"I have something important to discuss with a few of my friends."
With those words, Carter turned around and left without giving anyone the chance to stop him.
Lina frowned deeply before quickly following after him.
"What happened?"
Her voice carried visible concern, but Carter remained silent. Not even a glance.
Deep inside, Carter already understood one thing very clearly.
He could not trust anyone anymore. Not even Lina. Especially not Lina.
After all, her own house had been turned into a surveillance nest without her noticing a single thing. Whether she was innocent or not no longer mattered to him. The risk was simply too great.
Because once the superior beings were given even the slightest opportunity, they would seize control of the entire country like a plague spreading endlessly.
At that time, the burden of thousands of deaths would fall directly onto his shoulders.
And all because he chose to trust a woman he often shared a bed with.
