Seeing that begging for mercy was pointless, Clayton gave up. He got up with a struggle and glared at Liam ferociously before he made a threat, saying, "Liam, Malcolm, don't go overboard. Don't forget that I have ties with the Norton family from Hamish City, Zander. "The head of the Norton family is a student of the legendary doctor in Biskeland. Aren't you afraid of offending the Norton family and the legendary doctor?"Clayton was filled with rage. At first, he did not wish to go against Liam and Malcolm. However, they went too far. Clayton was backed by the Norton family. They were a prominent family with many connections in Biskeland. The head of the Norton family, Riley, was the doctor to many mayors, and the family was supported by the legendary doctor.A mere mayor of Drunham City and an insignificant Liam had the guts to treat him in this way. He certainly was going to make them pay a heavy price.Once this matter was reported to the Norton family, with Riley's persona
Liam caught Malcolm's subtle expressions and saw that he was troubled and worried. Liam then asked softly, "Who's Rhett?"Malcolm smiled miserably and answered, "Mr. Cole, Rhett is the secretary of state of Mirstone. He's a powerful man, only second to the governor. He was the former mayor of Drunham City. The current governor trusts him a lot, so he was almost acting on behalf of the governor. He's not someone I could mess with or disobey."On top of that, Rhett's well connected in Drunham City in the past. Many of the wealthy families in the business field are close to him. He has left Drunham City, but he's still as powerful in the city. He held even more power now because he's the secretary of state. There were many times when I was constrained by him as well."Upon saying that, Malcolm could not help but sigh helplessly. He was reluctant to accept defeat, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Rhett was more powerful and held a higher position than him.Liam nodded and
Riley had a long face. He sneered and said angrily, "Rhett, I'm not going to beat around the bush. You know that Clayton is the head of the Willoughby Medical Association in Drunham City, don't you?""Of course. Weren't we the ones who assigned it to him? Is something wrong?" Rhett asked in confusion."Hmph! Malcolm wants to remove Clayton from his post now. He even wants the FBI to take him away and investigate him! Do you know about that?" Riley was practically shouting by the end of his sentence. He was merely the mayor of Drunham City, yet he dared to challenge Riley. He truly did not take Riley seriously at all."What?" Rhett was shocked. Clayton was the person he agreed upon with Riley. Besides, everyone knew he was the one who arranged for Clayton to hold the position."Mr. Norton, could it be a misunderstanding? Why would Malcolm suddenly dismiss Clayton? There must be a misunderstanding. Don't worry. I'll ask about the situation right now. I'll give you an answer that yo
Suddenly, there was another person on the other end of the line. Rhett heard a young man’s voice instead of Malcolm’s. That made him frown and bellow, “Who the hell are you? Where’s Malcolm? Get him on the phone now!”Liam cut Rhett off coldly and said, “No need. I’ll give you two options—either have Clayton removed from his post or have yourself removed as well. It’s up to you.”All the spectators were stunned.Clayton and Herbert were looking at Liam like he went mad. He must have gone out of his mind. Why else would he say that he wanted to have Rhett dismissed from his position?Did he know who Rhett was?He was the secretary of state. How was he someone who could be dismissed just because of a word from Liam?Rhett was highly valued by the governor of Mirstone. He was the governor's favorite, and he was good friends with many wealthy and famous people. A state-level meeting and a vote by the important figures of the state government would need to be held to dismiss Rhett f
Under the gaze of everyone, Liam took his phone out and made a call. "Immediately inform the state. Get them to fire Rhett, the secretary of state, within five minutes. You better also look into his network and his source of income. If anything is partially illegal, freeze them all!""Yes, sir!" Calum answered respectfully. He quickly grabbed another phone and made a call.Once the call was connected, the man on the other end said respectfully, "Hello, General Chanter. May I know what's the order?""Inform the governor of Mirstone to immediately dismiss Rhett as the secretary of state. Also, look into connections and sources of income. This is an order from the commander-in-chief. You have five minutes to get it done," ordered Calum.Calum and his brothers were all working under Liam. He was just a subordinate to Liam, but to the others, he was a highly decorated general. Of course, he was a highly important person.That was why the person who received Calum's call was respectful
Rhett was in his office. He looked at his phone in fury.What did that brat just say? Did he threaten to get him fired from the secretary of state position?Dream on!Although that was what Rhett thought, he had a bad feeling as he heard the clock on the wall ticking. He felt as if something was going to happen, and it had something to do with him.Could that person on the phone be some powerful person that he could not afford to offend?He immediately shook his head and wiped out that thought. This was absurd. How could that person be powerful? He sounded so young! He could not possibly do it!Rhett pondered for a while and thought that he could not just sit and wait. He quickly picked up the phone and called Malcolm once more. He said coldly and impatiently, "Malcolm, my patience's wearing thin. I'm going to give you a minute to take back the order to dismiss Clayton!"However, the call just connected when Liam took the phone away and hung up right on the spot!All Rhett hear
Herbert went along and snickered. "Mr. Lynch, it's not worth it to offend Mr. Lockhart over that loser, Liam. If I were you, I would apologize to Mr. Lockhart right away. If not, you'll be the one who gets fired!"Malcolm remained calm. He stood in the same spot and snickered. There was not an ounce of panic in his gaze. He said icily, "Clayton, Herbert! I have always done things openly. I have never done anything against my conscience. Don't you dream of intimidating me!"Clayton snickered and said mockingly, "Haha. You've done things openly? Don't forget, you fired me as the head of the medical association because of Liam. Remember, you're offending the Norton family and Rhett Lockhart! Do you think you're untouchable? You think that just because you're in a high position you don't have to worry?"Malcolm's gaze darkened. He naturally understood that if he fired Clayton that day, he was offending the Norton family and Rhett at the same time. They will surely come after him in the
Clayton went limp. His legs turned to jelly and he slumped onto the ground. He could barely form his words. "I-Impossible! How could this have happened? Mr. Lockhart!"After Herbert and Jaxton saw the news, their faces ashened in despair. They were just smug a moment ago. They kneeled on the ground and looked at Clayton, whose face was as equally ashened as theirs. They felt their world spinning."Mr. Lindberg! Mr. Lockhart h-has b-been fired. W-What should we do? Mr. Lockhart is done for. We—" Herbert stuttered. He looked terrified.Clayton was equally horrified. He looked at Liam with widened eyes filled with disbelief. He pointed at him with trembling fingers and asked, "W-Was it you? D-Did you do it? This was you, right? Impossible! Impossible! You're just a nobody who's remaining from the Cole family. How could you get Mr. Lockhart fired?"Liam looked at Clayton going mad. He snickered. "Clayton, you have people backing you up, don't you? You also have the Norton family. Why