Babel Novel
Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Chapter 53 Clarissa’s Superpower
“Background check?”
Osborne furrowed his eyebrows. Just as his second test of heirship was nearing completion, Donna unexpectedly requested a background check. He couldn’t help but be anxious.
Today was the third day of the test of heirship. Failing now, even with a slight delay, would result in his overall test failure:
“How to review it?” Osborne asked in a deep voice.
Donna calmly explained, “Osborne, I’m not trying to make things hard for you. In fact, everyone undergoes a background check. I can’t risk an untrustworthy person becoming Clarissa’s bodyguard.
“The difference is that the other four people are recommended by major security companies. They have already gone through background checks and are deemed reliable.
“Due to the lack of prior knowledge about you, I need comprehensive information to ensure that you are not a spy infiltrated by adversaries.
“However, your previous act of saving Clarissa’s life will be taken into account, simplifying your background check. I just want to ask you a few questions.”
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Osborne breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the investigation would conclude swiftly, leaving no timing delays.
“Go ahead.”
Donna glanced at Clarissa, who hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.
Donna then smiled, “Osborne, I would like to remind you that you must answer the following questions absolutely truthfully. No lies will work!
“Clarissa possesses a superpower that detects whether your statement is true or false. At present, no one can deceive her.”
After she finished speaking, Osborne looked at Clarissa in shock.
The superpower to distinguish truth from lies?
Clarissa was actually a metahuman.
While lacking offensive or defensive capabilities, this power could prove highly effective when utilized skillfully.
Osborne couldn’t help but be worried.
“Osborne, it’s not too late for you to give up now and leave the Radcliffe Manor! Otherwise, if I uncover your ulterior motives, there will be consequences.”
Donna glared at him threateningly.
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After pondering for a while, Osborne nodded and said, “Go ahead. I will answer truthfully as long as it doesn’t involve my personal privacy.”
At that moment, he had no way out.
To Donna’s surprise, Osborne actually dared to accept her interrogation. He appeared quite composed, as if he had harbored no evil intentions.
“I hope you are really upright!”
With that, Donna posed the first question.
“First of all, what is your purpose for coming to the Radcliffe Manor?”
In an instant, Osborne sensed a penetrating gaze upon him. He turned his head and found Clarissa scrutinizing him intently.
Meanwhile, he felt as if she had seen through him.
“Is this Clarissa’s ability?”
Osborne was taken aback by this sensation, even feeling a slight twitch in his Satan’s Eye at that moment. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.
He finally believed that Clarissa could really distinguish between truth and lies.
After a moment of hesitation, he finally replied honestly, “To get close to Ms. Radcliffe and stay by her side.”
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These were all the requirements he had to meet for the test of heirship.
He didn’t lie.
His words caused Clarissa’s pretty face to flush red and a slight tremble to overtake her immediately, but she swiftly regained. composure, returning to her cold expression.
Ophelia and Wesley both opened their mouths wide in disbelief.
Did Osborne just admit that he had ulterior motives?
Did he confess that he attempted to approach Clarissa and pursue her?
Wesley was disdainful of him, assuming Osborne’s aspirations to be mere wishful thinking with no chance of success.
Ophelia’s face darkened.
Osborne was her ex–husband anyway. He, however, displeased her by conceding that he had come to the Radcliffe Manor to be near Clarissa.
Despite acknowledging that Clarissa overshadowed her in every way, including beauty, status, and background, Ophelia couldn’t hide her unhappiness.
With a straight face, Donna asked coldly, “Do you confess to having feelings for Clarissa and intending to pursue her? Don’t
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you realize you are craving for what you are not worthy of?”
Her voice already carried a tinge of anger.
“No,” Osborne replied calmly.
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“I wish to remain with Ms. Radcliffe, not out of a pursuit of her affections. Although I don’t deny that she is stunning and that I like her very much, this is not why I came here.”
“What?”
Frowning, Donna was puzzled. “It is contradictory, isn’t it? Don’t want to chase after Clarissa?”
Osborne nodded again. “I haven’t considered it yet.”
.He did have a crush on Clarissa, but he approached her solely to fulfill the test of heirship, never thinking of pursuing her.
At least not now.
Therefore, he answered very straightforwardly.
Donna looked at Clarissa in surprise. “Clarissa, did he lie?”
Clarissa’s expression was strange.