As time resumed, everything that had happened before was 'cancelled', technically reversed to its original state except one thing.
Tristan himself blinked in surprise with the clueless look on his face. He felt that something big had just happened but he couldn't exactly recall it.
"Agh!"
Tristan only snapped out of his momentary confusion when he heard the blond wince in pain.
The man said nothing and shoved him towards his guards, not sure why his heart was pounding harder than before out of sudden.
"Give me the key. Don't try to disobey my order." Tristan firmly warned Blair, "Nothing and nobody leaves the Headquarters until I say so."
The old man's brows furrowed and his teeth gritted tightly as he forced his head to bow before Tristan.
"As you ordered, Your Majesty." He said, surrendering the key to open Ryley's handcuff.