Her words left everyone stunned.

Old Mr. Sims furrowed his brows even deeper.

Holly turned to Keira with concern. "Keira, don't get involved. This isn't your fight..."

Keira met their gazes firmly. "How can it not concern me? I'm the senior sister of the Freeman Sect. What happens in the Special Division affects me! I have a right to speak up."

She addressed the crowd, "I don't care what Mr. Sims has done. Holly is my friend, and as long as I'm here, I won't let you mistreat her or Mr. Sims!"

Her stance angered those present. Although Keira had recently helped the Special Division, and they felt grateful toward her, her actions now made many question her loyalty.

Brian frowned. "Senior Sister, we respect you, but how can you defend a spy?"

"Exactly, are you his accomplice? Did he bribe you?"

"These are the Special Division's rules; you can't just ignore them!"

"We don't care. He broke the rules and must face the consequences. If we let him off, what's to stop others from using past merits to escape punishment?"

"…"

one, people criticized

turned to Brian. "I saved Luke

taken aback. "That's

using that merit to ensure these

no rule in the Special Division that lets

"Does the Special Division no longer value its relationship with the

Brian hesitated.

of the Freeman Sect, and I understand our relationship with your division. We've never been in a superior-subordinate dynamic. If

my son. I believed you had the nation's best interests at heart.

her position unreasonable. "I thought you were magnanimous and held no grudges after saving my son. I believed you had the nation's best interests at heart.

is yours. Decide how you want

to old Mr. Sims. "If anyone dares to disrespect Mr.

threw a punch into

recoiled, remembering how she had defeated King the day before with

Sims spoke up. "Young lady, you don't need

I have to step in! I want to see if

back to Brian. "And I also want to see if the Freeman Sect

words was palpable, causing Brian to clench his

realizing she was framing this as a power play between

that Keira was now at the center of

her, clearly shocked, but seeing her resolute expression,

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