The room is just starting to settle after Jace disappears—then the front door swings open again.
Ethan.
Laptop tucked under his arms.
“Uh—guys?”
That tone.
Everyone looks.
“What?” Max asks.
Ethan sets the laptop down on the counter, flipping it open quickly.
“You need to see this.”
Alex steps forward first.
“Talk.”
Ethan sighs.
“Lacy just wired money into one of our accounts.”
A pause.
Then—
“How much?” Cassian asks.
Ethan turns the screen toward them.
“Seventy-five million.”
“You’re joking.” Max scoffs.
“I wish I was.”
Francesco leans forward slowly.
“Seventy-five…?”
Enzo’s jaw tightens.
“She’s not negotiating.”
“She’s trying to buy her son,” Max mutters.
Ethan looks at me.
“She left a message.”
Alex’s voice drops.
“Read it.”
Ethan hesitates for half a second
