Chapter 321 Things in Those Days


    Charles gently and carefully embraced her, as if she were his fragile prized possession.


    Looking at the girl in his arms, Charles still felt like he was in a dream.


    "Linda, how have you been?" Charles asked in a shaky voice.


    "I am okay." Hundreds of words welled up in her heart, but she could only utter these three words. She


    didn''t have to exin what she had gone through. She knew that Charles already had an idea of her


    suffering.


    "How have you been? I want the truth. Where have you been? Why didn''t youe back? Do you


    even know how much I missed you?"


    Charles said, with tears in his eyes.


    "I know. I know. I wanted toe back, but I couldn''t. I encountered... some difficulties."


    Linda had no idea how to tell him that Amy ruined her face. She couldn''t let him see her like that.


    She knew that Charles would never abandon her even though she looked horrible; he would only feel


    sorry for her. It was just that she herself couldn''t do it.


    "Let''s go home." Charles desperately wanted to take her home the moment he found her.


    "We can''t go home right now. There is already a "Lady Linda" in the vi. I want to find out who is


    behind all this."


    "I''ve realized a long time ago that she wasn''t you. The other day, I wasn''t able to control myself and


    confronted her. Then, Robert took her away immediately after."


    "Robert?"


    "Yes, he took her away. He must have something to do with the whole thing."


    "No, I don''t think so... I think the mastermind is probably his brother. Don''t you find it strange? It


    seemed like someone was controlling all of this from behind. I suspect that his brother is the one who


    did it."


    After listening to Linda''s analysis, Charles calmed down. He didn''t consider Adam because, in his eyes,


    he was just a harmless, timid boy.


    He still remembered how Adam used to tail his brother like a puppy and kept silent.


    "Oh, by the way, Charles, did anything happen between you and Adam? I feel that everything he had


    done is directed against you."


    "Something did happened between us, " Charles nodded.


    "Tell me about it. I have a feeling that what happened to us must have something to do with him."


    "It was a long time ago. His brother and I met in kindergarten. We were good friends until we graduated


    from high school, "


    Charles said and sighed. He sat on the chair next to him and ced Linda on hisp. Then he


    continued, with Linda in his arms, "As far as I can remember, Adam was very shy. He rarely spoke. He


    was always just tagging along his brother. Robert and I were both big fans of basketball, so he often


    came to see us y. But I barely talked to him."


    "Then, there shouldn''t be any problem between you two. Maybe he''s jealous of you... Watching you


    y with his brother made him jealous, so he wanted to take revenge?"


    Her rambling thoughts made himugh out loud.


    "What are you saying? It''s not like that. There is an unwritten rule for the children of the four ns. We


    must enter the military for two years after they turn 18 years old, so as to strengthen their will. At that


    time, Robert, Adam, and I were teammates. At the beginning, we got along well with each other. After


    all, the group assignments were done randomly, so we all cherished the opportunity to be together."


    Linda didn''t interrupt him. She listened carefully because she wanted to know the truth. She had tried


    to guess, but she had failed, so she desperately wanted to learn from Charles what on earth irritated


    Adam this much.


    "During the first year, we were all very happy. Our friendship motivated us through the hardships and


    loneliness in camp. Then, in the following year, apetition of skills changed us. The winner of the


    contest would be awarded the rank of Colonel."


    "The rank of Colonel? Isn''t that a long way to go? Don''t you start with Second Lieutenant, then First


    Lieutenant, Captain...?" Linda interrupted.


    "Come on! Wee from the four ns. It''s impossible for us to start with the rank of a Second


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    Lieutenant! Ater two years of training, we will go back to our ns to expand our businesses anyway."


    "Really? How about Brian? Why is he still there? Isn''t he a Major General now? Doesn''t he need to run


    his n''s business? Lord Ho loves him very much."


    "He is an exception. The General thinks highly of him, so he is still there. Do you think he got the rank


    easily? He carried out many dangerous tasks before he was given the rank. Generally speaking, other


    children from the four ns seldom reach the rank of Major."


    Charles was a bit annoyed. Why did this girl keep interrupting? Did she want to listen to the story or


    not?


    "Go on, dear Charlie. Carry on, please." Linda noticed a trace of impatience in his eyes, so she


    adjusted herself in his arms and continued listening.


    It was so nice to have him around. She had finally gotten the cuddle she had been looking forward to.


    "The children from the four ns all learned self-defense skills from our own private tutors so that we


    would be ready whenever we encounter dangers like kidnapping or something else. We are all good at


    military skills. In the final round of thepetition, only Robert, Adam, and I were left. Only one of us


    would win the first prize. To be honest, Robert and I didn''t care because we didn''t need the rank


    anyway. But Adam took it seriously. He wanted Robert to get the prize, so he went in the restricted area


    when I was shooting. And then I identally shot him on his..."