Honestly, it wasn't just the Stonnell family dusting off their old family rules—the Woods family was doing the same. Things had gotten way out of hand, and there was no way a few quick words could fix any of this.

The chip-enhanced people had spread everywhere across the States, all thanks to leaks from the big families.

"Ms. Fiona, we really didn't know anything! None of this was our fault—we just wanted a little extra cash, that's all. We swear!"

“That's right! It was the people from Country M who forced us to mess with the chip people. If we didn't go along, they would've killed us."

The group collapsed to their knees, begging for mercy. Fiona didn't even glance at them—just shot them a cold, sarcastic smile.

They'd given in to temptation, and now they wanted to play the victim? Seriously shameless.

And with how far this mess had spread, no amount of begging could cover it up anymore.

"Fiona, come on. Whatever they did, they're still elders of the Stonnell family. Maybe they just lost their heads for a second-can't you let it go?"

to beg for them?" Fiona narrowed her eyes, her voice sharp. "Are you defending them because you think they did nothing wrong, or do you want

up. They all knew that saying anything else would only drag them down

opinions to yourselves. Don't go making

him anymore. She looked back at the people kneeling on the floor. All their earlier arrogance

to the

The color drained from the faces


as good as a slow, painful

rather go

me to the dungeon! Just kill me—please, just

you-just let

up. Just give us

their desperate cries. The rest of the family stood by,

in the

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