As soon as the lights flickered on, every woman inside the basement instinctively squeezed their eyes shut.
Their faces contorted in pain, and a few let out startled yelps as the sudden brightness struck their eyes—as though they hadn't seen light for hours.
Their voices echoed faintly through the basement before, slowly… very slowly, they began to open their eyes.
And the moment their vision adjusted, they noticed three figures standing at the entrance.
"Is this what you were talking about…?"
Lucian's cold voice resounded through the room, sending an instinctive shiver through everyone who heard it.
Especially… the man kneeling on the floor.
The Boss looked up at Lucian, his face pale as he struggled to swallow the lump in his throat.
"Are these the goods you were trying to offer…?"
Lucian repeated himself, the pressure weighing on the Boss increasing almost unconsciously.
The large man swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
