Liam Brooks thought I was so angry that I’d lost control. He took the opportunity to go on the offensive, trying to push me even further.
"Ethan Blackwell, look at you now," he sneered. "I’m not afraid to tell you, Sophia Frost and I have already slept together. Before she even knew you, she had my child. The reason she agreed to be your fiancée was to use you to expand her power."
All the mercenaries looked at me with mocking eyes, but Luke Green and the others were furious and stood up for me.
“Sophia Frost, you shameless woman! How could you do this to Ethan?”
“If it wasn’t for Ethan rescuing you from the nightclub, you’d have been a toy for someone else by now.”
“You ungrateful wretch! People like you don’t deserve to be in the Blackhawk Mercenaries.”
"Bam!" Sophia Frost, furious and embarrassed, grabbed a gun and shot Luke in the leg. "You want to die?"
I had already lost two brothers; I couldn’t afford to lose anyone else now.
I quickly stepped in front of Luke to shield him. “Sophia Frost, put down your gun."
But they thought I was finished, that I had no leverage, so they ignored my plea.
"You think you’re still in charge? Do you dare give me orders?" Sophia Frost mocked.
"I’m going to stand right here and slowly kill them in front of you. What are you going to do about it?"
“No one here is listening to your commands anymore."
“Oh, really?”
"I don’t think I’m done yet."
"The empire my father and I built, is not something you two trash can just take. And the new recruits you’ve brought in, they'll be dead before they even set foot on the field.”
Sophia Frost and Liam Brooks chuckled instead of getting angry.
"You say you and your father built the Blackhawk Mercenaries? Hahaha, never knew you were such a good actor."
“Fine, let me show you how clearly you'll die. I’ll tear your face off."
"Scorpion, get the others over here and let’s see if they follow my orders or this liar’s commands."
Soon, the most influential officers in the Blackhawk Mercenaries were summoned by Sophia’s people. They only looked at her, positioning themselves behind her in a protective stance.
"Ethan Blackwell, see that?"
“If you were the leader of the mercenaries, why are they only listening to me?” Sophia laughed. "Isn’t this proof?"
"You tell him who runs the Blackhawk Mercenaries now."
The high-ranking officers immediately responded without hesitation.
“Of course, it’s Frost!”
That one sentence felt like a thousand daggers stabbing straight into my heart.
These men, who had fought alongside me, had even owed their lives to me. Now, they were all siding with Sophia Frost to betray me and see me dead.
"Did you hear that? You still think you’re in charge, but apart from a few loyal followers, no one else is listening to your orders.”
"Ethan Blackwell, it’s time to die."
Sophia Frost’s words fell, and the mercenaries raised their guns again, aiming at me.
I looked coldly at the countless gun barrels, then calmly asked Sophia Frost one last question.
“Sophia Frost, I’ll give you one last chance—put down the gun and let Liam Brooks apologize.”
“Shut the hell up. You still want to struggle when you’re about to die?”
Fine, she had chosen her path to death. I wouldn’t hold back.
"Ethan Blackwell, die!"
"I’ll count to three, and you better get ready to die!"
