Chapter 73


    Richard watched as his own sister got tortured in such a way, loosening his fists that were tightly


    clenched just moments ago. He did not expect Sophia to do something as cruel as this; she had stolen


    her ne and even ndered Ka for stealing Nathan’s watermelon!


    All of a sudden, a thought popped into Ka’s mind. She rubbed off the tears on her cheeks before she


    held onto Richard’s hand tightly through the little window on the door.


    “Richard, I know that b*tch still has feelings for you. Why don’t you look for her and get her to plead the


    companymanders for mercy? If she admits that she ndered me, they will let me out. That would


    make up for my grades as well!”


    “But…” Richard seemed hesitant. He wanted her to recede from theints, but would she agree to


    it though?


    Noticing her brother’s hesitant look on his face, Ka hastily held onto his hands. “Richard, she’s doing


    all of this just to attract your attention—she’s even thinking about getting married to the Harpers. You


    only have to pretend to get back together with her. Eventually, she will listen to everything you say! She


    will listen to your orders!”


    Getting back together with Sophia…


    Richard hesitated for a bit. Even though he was dying to get back together with Sophia, he was currently


    in a rtionship with X and could not simply betray his girlfriend like that.


    Ka did not care about X at all; she held onto Richard tightly as though she was holding on to her


    final hope. “You’d just have to pretend to promise her and get along with Sophia for some time; once the


    military training is over, you can dump her. X is a kind and sensible person, so I’m sure she’ll give you


    her full support!”


    Richard kept quiet for one minute before he finally agreed to it. “Alright, I’ll give it a try.”


    Ka turned her tears of sadness into tears of joy, looking as though she had finally found hope.


    Didn’t Sophia cause so many troubles just to get her brother to change his mind about her? As long as


    Richard was willing to return to her side, she would be as humble as a dog and give Ka the


    chance to do whatever she wanted!


    Ka believed that Sophia would soon admit everything she had done. By then, themanders would


    release her as well.


    Half of the girls were absent in their dorm rooms, for they would usually gather around in their own social


    circles right after washing up.


    Sophia was getting ready to sleep after she had washed her face and rinsed her mouth. At that moment,


    someone informed her from outside that a person was waiting for her at the main entrance of the dorm.


    When she made her way out, she noticed Richard standing under one of the streetmps situated just


    outside their dorm. He was handsome and well-dressed in his military uniform, looking just like a schr


    who had joined the army. His gentle-looking eyebrows reflected his unchanged gentleness and affection


    from Sophia’s memories.


    “Sophia, can we go for a walk together?”


    Richard put on a pleasant smile as he sincerely invited Sophia out. He waspletely prepared to get


    rejected, but little did he think that Sophia would ept his invitation.


    “Alright, give me a minute. Let me go back and have my shoes changed.” Sophia, who was wearing


    slippers, quickly ran back to her dorm room.


    Richard was slightly startled as he stared at her from the back; it seemed like he had caught sight of her


    anticipation. It looked like she had probably guessed his reason foring over today, so she must be


    really happy about it, right?


    She was no longer the kind and simple Sophia she used to be. Now, she had be scheming and


    cynical. In order to get back together with Richard, she had even done things to hurt Ka…


    Nheless, why did he feel his heart throbbing the moment he saw her?


    It was especially her hearty smile; Sophia’s smile looked just the same as he pictured in his mind. She


    was the girl who stood under the shades of the tree with a simple and pleasant smile. The reason why


    she had done everything she did was just to get back together with him. What a stubborn girl she was!


    Then, what about X?


    While Sophia was getting changed, Richard pondered about it as he stared at the streetmp.


    Soon, Sophia returned not long after. She had changed into a pair of shoes, and there was a little doll in


    her arms.


    Nathan seemed to be upset about it, and he stared coldly at Richard.


    Beforeing to the barracks, Michael had urged him to be aware of whoever got close to Sophia. If


    anyone were to make a move, Michael had even instructed Nathan to take matters into his own hands.


