Leonard Williams stood there, completely dumbfounded, never anticipating Henry Carson's fierce retort, nor expecting to be so utterly disregarded.
"Bring them to me! Break his legs!" Leonard's command surged through the air, and in response, over a dozen black-clad figures burst into the room - the elite security of the Williams family.
At once, the crowd stood, tension crackling like static. The timid and the fearful began to slip away quietly, eager to escape the brewing storm.
Panic etched into every line of Daisy Cooper's face. Such scenes were foreign to her, and the thought of any harm coming to Henry Carson, a guest she had personally invited, filled her with dread. It was a burden she knew she couldn't bear.
"Attack me instead!" Daisy's voice cut through the chaos, her hysteria
