The room settled into a tense silence, the weight of Lilia's words still hanging over them. Ethan leaned against the desk, arms crossed, his mind working through everything that had just been laid out. The attack on Lilia wasn't random. It was calculated, deliberate.
And now, with her father involved, things were about to escalate.
Julia was the first to break the silence. She turned toward Ethan, arms still crossed, but her sharp blue eyes flickered with something curious.
"Alright, we've got Lilia's situation covered for now," she said, tilting her head slightly. "Now tell us what happened to you."
Ethan exhaled slowly. He had been expecting this.
"It was a setup," he said simply.
Julia narrowed her eyes. "Explain."
