Gideon was already waiting inside the meeting room, leaning against the back of his chair with both arms crossed. His expression remained calm, but anyone who knew him well would immediately notice he was in a terrible mood.
The fact that Jade had specifically requested a private meeting was enough to tell him what this conversation was about, and honestly, it was the last thing he wanted to deal with after everything that had happened.
Jade had eventually changed her approach.
Bringing her men into every negotiation had only made things worse. Gideon barely spared them a glance and rejected almost every proposal Freebound presented, not because the agreements were unreasonable, but because he no longer trusted the people making them.
It frustrated Jade's subordinates to no end, yet none of them dared voice their dissatisfaction. They knew better than anyone that their Pathmadre had no intention of turning this disagreement into an open conflict between the two factions.
