"What?!"
The moment Hank the Third said that, even the slowest person in the room could tell something was very wrong.
This was the opening ceremony for Vanguard Pharmaceuticals. The whole point was to make a grand impression. If not a single guest remained, the company would become the biggest joke in all of River City. Worse, it could permanently damage the new firm's reputation.
"Third Brother, this seems a bit..." A few guests on friendly terms with Autumn Lee hesitated, displeasure flickering across their faces.
But before they could finish, Hank the Third cut them off with a cold laugh.
"What, my word isn't good enough for you?"
He sneered, then whipped a steel pipe from behind his back and brought it crashing down on the nearest table.
The table snapped in half with a deafeni
