"What did you do, Boss?!" Amanda whisper-yelled in incredulity by his unforeseen action of killing Axel.

She thought they are here to negotiate, torture him, steal all his position and power only to beg him for mercy and tell them Zariah's true plan.

But Nathaniel killed him without thinking twice.

"Why would-" Amanda was about to think but then the sudden fretful realization hit her.

Nathaniel killed Axel so he won't open his mouth and tell everyone that the true betrayer is not him but Zariah. Sufiyan placed her in the middle so if trouble came, Zariah would be the core.

Nathaniel was saving her from being exiled, from the...