Chapter 1645

With that, Quenten, Cambria, and an assistant made their exit from the conference room.

Icarus, with a respectful nod, joined the rest of the room in a silent, reverent farewell as they watched their leader depart.

After Quenten had exited, the conference room buzzed with the allies of Virginio, their voices rising in heated debate.

"Mr. Gabrick, what's Mr. Zeller getting at? Are we really going to let our state's martial arts association be pushed around by some guy who just married into a family?"

"Exactly! Liam's made a fool out of us, turned us into a joke among the neighboring martial arts communities, and we're supposed to make nice with him?!"

"We're the martial arts authority in this state. Are we expected to bow to some nobody son-in-law from Drunham City?"

"Right! It seems Mr. Zeller's lost his edge, too old to stand up to even a lowly son-in-law."

"Mr. Zwick, sure, our association needs new blood, but not from that son-in-law Liam!"

"Absolutely! He took down Mr. Nass