Felix chuckled coldly to himself. He expected Yakov to have a deeper game, but clearly, he could not hold it together for even five minutes.

"Since when do I need your permission to go anywhere or do anything?" Felix replied calmly.

Yakov dropped all pretense, his expression suddenly harsh. "Lord Zeller, with your current status, obviously someone like me, a mere regional director, can't control your actions.

"But there are powers above all of us. I'm backed by a senior executive at headquar