Chapter 76: Going to Everspring Pavilion in Person

At first light, the roads of Highplain were already choked with traffic. Office workers hadn't even left home, but the city's most powerful families were already on the move. Motorcades of gleaming luxury cars streamed toward South Highplain, where Everspring Pavilion stood in the Southern District. Adrian Dackham had ordered the military to seal off the area around Everspring Pavilion. His order was clear: seal it off with troops but don't restrict civilians. The goal was to keep Maddox Smut's...