’t kill me. I’m really disappointed, if he can’t even kill someone, what use is there in living?"

Everyone, "...", ha ha.

Truly infuriated.

The leader continued to negotiate with Paige, "Miss Sterling, we’ve seen your capability. In the end, Art, the one who attempted to assassinate you, is dead. We don’t really have any big grudges against you. Would you consider sparing us? If you agree, I can promise that our organization is willing to serve you unconditionally, at your beck and call. From now on, we won’t accept any missions against you, and we can provide you with intelligence free of charge, how about that?"

Faced with such an offer, Paige was expected to reject.

Unexpectedly, Paige did reject it.

"Sorry, compared to the unpredictable human heart, I trust the machines under my command more, and clearly, my machines are much stronger than you. Even if it’s right beside you, it seems you can’t do anything about it."

Sure enough, that ghostly gadget was in this office, and they still couldn’t see it, so no one knew if they would silently be the next one killed.

This kind of invisible enemy is the most terrifying because you can’t even control your own death.

"Miss Sterling, there are always things machines can’t accomplish. Maybe one day you’ll truly need us. I hope you’ll carefully consider my offer..."

Before he finished speaking, the leader collapsed.

He didn’t die, though, just lay on the ground unable to get up, with his mouth twitching.

He looked around in terror, having no idea how he got hurt.

Is this woman trying to defy the heavens? Yesterday, Veridia was still one of the world’s most technologically backward countries, and suddenly, it’s become the most advanced? The disparity is unimaginable, as if they’re still living in the primitive world, but Paige has already elevated the world to a highly developed technological civilization.

Are they living a fake life?

And watching the leader’s horrified look, Paige said indifferently, "I don’t like people who talk too much nonsense, but you insist on saying things I don’t like to hear."

Leader, "..."

Paige, "And haven’t you realized something yet? I’m not here to discuss business with you. I simply don’t like you and want to eliminate you."

We don’t like you, simple?

And aren’t you the one who claimed five-goods youth don’t kill? How can you be so shamelessly self-contradictory?

Hugh shouted, "Miss Sterling! Why must you be so ruthless!"

Hugh clutched his stomach where he was injured earlier by members of the organization.

"Miss Sterling, although you can handle those who want to kill you, it might still dirty your hands. Why not let us take care of it for you?"

Paige seemed to hesitate, and seeing this, Hugh quickly seized the chance to persuade her.

As long as they could be spared, he felt there was nothing wrong with violating the underworld rules by betraying their clients’ information.

Who cares about the code of honor when lives are at stake?

All eyes were on Paige, anxiously awaiting her response.

Paige thought for a moment and then unexpectedly agreed, "Alright, I’ll give you a chance. You better show me your sincerity quickly, or else..."

Before Paige could finish her threat, Hugh hastily assured, "Don’t worry, Miss Sterling, we’ll do it beautifully! We won’t let you down!"

After all, the one who took the client’s money was Art, and it had nothing to do with them, so turning against that client now wouldn’t be considered bad business practice, right?

Then the multimedia equipment finally dimmed, and everyone in the conference room seemed to have come back to life.

The advanced weapons they had been relying on were nothing in the face of the scientific genius Paige, leaving them completely at her mercy.

How could there be such a terrifying she-devil?

And people still dared to provoke such a she-devil, did they have a death wish?

No wonder every country wants Paige in their own country.

Such a genius, no matter which country she goes to, could bring about a new wave of technological advancement for that nation.

...

The one who paid to have a hit on her this time was the Hale Family, Henry Hale.

Of course, Henry knew those assassins couldn’t kill Paige, and his real intention wasn’t to kill her. He just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to abduct her.

But he hadn’t expected Paige would actually get hit.

Seeing Paige fall with his own eyes was shocking for Henry, unable to imagine her being so weak.

Afterward, Paige was quickly taken away, and the information was sealed. He couldn’t find out anything about Paige’s whereabouts.

He wandered around in a daze, his mind filled with the image of Paige’s blood-soaked face collapsing.