Chapter 264: Resolution

"I don’t know what is going on, but trust me, Doctor Athena, I never sent the gang members after you right after you called! What would I gain by doing that? I am the president of the country, for godsake! Why would I want to sabotage the mission? That’s unthinkable!"

President George declared hotly, in the face of the accusations being thrown at him by the team, now seated around the table down in the president’s secret office.

While they-the team-had been waiting in the van, communicating with Old Mr. Thorne about the situation on ground, the president’s men had arrived at the site.

These government agents had looked surprised about the turnabout of events and had sent information to the president, who had in turn demanded the presence of the team and their honest reports.

Moments later, after their arrival and recap of the day’s events, the president looked so red in the face that he might as well have been spitting fire.

"My chief aim as the president is to take care of the people, the amicable citizens who voted me into office. Why would I trash that noble duty to dust? Have you seen the news? Have you seen the statistics of deaths occurring on a daily basis?" He asked, his eyes flashing with barely contained fury and disgust.

"How in the hell can I be behind that?!" He shouted, finally losing it, hitting the table and causing the people surrounding him to jerk away, having not seen him like this before.

Sandro, who had made the accusation earlier—"Mr. President,theyarrivedrightafterthecallwithyou. Whatdoyouhavetosaytothat?"—shrank into his seat, hoping that his earlier words hadn’t earned him a day in state prison.

He looked at Ewan; the latter seemed to be having second thoughts too, about the president being behind the gang’s premature invasion. Could it be that Aiden was right when he spoke of a second player in motion?

Athena cleared her throat then, getting everyone’s attention, including the fuming president.

you, Mr. President," She started, giving Colt a gratifying glance, observing the latter’s restlessness and the urge to send the team scurrying out of

As you know, all the members of my team are not ordinary citizens, per se. They are

by the gang mere minutes later, it was a natural flow for every

Another significant pause.

a backup plan up his sleeve, we would have been dead meat. And we might have died believing that you had sold us out for mere profit. Of course,

innocent." Colt interrupted sharply. "There is no probability of a lie otherwise. The president is innocent, and you all will do well

shutting Colt up. He turned to Athena. "I understand. Please

members of her team. "We apologize for our misstatements, and I also suggest that we move past this and get into the troubling matter looming around us. Since you are innocent of this

on this question. After a few beats of

a hundred percent loyal. But then, how else can we explain what has happened? Obviously, someone

will be

offering Athena some sort of solace. The man will do his job. If there was any agent with a hundred percent loyalty

president said, his hands clasped together, eyes darting to the members of the team. "I am also happy that

right opposite him. Another late night? He reined

from eating too. He couldn’t wait to be done with this meeting; after all, he would be doing

about the containers you found—do you have any idea how best to dispose of them?"

the one in charge of the operation." Athena started, to Aiden’s chagrin, who wasn’t exactly interested in another workload or butting heads with Colt

before Colt could voice his displeasure with Aiden’s new assignment, seeing as the latter was still a new hire, no matter his years of good service in the

ones we

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