    Although Nathan felt like Michael—the man who Sophia was married to—was a violent man, the unusual


    person standing in front of his eyes looked even worse than Michael!


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    Richard did not expect Sophia to bring the kid along; he was slightly astonished by it. On the other hand,


    Sophia was very happy as she held on to Nathan’s hand. “Good boy. We’re going outside for a breath of


    fresh air—let’s look at the beautiful scenery and feed the mosquitoes.”


    Nathan did not say a word, but his right hand held onto Sophia while his left hand grabbed onto the little


    frog toy that Sophia had won for him at a funfair. He pinched it and the frog made a squeaking noise


    which was harsh on the ears.


    The three of them walked out from the dorm area. The barrack was huge, and a bunch of students would


    come out to take a breath of fresh air at night. Apart from that, they would y basketball on the training


    grounds while couples would be spending time alone under the shades of the trees. Hence, there was


    not anything special about the two of them walking together.


    The scenery in the barrack was not that bad; there was a man-made pond, and the three of them were


    circling round it.


    Nathan had purposely stood between Sophia and Richard.


    Richard organized his speech before he started speaking to Sophia in a cool and bright manner, “This


    ce looks just like our high school—it had the same man-made pond as well. I remember that we


    would always learn new vocabries by heart every morning near the pond back then; I would stand on


    one side while you stood on the other. We wouldn’t disturb each other, but I could always see you


    whenever I raised my head…”


    Sophia had indulged herself in their past memories as well. “You’re right. All of it seems like it was just


    yesterday,” she said.


    Unfortunately, it was all in the past now. She no longer had feelings for Richard as she stood beside him


    at that moment. In fact, she wanted tough upon thinking about it.


    The atmosphere was filled with affection when Nathan immediately squeezed his little frog upon realizing


    it. A huge squeaking sound broke through the subtle atmosphere, ruining the moment for Richard.


    Richard stood by the pond and looked at the clear reflection of the full moon on the surface of it. He


    suddenly realized that it was mid-autumn day, and the round moon in the sky made him think back to the


    mid-autumn day two years ago. He then subconsciously put on a smile and asked, “Do you remember


    what happened two years ago? I brought you to the Snow Garden on my bicycle to have some


    mooncakes. The taste of it was…”


    “Squeak!” Nathan squeezed his little frog toy once.


    Richard, who had been interrupted, continued saying, “I liked the sweet ones but you preferred…”


    “Squeak!” Nathan squeezed his little frog toy discontentedly once again. He raised his head to look at


    Richard, who was about to say something again. He quickly squeezed his frog toy consecutively.


    “Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!”


    Sophia touched Nathan on his head and asked, “What’s the matter, Nate?”


    Nathan put on a straight face. “I want to eat a popsicle.”


    Sophia replied, “Okay. Lucky for you, I still have a few bucks in my pocket. Let’s go have some


    popsicles!”


    As soon as she finished her sentence, Sophia immediately left along with Nathan. Richard quickly caught


    up to them. “Sophia, I…”


    Sophia politely interrupted her. “I’m sorry, senior. I’m going to get Nate some popsicles. You can take a


    walk around here yourself!”


    With that, Sophia ignored whatever expression Richard had on his face before she brought Nathan to the


    military service center.


    After buying two popsicles, Sophia and Nathan each had a popsicle dangling from their mouths as they


    continued to walk around the ce. Sophia found a stone stool and took a seat when the both of them


    arrived at a quiet corner. After they were done with the popsicles, Sophia touched Nathan on the head


    and said, “Oh Nate, why are you so cute? Come here, let me kiss you.”


    Nathan refused to let her kiss him. He turned away to avoid Sophia’s affectionate attack, but Sophia


    insisted on lifting him up for a kiss. The both of them were messing around when a deep voice was


    suddenly hearding from the dark. “Chica!”