Byron Fisher stood stiffly, unable to reply.
"Think about it carefully. No matter how malignant a tumor, it can always be removed if one has the will. Even if it's embedded in a key government position, even if they're colluding with criminal forces from abroad. Byron Fisher, this is our country. A few people forming a faction might get away with acting like tyrants for a time, but the moment the nation decides to act—once the evidence is irrefutable—no one can escape the judgment of the law…"
With that, Sean Quinn turned and left, leaving Byron Fisher to lean against the bed, wiping his face. 'Who wants to swallow their pride and endure this for a lifetime? Who wants to live under constant threat? But that person… he's just too terrifying…'
*
In the dining room, Stella Lockwood was eating with young Zoe Fisher, and they were hitting it off splendidly.
