"Ezekiel" feigned indifference and refused in a forceful tone.
"No! Not a chance! If you want to post the videos, go right ahead. I don't care!"
With that, he turned and walked out of the tent, completely ignoring Hughie's threat.
All he wanted now was to find Homelander as soon as possible and report what had happened.
As for Hughie's threat, he couldn't have cared less.
He was only impersonating Ezekiel, after all. Even if the videos went public, the real Ezekiel would be the one humiliated. It had nothing whatsoever to do with him.
"If you leave, those videos will be the number one trending topic on Twitter tonight! Everyone will know what you really are!"
Panicking, Hughie shouted after him.
But "Ezekiel" walked straight out of the tent without looking back, showing no intention of stopping.
Hughie froze in place, his face full of confusion and bewilderment. Why?
He had already threatened him with the videos. How could Ezekiel not care at all?
Was I really not cut out for this?
A sense of foreboding swept through him, and he suddenly realized.
If I couldn't threaten him, my cover might be blown!
He didn't dare think any further and hurriedly turned to run out of the tent.
As he left the tent, he instinctively clenched his fists, ready for the guards to stop him.
To his surprise, however, the guards didn't stop him.
"Ezekiel" had been in such a hurry to find Homelander that he hadn't thought to tell the guards to watch Hughie. He had even forgotten to mention it.
Ultimately, he was just a minor player Vought had brought in at short notice to transform, salvage the situation, and fish for leverage over others. Vought arranged everything for him, so he had no need to think