Naturally, Julian's change in expression had nothing to do with the extent of the fallout from Ethan's scandal. What caused his countenance to darken was the overwhelming multitude of schemes targeting Ethan and Julian himself this time around. Initially, Julian merely assumed that Gabriel wanted to vent his frustrations on behalf of Aaron , thereby orchestrating this myriad of plots to frame Julian and Ethan.
On the surface, it seemed quite accurate, as they all directly aimed at his and Ethan's reputations.
But after hearing the man recount the events of the past, speaking of CORE , Julian began to reconsider. It seemed things were not that simple at all.
