Jay was a former soldier, after all, so one glance from him was enough to make anybody's legs turn weak, and Steven was no exception. The four elders approached, scowling, and pointed at Steven. "Steven! What are you waiting for? Let them go right now!""You have no right to capture Connor and Keith! No one is allowed to bring Connor and Keith out of here. The only way you can do so is over our dead bodies!""Let them go right now, Steven!""Assistant, keep your eye on them both! No one is allowed to take them away without our permission, and if anyone dares to sneak them out of here, I will not hesitate to shoot!""I couldn't believe this was happening until I got here. What on earth is happening to this city? How dare a mere first lieutenant like you even dare to capture the Saunders brothers?"Jay's soldiers pointed their guns straight at Steven and pulled the safety. In a split second, the air seemed to turn several degrees colder as Steven's men stared down the barrels of t
"He's right. I think Malcolm was the one behind this. He's been trying to bring us down for a while now, and I'm certain that this is his plan to capture us all…"Connor and Keith were practically scrambling over themselves to get their father to take them seriously. They even kept eyeing Liam and Steven with looks of scorn and contempt, convinced that Liam was nothing more than an actor whom Steven had hired to trick them under Malcolm's orders to arrest them.Jay, however, whipped around and slapped them both across their faces without hesitation. "You idiots! Shut your mouths. Have you forgotten where you are? How can you speak about General Lynch like this? Show him some respect, you good-for-nothing a*ses!"Connor and Keith clamped their mouths shut regretfully and did not dare to say anything further. Instead, they kept their heads bowed, occasionally shooting Liam and Steven another one of their murderous glares.Jay finally turned to Liam, a smug expression on his face. "Yo
Malcolm had brought a thousand of his best soldiers with him. As soon as they heard his command, they sealed off the entire area, including the adjacent streets. The citizens who were still loitering around the area were evacuated, and all the streets were cleared away so that no cars or people were allowed to enter or leave. Jay's expression darkened when he saw that it was Malcolm. "Malcolm, how dare you even order to have me captured?"Malcolm, however, did not acknowledge him and instead strode over to Liam. He adjusted his cap, then saluted Liam and declared, "Malcolm Lynch, general and commander of the garrison, reporting for duty, King Pendragon, sir!"Everyone was so stunned by this that they felt as though they had been struck by lightning. The Saunders and the elders, including the soldiers they had brought with them, all stared in horror at this. All sorts of emotions crossed their faces—initial shock, then excitement, then admiration and finally fear. Jay and his two so
Liam's gaze landed on Malcolm, but he did not respond, and instead, continued to stare coolly at him. After about half a minute, just as Malcolm was starting to get uneasy and was about to say something to break the silence, Liam finally replied, "Malcolm, you're not serving in my troop, so I have no right to punish you."Malcolm's heart leaped into his throat, but he bowed and said as respectfully as he could, "Sir…"Liam tore his gaze away. Instead, he turned to stare out at the distance and continued, "Remember that this is not to happen ever again! If something like this happens again in the future, I will have no choice but to assume that you have failed to protect the citizens of Drunham City, and I will let Cisco know about this so that he may elect another representative to run this city instead."With that, he picked up Jovie from where she was sitting, grabbed their bags, and left. Malcolm finally straightened up long after Liam had left, with beads of cold sweat coverin
Celena finally let out a sigh of relief and reached out to pinch Jovie's nose teasingly. "You're not allowed to say things like that in the future, do you understand? I was terrified for a moment there!"Jovie was a little upset at the fact that her mother did not believe her and instead thought she was just telling tall tales. She pouted, nibbling on her straw rather despondently, and muttered, "There were so many people there… Fine! I still think Dad's the bravest man in the whole wide world!"Celena smiled at this. "Okay, Jovie, I believe you. Your father is indeed the bravest man in the whole world!"Celena scarfed down the rest of her breakfast, then disappeared into the bedroom to get changed. By the time Liam and Jovie finished their breakfast, she had already gotten changed and was halfway out the door. Celena had only just gotten discharged from the hospital a few days ago. Liam recalled that the doctors had requested Celena to get some rest while she was at home, so he s
Liam and Jovie played together on the couch for a while, but since Jovie was still a child, it did not take her long to start to feel tired. When he noticed this, Liam brought Jovie into the bedroom for her nap, and he tiptoed out of the room after she had fallen asleep, closing the door behind him. Then, he sat down on the couch and started considering everything that had happened recently. Although he did not need to worry about money, he still needed to find a job soon. He could not go on like this, sitting around waiting for Celena to come home every day. Eventually, people would start to get suspicious, and he did not want people to discover his true identity soon. Besides, Celena was always getting taunted about the fact that she had a jobless husband, and he was determined to change that.He needed to find a job to keep his identity under wraps. Liam glanced at the room. Seeing that Jovie was still fast asleep, he decided to make a quick trip out of the house to the nearest
Even the ones who had looked confident about their muscular build all eventually came out of the interview room, looking despondent. One of these men even muttered under his breath, "Are they hiring a bodyguard or a punching bag? This is crazy… Absolutely atrocious! I'm never coming back to this h*llhole again…"Liam finally opened his eyes. At that moment, a woman wearing a tailored suit, a blue name tag, and black-rimmed glasses stepped out, clutching a stack of documents. She stopped at the door and shouted, "Next, Liam Cole! Is there a Mr. Liam Cole here?"Liam leaped to his feet and followed the woman into the room. The moment he stepped in, he realized that this was not an office he had previously expected. If anything, this looked more like a dojo!There was a giant arena in the middle of the room, not unlike those reserved for boxing matches, and a woman with a high ponytail, dressed in a white boxing uniform, stood within it. Although she had her back to Liam, he could te
Liam raised his brows in surprise. He had not expected to find someone with such clout in that sleepy little town.Ignoring Liam, the young man strode in and fixed his gaze on the woman onstage. He chuckled. "Hey, you've been at this the whole day and still no luck finding a bodyguard?"He sauntered over to a plush sofa, pulled out a cigar, and a bodyguard promptly lit it for him.Inhaling deeply, the young man blew a cloud of smoke and peered at the woman through it. "Really, why be so headstrong? Why not make it easy on yourself and take the bodyguard I've picked out for you?"The woman on the stage, Sunniva Bristow, looked icy as she shot back, "Yankel, cut the act. Do you think I'm clueless? You just want someone to spy on me. Well, I won't accept any bodyguard you shove at me. I can find my own."Mid-sentence, her eyes caught Liam, still lingering in the room. A spark of inspiration flashed, and she pointed at him. "You can keep your so-called kindness. I've found the perfect