Norman approached Skylar after saying his words. Naomi, who was standing beside Skylar, felt
immense pressure. She wanted to speak but failed to do so. The crowd could feel Norman’s imposing
wrath. A sense of danger lingered in the air.
Nathaniel and Winona were worried. They swiftly approached Spencer and said, “Spencer, Skylar is
still young. He doesn’t understand the severity of the situation. We’ll be sure to lecture him when we
get back. Everyone is watching. Could you please ask Norman to let him off the hook?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Skylar is still young? He’s 25 years old. He’s an adult and now he shall face the consequences of his
actions! It doesn’t matter if everyone is watching. It’ll be a lesson that he’ll remember for the rest of his
life,” Spencer replied.
Nathaniel was rendered speechless. He looked at Langston helplessly, hoping that he would step in
and resolve the issue. However, Langston did not bother to do so as he was eager to watch Norman
display his skills and teach Skylar a lesson.
Everyone was against Skylar, yet he remained unmoved. All this pressure was nothing to him, it was
not even worth it to take matters into his own hands. He looked at Norman and said, “Whether or not
my ranking is on par with the general is not a question that you’re worthy to ask!”
Skylar’s words had once again flabbergasted the crowd. Even Naomi gasped in shock. Skylar was
adding fuel to the fire. Ash, Alex, and the others were excited to see how bad things would turn out for
Skylar.
Skylar displayed no signs of backing out. Norman was running out of patience. He had arranged the
fleet earlier to escort him back to flaunt his success. However, it was all ruined by Skylar. “It’s not a
question that I’m worthy to ask? Well, tell me what kind of position I should dare not to ask.” Norman
sneered.
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He was only a step away from becoming the second Secretary of Defense. It was set in stone and he’ll
be promoted as soon as he returns to the military. That meant that he would be stepping into the core
and obtaining unrivaled power. Only a few would be ranked higher than him, but he would have the
authority to ask for assistance from the general himself.
“Norman, don’t be mad. Perhaps his position is something that we inquire about.” Megan said. Norman
frowned and asked, “What do you mean?” Megan smirked and continued, “You’ve just returned and
there’s a lot of catching up to do. I can assure you that