Nicholas remained calm, he had always been calm.
Nicholas knew that he had been forsaken; he had known for a long time that if Deyo was a dog of the CIA, then he was a dog meant to replace Deyo. But now, his master no longer wanted to keep him.
If he didn't even have that much self-awareness, Nicholas wouldn't have been able to reach his current position.
It seemed like there was no chance for redemption, but Nicholas still refused to give up.
Having climbed from a nobody to his current status, Nicholas could not possibly do nothing and hand over his life and wealth to others.
Even the CIA couldn't take everything from him at will.
Nicholas certainly knew that he couldn't turn around and bite his own master, but he also knew that if he was the strongest and most obedient dog guarding the master's yard, then there was no reason for the master to replace him.
How to become the strongest dog? Simple, just kill all the other dogs that have the ability to challenge him.
