As Mike contemplated his next move, a surge of vindictive energy coursed through him. "I'll make him regret every moment of his pompous existence," he vowed, his eyes narrowing with a dangerous glint.
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As Mike pondered more on the events that had transpired at the celebration and a sly smile crept across his face. "Well, that's one way to take him out of the recruitment race," he mused to himself. The failed assassination had, inadvertently, become a stroke of luck for Mike. With Nexus embroiled in an attempted murder case, the chances of Mary Kay successfully recruiting him had plummeted to zero.
