— I didn't form an alliance — Jun-ho's voice dropped an octave, vibrating through the room. — I merely informed them that Gregory will be defeated and warned them not to lose their profits. Those men aren't with Gregory out of affinity or loyalty; they are there for the money. I went there to talk business.
He straightened up, his gaze becoming as sharp as a razor.
— I ordered you to cut off everything reaching Gregory. Why? Because I knew it would irritate those who finance him. There is nothing those men hate more than someone who doesn't know how to look after their capital. Gregory has become a liability, a hole in their pockets. And showing them that... was something only I could do.
The room fell into absolute silence. The anger in the air didn't disappear, but it was stifled by the brutal logic of his move. He hadn't just attacked Gregory; he had devalued him in the only market that matters to people of that caliber.
