Ivy received a phone call from Hades early the following day.

“Phyton & Co’s bankruptcy occurred so abruptly. Does it have anything to do with Wyatt Reed?”

Ivy knew Cooper would notice, but he shouldn’t have gotten the news so soon since he was away. She told Cooper calmly that Taurus Phyton was the mastermind behind the car crash.

Cooper was deafeningly quiet for a full minute. His voice grew uncomfortably cold. “Always keep Bill with you, and don’t let your guard down. You don’t need to get in the way of the others. Just wait for me to come back.”

Ivy agreed and spoke for a few minutes before...