Chapter 1109 A Lesson Before Graduation

• At the boxing gym, the thin teenage boy went down again and again, and each time he forced himself back to his feet.
• The coach offered him a hand. Clifford didn't take it. Instead, he pushed himself up from the mat on his own, breathing hard, then stepped forward and squared up again.
• "That's enough for today." The coach clapped him on the shoulder, pride and approval in his voice. "After the New Year break, we'll move you into the next phase of training."