In the compound's main conference room…
At Maxwell's invitation, almost every senior figure in the compound showed up.
This time, it wasn't just the Five Families. Even a handful of high-ranking people with real pull inside the compound came as well.
From the Five Families, Whitaker sent Charles. Mercer sent Gabriel.
The Caldwell family—since Benjamin Caldwell was dead—sent a different representative. The Hale family couldn't make it.
"General Kane," Charles asked, frowning, "you called everyone here in such a hurry. Is something important going on?"
"Yeah." Maxwell's voice was even. "Mr. Ethan has something he wants to tell everyone."
"Ethan…?"
The moment that name dropped, the whole room tightened.
By now, there wasn't a single person in Atlas City's compound leadership who didn't know who Ethan was.
"Where is he?" Charles asked carefully.
Right then, the conference room doors swung open, and Ethan walked in like he owned the place—calm, unhurried, completely at ease.
