From Prison To Power

Chapter 149 – The Thug’s Dissatisfaction

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For a moment that felt like an eternity stretched on a rack, the hall was drowned in a silence so thick it could choke.

Every single person remained kneeling on the cold, hard floor, their eyes locked on Glenn.

But unlike earlier, when terror, regret, and barely suppressed panic had painted their faces, now there was nothing. No fear, no pleading, no bravado. Just… blankness.

It was as if someone had just erased every emotion from their expressions, leaving behind empty husks.

They stared at Glenn as if their brains had been snatched clean, like they were malfunctioning machines stuck on a loop. Glenn’s continued echoing in the air like an iron weight pressing on their skulls:

“What would I want with a bunch of weak, useless, all-mouth, no-action loudmouths?”

The insult rattled inside their heads with cruel clarity, and not a single one of them knew how they were supposed to react. Were they meant to be offended? Relieved? Humiliated? Or maybe all at once?

The apology g