Chapter 714

After they sat down, Donovan took a drag of his cigarette and asked in a low voice, "Have you been to Malithorn?" Chris' expression stiffened noticeably. He lowered his head slightly, using the exhaled smoke to mask the unnatural tension on his face. "Yes." He paused for a few seconds before answering honestly. "I know the place well. My father was from Malithorn." "What did you do there?" Donovan asked. "After I left the army, I went back there to do some business with a friend," replied Chris. "Business?" "Yeah." Chris answered flatly. "Rubber trading. But we lost money, so I went to Syprea and worked as a bodyguard." Donovan exhaled a plume of smoke, glancing at him through the haze. Chris' expression remained largely unchanged. His eyes were lowered and calm, betraying no emotion. Donovan had actually investigated the claim about working as a bodyguard in Syprea. The facts confirmed that Chris had indeed been to Dibarah and had been employed by the family he claimed as his