Chapter 718


    The car had been on the road for solid two hours before it finally pulled up at the militarypound.


    The ce was crawling with security, with guards posted every five steps.


    Steve rolled down his window, showing his face before he was allowed in.


    chill in my office for a bit.”


    He didn’t really have a choice, so he followed Steve out of the car.


    They made their way through the building to Steve’s office.


    Surprisingly, there was a family photo on Steve’s desk, even Selena was included in it. The family of


    four looked quite happy together.


    look.


    Seeingn’s interest, Steve, secretly thrilled, immediately pulled out a photo album.


    “This album contains pictures of you from when you were a kid. These are from your years in the army,


    this one is from when you got a medal, and here’s you getting whipped by your grandfather. You were


    kneeling in the cold, about to pass out.”


    Memories rted to his time in the army started toe back, but that was it.


    Steve didn’t dare disturb him, he sat in his office chair, watchingn slowly flip through the album.


    When he saw Eric,n’s fingers stopped.


    He didn’t really remember his older brother, but Eric’s face was obviously gentle.


    Unliken’s stern aura, Eric was always smiling and talking, and his voice was gentle. Nobody found


    any reason to dislike him: …


    Steve had someone serve two cups of coffee and put one in front ofn.


    “You and Eric were really close, you know. When you were in the military, he visited you a couple of


    times.”


    “Really?” He couldn’t quite remember.


    “Eric cared a lot about you.”


    Seeing that picture, Steve’s heart sank.


    “This was a few days before he was sent on that mission, we were having drinks.”


    He wasn’t good at expressing his feelings. Even though he cared about his sons, he often didn’t know


    how to express himself.


    Eric was like the embodiment of kindness, always taking the initiative to chat with his dad, to have


    drinks with him.


    “What did you guys talk about that day?”n’s tone was indifferent. From the picture, it was clear they


    were having a good time.


    “He said he had a crush on a girl, but I was pretty hammered that night, so I didn’t catch her name.”


    “If he already had a girl he liked, why did he still take on such a dangerous mission?”


    Steve was silent for a while before he sighed.


    “In the Raymond family, each generation has one member who works at the top level. It’s a family


    tradition. Your brother was the chosen one of this generation. To be more urate, he volunteered. He


    was only twelve, but he was incredibly smart, especially in research, he was a prodigy. Being chosen


    means living like me, restricted by the position, barely having any normal human emotions, even the


    chance to see family is rare. We work until we retire, but the leaders gave their word, if he could


    He knew what wasing next, he didn’t need Steve to say it.


    He fell in love with someone. Young people can’t stand being apart, so he wanted more time off to be


    with the girl. So, he decided to risk it.


    But he lost, staking his life on it.


    Turned out, the genius Eric was also a hopeless romantic.


    “That night I was drunk; I can’t remember the girl’s name he mentioned. If I did, I might be able to find


    the clues he left behind.”


    Because it was his first time chatting with his son, he lost control and got drunk, missing the most


    important piece of information.


    Steve didn’t say anything, his hand reaching into his pocket, clutching the cross.


    But when he sawn’s retreating figure, he opened his mouth, then sighed.


    “Do you want to stay for dinner?”


    “No, thank you”


    He still had a two–hour drive home; he would bete if he didn’t leave now.


    The next second, he fell out of the doorway.


    n!”


    Steve hurriedly called for a doctor, also checkingn’s previous medical records.


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    “Doctor, how is he?”


    “Mr. Raymond, please calm down. He just received too much information; his brain got


    overstimted. He will be fine when he wakes up.”


    Steve med himself, knowingn had a head injury, he shouldn’t have let him look at those pictures.


    At seven, Maja set off for the restaurant on time.


    When she arrived, she found the restaurant empty.


    The table was covered in flowers, candles were lit, and the city’s night view was visible from there.


    Suddenly, she was reminded of Samuel Brown’s cheesy moves, and she couldn’t help butugh.


    Flowers, fireworks, and candlelit dinner,


    A little smile appeared on her lips; she felt a little warm in her heart.