Another person sneered dismissively, "So what if the Adams family's T-Rex hasn't been seen for a while? I suspect the news of his demise is true. Without the protection of the T-Rex, whether this genius will even have the chance to grow is a question."
Today's attendees were all members of Los Angeles' ruling class.
Either wealthy or powerful.
Their information was very well-informed; they knew the Abak family, which always stayed on the fringes in Los Angeles, dared to make a move against the three founding families of NW and sought to take over the leadership of NW's headquarters because they had the support of those influential squid-like forces.
If this genius hadn't gotten involved with the Adams family, it would have been highly likely that someone from the Abak family would've tried to recruit him.
Now… it's hard to say.
A genius you can't control is not a good genius!