Ewan's jaw was tight enough to ache as he held the phone to his ear.
His teeth ground together audibly, every muscle in his face rigid while Sandro's voice trickled through the line.
"We found some gang members loitering around the company… it was good we had heightened security, or else it would have been a different story. And not just that, also around the Thorne's mansion… pretending to be tourists or something… we had to send in more security… they were in strategic locations, reason you hadn't pointed them out at first glance…"
A pause. "I'm at the company, but you should hurry to the hospital. I heard Florence's situation is serious… A new variant of the virus. Kael really went far. Luckily, Athena has made a headway with the cure."
Another pause. "So, what did the old boss say?"
Ewan's response was a harsh grunt.
"That's not an answer, Ewan."
