Chapter 687

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