Chapter: 950

Carl had no intention of punishing Nadia. The Williams family had just suffered a public blow, and tensions were already frayed. Escalating it here would only pour fuel on the fire. For now, all he could do was hold the line.

As for what came next, that could wait.

Meanwhile, at the Sovereign Underworld's headquarters, chaos brewed behind closed doors. The moment news arrived that both Maren and Nikolas had survived, Frank slammed his hand on the table, rattling glasses and almost toppling the whiskey bottle.

"They escaped? In that condition? Damn it—they're like roaches!"

"Father, what now?" Alexander asked, the question heavy with dread. Once again, they'd failed to eliminate Maren-and this time, he knew she wouldn't sit quietly.