Chapter 547

The air felt like it had frozen solid. The guards at the door, all from the Air Force Command, were standing perfectly still. They were Matthew Perry's men, and in all the years they'd followed him, not one of them had seen anyone so brazenly criticize him without any regard for consequences. Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound. Matthew stared at Ava Quarles, clearly caught off guard. It was then that she realized her tone had crossed a line. Her heart skipped a beat, and for a moment, she was too stunned to move. Matthew wasn’t part of the Intelligence Bureau, but his rank was higher than hers—by all definitions, he was her superior officer. In over twenty years of military service, Ava had instinctively shown nothing but respect to her superiors. But today, that instinct seemed to have completely slipped her mind. “Ahh—damn it, this hurts!” Vincent Harris’s voice suddenly cut through the tension. Snapping back to reality, Ava wasted no time and rushed over to him.