“And as for the rest of you, I’ll be investigating each of you one by one.” Austin’s gaze moved past Langdon and landed on the royal advisors.

He sneered and added, “You’d better keep your records clean. If I find anything on any of you, I’ll handle it by the book, and there won’t be any mercy.”

At these words, panic swept through the room. Everyone exchanged nervous glances, and their hearts pounded like war drums.

As soon as they realized Austin was angry, they quickly fell silent. Langdon had always been making all the noise, but now they found themselves caught in the fire.

Anyone who’d held a position like theirs usually had some skeletons in the closet.

In the past, Rufus had been willing to turn a blind eye and let things slide. But now, Austin clearly wasn’t following the usual rules. If he decided to investigate thoroughly, most of them would likely find their careers and reputations destroyed.

“Mr. Rhys, what do we do now? Lord Austin seems dead serious about this.”

“That’s right, Mr. Rhys. If he really starts investigating us, we’re all in trouble.”

“We only came here because of you. You can’t just let us take the fall.”

The royal advisors crowded around Langdon and spoke over one another in anxious voices.

hoped to clear Warrick of any charges. If they

willing to risk offending Austin, as that would be disastrous for them. It was clear that the

handle this carefully, none of

are you

clamor grated on Langdon’s already frayed nerves. He was frustrated enough as it was, and their complaints only made

course you’re not worried. But the rest of us? One misstep, and it’s over for us. And didn’t you hear? After Lord Austin is done investigating you, he’s coming for us. What are

been so stubborn and determined to confront Austin, they wouldn’t be in this mess. In their eyes, they were the victims of

to stand against injustice and tyranny. If a few threats are enough to make you cower, then you might as well

advisors’ expressions

talk of justice and tyranny was

of a loyal advisor, the truth was that he had

power, Langdon stood to lose a great deal. That was why he had rallied the other

had come with the simple intention of doing a small favor and lending some support. But they never expected Langdon to completely disregard

Langdon had pushed them into a corner. Yet, he showed no remorse and had no intention of trying to

on Langdon was no longer an option, so

sipping tea and nibbling on snacks as

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