Chapter 381
Standing not far off from her, Joel was dressed casually in a shirt, looking like he was out on a break.
Even without his uniform, he still looked sharp like a sword which was ced in a scabbard and the
military temperament he had was impossible to hide.
Joel grinned, not expecting to run into her today. Unlike that day during thepetition when she wore
an eye-catching red dress, she was now wearing a casual white-colored top with wide sleeves paired
with jeans and canvas sneakers. On her delicate face, she had very light makeup on and overall, she
looked very clean and refreshing.
The sight of her made his heart skip.
During the tournament, Sophia had seen Joel from afar and knew that he was the one in charge of
security for that day. However, that day was too rushed, and she had left with the others to a party right
after, so she didn’t make it in time to greet him. Furthermore, the fact that Michael disliked him also made
her a little wary about going over to say hi that day.
But today, she paced over to him jauntily and asked, “General, what are you doing here?”
Without his military uniform, Joel maintained his usual smart aura, but his smile seemed more gentle as
the edges of his lips curled upward slightly and he replied, “I have a gathering with myrades in the
afternoon.” Then, he recalled the day of thepetition and added, “You did well that day!”
Since he was in charge of security, he had to stay outside of the venue to take care of various situations
and couldn’t watch Sophia on the spot, but he had watched the livestream.
The scene was unforgettable; ady in red calmly controlling a virtual character in golden armor to defeat
the foreign team until they had to make a run for it. The atmosphere was so thrilling that even Joel, who
was outside, could feel it simply by watching the broadcast.
The world of the young is burning with life! he had thought.
When he first met Sophia, she was a young girl who wasn’t very striking. If he hadn’t heard that she was
bought by Michael, he probably wouldn’t have taken a second look at her.
Back then, he didn’t understand why a person like Michael would need to resort to buying a woman, but
looking at her now, it was probably because Michael was a better judge of a person than he was.
Hearing the general’spliment, Sophia was so embarrassed that she scratched her head and
grinned. “I just got lucky. It was mainly because Stanley is a capable leader. I was just an errand runner
who could hit a few enemies.”
She had just finished speaking when Joel smiled again. The genes of the Fletchers were indeed top of
the ss. There was the elegant idol like Michael, the young punk like Stanley and also Joel, who was
oozing with righteousness and military persona.
Usually, he wouldn’t smile, but when he did, he was very good-looking andpletely different from the
way Michael smiled.
“How’s thepany?” he asked.
Sophia was not expecting him to ask about thepany, but it urred to her that Irene had also
invested in it, so she hurriedly replied, “Thepany is doing well and I’m nning to drop byter to
take a look. Everyone is working overtime recently and even Stanley has shifted his home to the office.”
“Yeah, do your best but don’t give yourself too much pressure. You’re still young, so you’ll run into some
failures before you can mature,” he said. Suddenly, his phone rang and he answered the caller, “I’ll be
right there.”
After hanging up, he turned to Sophia and asked, “It’s Army Day today and we have a day off. Your drill
instructor will also be at the gathering with myrades. Would you like to join?”
My drill instructor? she repeated in her head.
The mention of military training reminded her of Commander Ford. After the training, they never kept in
contact, and that seemed like a rule in their military camp.
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
When she heard that Joel would be having a gathering with Commander Ford, she was tempted to join,
but the thought that Michael didn’t like Joel held her back. If Michael had gone out with a woman she
didn’t like, she would definitely be unhappy about it as well.
Still, she contemted it because the memories of her military training were etched into her mind and
Commander Ford had taught her many things besides taking good care of herpany. When the
training ended, everyone had cried and was reluctant to leave.
That day, she even specially went to look for Commander Ford to bid farewell, but she couldn’t find him.
When training was finished and they had to leave the barracks, they were all crying like babies, but their
instructors were not allowed to send them off lest it made everyone sad.
It was destiny that she ran into him today, and she didn’t know when would be the next time she would
get such an opportunity. So she thought about it a little more and then said to Joel, “Let me inform
someone from home.”
Knowing who she meant by that, Joel nodded. “Alright, I’ll be waiting for you.”
Sophia spun around and called Michael, whose face was currently covered in dust and mud while he ate
boxed lunch with his crew.
During the shooting for this movie, his face was barely ever untouched as there was always some
makeup on—either blood or dust.
Upon picking up Sophia’s call, the first thing he did was to flirt with her, “Chica, are you missing your
hubby? Just clean your butt and wait for me. I’ll be back tomorrow to shower you with love.”
Sitting at the same table and eating boxed lunch with him, Harry rolled his eyes and cried silently, Can’t
you cut out such disgusting stuff when we’re eating?
Despite being married for a long time, Sophia still couldn’t help but blush whenever Michael made a dirty
remark. Very briefly, she told him about what happened today and finally said, “So yeah, that’s what
happened and it’s Army Day today, so I’ll join them for a meal and then leave after that.”
It was silent for a long time on the other side of the line. Although she knew that Michael wouldn’t agree
to it, she really wanted to meet Commander Ford as well as her battalion and regimentalmanders
who had taken care of her during training.
Despite knowing that he wouldn’t let her go, she still wanted to fight for this opportunity. To her surprise,
Michael merely chuckled lightly after a pause and said, “It’s not a big deal. Go ahead and join them.”
In that moment, she was overwhelmed with delight and thanked him cheerfully, “Thank you, hubby.”
After hanging up the call, Michael stared at his phone for a split second before going over to the director
and informed him, “It’s Army Day today so I’m taking two day’s off to join a gathering with myrades. I
won’t be here today and tomorrow.”
Speechless, there was nothing the director could do because Michael was the celebrity and he called the
shots.
Meanwhile, Sophia left with Joel in a jubnt mood after putting her phone away.
As Joel was the host today, the venue definitely wouldn’t be too shabby. The gathering would be held at
thergest leisure club in Bayside City, which was in Asco Entertainment City, and they had run into each
other because that ce was nearby.
Whenever she thought that she would be meeting hermanders whom she missed so dearly, a little
surge of excitement would well up in her chest. She then gazed at Joel and asked nervously, “Will I affect
the mood if I join the gathering with yourrades?”
“No, you won’t. Don’t worry, there are people bringing their families as well,” he assured.
Relieved, Sophia happily followed him.
As this was a wealthy area, it was filled with luxury stores and premium clubs. Asco Entertainment City,
which they had just entered, belonged to the owner of Asco International, and the club was located on
the fourth floor while the first three floors were branded stores.
Tagging behind Joel, the both of them had only reached the second floor when they met an acquaintance
unexpectedly.
“So the both of you really know each other!”
Appearing before Sophia, a group of people were walking toward them. A young, beautiful girl was in the
middle and she was surrounded by a few bodyguards dressed in ck.
Isn’t that Natasha Mitchell?