The room that had been relaxed became tense, the silence heavy enough to crush words before they could form in the billionaire's mouths. Not that they were too eager to talk as they were nibbling on fresh croissants and sipping hot teas and chocolates.
The team from fortress four was the one with the most people that wore serious faces. In fact, they were not just serious but almost unfriendly. Hades stood near the long metallic table, his arms crossed, his stare fixed on the group of men looking away from him like children caught cheating during an exam.
"I cannot help but feel that you people intentionally lied to us when you claimed you wanted to share resources and survive together." He said. "This is enough reason to break that alliance, you cannot just take from us, yet you hide the valuable things that can be used for all of our benefit."
Some of the billionaires exchanged brief, guilty glances. None of them spoke.
