Bettie leaned over to Lance and murmured, “They've probably gone to inform their leaders."

"Right," Lance replied. "I'm going to step outside and make a call."

“Sure.”

Lance called Royce's secretary. The call was quickly transferred to Royce.

Lance briefly explained the situation to Royce, expressing his desire to teach Keilani a lesson. He mentioned that, without any lessons, Keilani would continue to act recklessly.