Chapter 657

Johanna nodded, her face expressionless and her eyes blank. Although her gaze looked mostly numb, there was a desperate resignation hidden underneath. Johanna had been like this since Archie's death. Pete didn't care and didn't take her condition to heart. After all, all he needed was a useful pawn. In fact, he liked the hopeless look on Johanna's face. People like her, with nothing left to lose, were the ones who could throw everything into their mission—even their own lives. Anger and hatred were emotions that were essential for cultivating the will to kill. As Pete turned around, his phone buzzed. He glanced at the screen, and the grin on his face widened with delight. "Ms. Rosario," Pete called, his lips curling into a smirk as his gaze swept over her tightly drawn expression. "Your opportunity is here. Let's go. I'll have someone escort you out." "Oh, one more thing." He leaned closer and slipped a knife into Johanna's hand. "Go on, and don't disappoint me." Johanna didn't