By handing over something so significant to Ethan Sterling, it effectively means the Shaw Family is completely aligning with the Sterling, and the future of the south essentially belongs to Ethan.
Ethan listened indifferently, with no extra change in expression on his face, the smile at the corner of his lips still mocking, "So?"
He didn't answer whether he wanted it or not, he countered with a question, leaving the earnest Hector Shaw hanging.
Hector Shaw's gaze flickered, but thinking of that girl, he still did not give up and continued saying, "My proposal is hoping Mr. Sterling could let Seraphina Redgrave leave and let her return to the south with me."
Instantly, the surrounding fell silent.
Suddenly, Ethan Sterling stood up from the stone chair, grabbed Hector Shaw's collar, and pressed him against the pillar.
He pulled out the dagger from overhead, placing it horizontally against his carotid artery, his eyes frighteningly bloodshot, with a storm-like air.
