Ethan was gone. After a long while, the crowd in the hall slowly began to calm down. Brennan spoke: “Kaden, Ethan is the son of an old friend of mine, someone I know. Let’s just let this matter go, shall we?" Just earlier, Kaden had insisted on ordering Ethan's legs to be broken, forcing him to crawl out of the hall. Now, with one sentence, Brennan seemed to want to resolve everything. Neither side was willing to back down. The Vice President of the Crimson Union faced off with the President of the Crimson Union. The tension in the hall was palpable, as the power struggle escalated. Everyone knew that the situation had gone far beyond what an ordinary family could intervene in. Kaden only felt a sharp pain in his chest, the sense of defeat from being unable to suppress even a small

