The room went completely still.
Charles Carter stood at the entrance.
The same man who had guided the Laurent family.
The same man who had given Damien advice.
The same man who had been there through every victory and every loss.
Now he stood with strangers behind him.
Holding the one document that could destroy everything.
Damien stared at him.
Not with anger.
Not yet.
With disbelief.
"After all these years..."
His voice was low.
"After everything my family trusted you with..."
Charles looked at him calmly.
"You still don't understand."
Damien laughed once.
"You always say th