Ashley shuddered in fright and hurriedly lowered her head, her fingers clutching the hem of her clothes as she realized she seemed to have just done something stupid.
Homelander waved irritably, cutting off Ashley's apology, and the office fell silent again.
Everyone's eyes settled on Homelander. He rose from his chair and paced back and forth, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.
Carl also knew who Ryan was...
Homelander asked, "Who else knows about Ryan besides you?"
Maeve was the first to shake her head. "I have no interest in spreading that sort of thing around."
Starlight said, "I haven't told anyone either."
Ashley hurriedly added, "Only a handful of people in all of Vought know. I've already issued a gag order."
Homelander remained silent, his mind a tangled mess.
Was a gag order really that effective?
Gossip was human nature, especially when a superstar like him suddenly had a son out of nowhere. News like that would be difficult to suppress.
Most importantly, Homelander could not determine whether the news about Ryan had leaked from one of the few Vought employees who knew or from a member of The Seven.
The former would be easy enough to handle, but if it was a member of The Seven...
Irritation stirred in Homelander's heart, and he let out a deep breath. He did not want to experience betrayal again. If it really happened, he would not mind killing a few people.
At that thought, Homelander stole a glance at Soldier Boy. Previously, he had considered Black Noir and The Deep as good as dead, but because of Soldier Boy, both of them were still alive.
So if he really wanted to kill the member of The Seven who had leaked the information, he would have to do it behind his father's