Defeated

The study got pretty quiet for minutes. No one had the guts to speak up. Instead, they were all staring at Roland, but he too remained silent.

Luther intensely gazed into the face of everyone in the room and none of them was bold enough to have eye contact with him or speak, and he seemed to have had enough of the silence.

“Someone give me a damn answer now, or you all lose your tongues!” Luther screamed.

“Sir, your order got given. But young master…” Carter did not get to finish his statement when Roland cut him off.

“But I disobey that order.” Roland said.

The rage expressed on Luther's face was transparent for all to see, and everyone else was extremely calculative about how to act.

“Father, I…” Roland tried to speak, but he didn't get to end his statement.

“Everyone out! I need to have a word with my son!” Luther screamed.

No bodyguards waited for another second. Instead, they all immediately ran for their precious life. Carter was