The host of the ball, Nicholas Natchios, had been sitting in a corner with a smile, watching his daughter Elektra dance in Matt's arms.
Ever since her mother had been murdered before her eyes when she was five, Elektra had rarely smiled. It had been years since he had seen her smile as happily as she did today.
But something happened. At one point, Natchios's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly rose from his seat.
Sensing something was wrong, Elektra and Matt followed him and asked what had happened.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
Natchios didn't answer his daughter. He merely said, "Go back and enjoy yourself."
An ominous feeling stirred in Elektra's heart, and she pressed him. "What exactly happened?"
"Elektra!" Natchios cut her off and pointed at his bodyguard. "Stavros will take you home."
With that, he walked out without looking back.
Something big must have happened that I don't know about!
Ignoring her father's objections, Elektra insisted on getting into the car with him. Looking at Matt standing outside, she could only shake her head apologetically. "I'm sorry."
Matt could only listen as Elektra shut the door and the car immediately drove away.
The last time, in the rain, he had heard news about Kingpin and left Elektra behind with nothing more than an "I'm sorry." Today, history had repeated itself, only now Elektra was the one saying those words.
Miaomiao came out after them. "Matt, what's wrong?"
"I don't know yet." But it couldn't be good. Matt turned around. "Foggy, take Karen and Miaomiao home. I have something else to do."
Miaomiao immediately chimed in. "I'm coming with you."
Time was short, so Matt didn't argue. He already knew what the girl could do in a fight and wasn't overly worried. He just didn't know what they would