The meeting started with an order from Jonathan. The doors of the conference room had been locked all this time and were now open. The members started taking their seats. There was a slight noise during the process, and it was natural to see mixed expressions of joy and sorrow on their faces.

There was an obvious hierarchy. Their seats symbolized their positions, and there had been quite a lot of seat changes compared to the last meeting. Being closer to the seat of authority meant having more rights to voice one’s opinions, and that was an unspoken rule. The first row directly faced the seat of authority, so the seats there were the fixed spots for the closest confidants.

! Last meeting (Row 1): Daniel, Jessica, Gillian, Jonathan (Absent), Joshua (Absent), Brian Kim, Jamie - Total 7 seats

However, even the first row had changes in this meeting.

! This meeting (Row 1): Daniel, Gililan, Brian Kim, Lee Tae-Han, Jamie, Lipeke (New Head of the Karjan Family) - Total 6 seats

Jessica originally occupied a seat in the first row, but was now demoted to the fifth row. Even with the addition of Lee Tae-Han, the Chairman of the World Awakened...