For an intense situation where there had been so much back and forth, injured people groaning on the ground, and tension filling the air, the place had suddenly turned silent.
Everyone could almost hear their own heartbeats after Max spoke those words, declaring that he was the Chairman of the Billion Bloodline Group.
Of course, there were a few who already knew this, but there were also many who didn't.
Wait… did he just say what I think he said? Darno thought, his mind struggling to process the moment. He began to replay every encounter he'd ever had with Max in his head, from the first day he arrived at the Billion Group to the way Max had taken his room without hesitation.
The memory hit him hard. How could I have missed it?
For a brief moment, Darno felt incredibly foolish. Just a representative from the Bloodline Group? What kind of person gives someone that young, that much power? he thought, shaking his head at his own ignorance.
