Chapter 1986

Reginald's health had declined greatly over the past few days, and even if he was seated in his chair, one could make out how much weight he had lost. He looked pale and occasionally, he would let out deep, hacking coughs.

After a few moments' silence, he turned to his family and said, "I'm sure all of you have seen the news. We were all so excited after finding out that Liam was the legendary King Pendragon in hiding. We were all so determined that this was our one ticket to success, a surefire way to fame and glory as we so rightly deserved…"

Reginald had to pause here, for he erupted into another bout of deep, rasping coughs. His entire face flushed red from the effort, and it took him a few minutes to recompose himself. Finally, he felt well enough to continue, "Who would've thought that Liam would end up resigning from his position as commander-in-chief? We were all played for fools! We cannot count on him any longer!"

Yafe's eyes were ablaze with cold, merciless fury as he lis