Alastair’s mouth went dry as he tried to bluster: “You brat, stop right there. If you take one more step, I swear I won’t forgive you.”
Ethan paid him no heed, pressing forward: “The person I intend to kill must die.”
Gideon, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up: “Ethan, stop now, bow and apologize to me, and I might reconsider things. If you continue, you’ll be challenging the honor of Gideon Murphy himself, and you won’t bear the consequences!”
Everyone gasped.
Gideon had spoken; his words carried immense weight.
In all of Crimson City, few dared disregard Gideon Murphy.
They thought surely this Ethan kid would stop immediately and apologize, wouldn’t he?
But Ethan acted as though he hadn’t heard anything, continuing forward at the same steady pace.
Sitting on the high
