The Return of the War Legate

Chapter 71

Without a doubt, Nine Kings had already decided that Bailar was going to receive the contract, proving Liam’s efficiency.

It was because of this that Adrian no longer felt the need to lash out at him. He nodded and said, “I want you to handle all dealings Bailar has with Nine Kings. Make sure nothing goes wrong.” NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

“Understood, Mr. Adrian.”

Adrian left Liam’s office, after which the latter fell limp into his sofa and breathed out a long sigh. His secretary walked in and asked, “You seem really frightened of him, Mr. Liam. Why is that?”

Liam’s secretary was called June Lawson, and she had been working with him for a long time.

Liam was a man with a certain amount of pull within Swallowston, even going so far as being able to single–handedly bring changes to Swallowston. Yet, this very same man had shown himself to be fearful of a young man.

Hearing this question, Liam said, “There’s much you still have to learn. Swallowston is no longer the same as it used to be. We may have been the ones who could do whatever we please here in Swallowston, but things are very different now that Lucas Jenner, the battle warrior of Dragonshire, has moved in. He’s the one in charge of everything now.”

And that was the truth. Times really had changed. None of the top–tiered men dared to do anything reckless. Not while Lucas was around.

June was surprised when she heard this. “But that man isn’t the battle warrior, so are you saying he’s somehow connected to him?”

“Have you still not figured out what’s happened?” Liam asked.

“General Daniel may not have told me who he is, but I can tell. His name is Adrian Xander, and that name has popped up once or twice in the past. Do you know what this means?”

June pondered for a moment before her expression changed. She felt as though a heavy gavel had fallen upon her head as she said, “Are you saying that h–he’s…the legate?”

Liam frowned. “We’re going to proceed on a need–to–know basis. I don’t want you poking around in business you shouldn’t be knowing about and focus on your own tasks.”

“Understood.” June remained silent after that, knowing that Adrian’s position far surpassed Lucas‘.

***

While Adrian had left Liam’s office, Samantha was inside the bidding office with Nine Kings‘ general manager, Jenson Blu.

Thanks to the assistant from before, Samantha was now right in front of Jenson.

“Hello, my name is Samantha Cowell, representing the House of Bailar. I’m here to participate in the bidding process,” Samantha said politely.

After that, she took out her file from her bag and handed it to the man in front of her. “Here’s my proposal for you to look through.”

Jenson skimmed the contents of Samantha’s proposal for a brief moment before saying, “I’m very impressed with your proposal, Ms. Samantha. What amount are you looking to sign a contract with us?” Samantha was slightly startled by how forthcoming Jenson was. In fact, she was a little dumbfounded.

“Are you sure you’re impressed with my proposal? You’ve barely looked through it though.”

Jenson smiled when he heard this and thought, ‘How could I possibly reject your proposal when Mr. Liam’s the one who arranged for someone to bring you to me? You being here is merely a formality.”

“I’m sure your proposal’s solid, so there’s no need for me to look through any further. We have two slots. for the fashion industry, and we’d like to award one of them to you.”