"And if we refuse!?" Emily shouted, her voice trembling slightly now. The confidence from earlier was clearly fading.
Justin simply raised his hand again, his finger pointed at her.
It was a tense standoff, one move away from all-out chaos. The tension in the air was palpable, but before anything could happen, Damian finally spoke.
"Damn it, I thought I was going to die," Grayson muttered, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Thankfully, no battle had broken out. In the end, the other side had bowed their heads and backed down.
"We apologize. Let's end this here," Damian finally said, bowing his head.
"Hey! I never agreed to that...!" Emily protested, her voice rising.
"Do you really want to spill blood over this?" Damian cut her off, giving her a sharp look.
