Chapter 16


    Once Katherine dropped her children home, she drove over to the medical department but was


    surprised to see that everywhere was calm and in order. Wasn''t she informed that there was an


    emergency? While wondering, a female officer walked up to her and saluted her, "General, thank


    goodness you came quickly. We had some guest from Aurora Ind and they would be leaving soon."


    "Oh! Lead me to them quickly," Katherine had misunderstood the emergency situation. She thought it


    was a chaos happening in the base, she didn''t know that it was as a result of some unexpected


    visitors.


    Once she arrived there, she saw three officers seated nobly, the three officers were all generals too.


    They stood to salute her and she saluted them as well. Afterwards, she sat. The low ranking female


    officer who lead her here had already left.


    Katherine wondered what this sudden asion is for, the generals went on to introduce themselves


    after which they stated their purpose. Amidst the three officers from Aurora Ind were two men who


    looked like they were in their early forties and a woman who looked young but agile, her name is


    General Wendi. She''s a surgeon General at Aurora Ind but she had been deployed here to help


    Katherine in her work.


    "So General Wendi will serve here for nine months, I hope that you can work together with her?" One


    of the male Generals from Aurora Ind said.


    Katherine didn''t feel good about this new development. Why would they bring in another Surgeon


    General? Do they think she''s not capable of her work?


    "We should," Katherine answered.


    The two male Generals spoke a few more words after which they left. Leaving Wendi and Katherine


    alone in therge office.


    "It will be my honour to work with you, General Katherine. I have heard a lot about you," Wendi said.


    Katherine shrugged, "you are wee, General Wendi." Then she stood.


    "General Katherine..." Wendi called and Katherine turned to her. "Could you please attend my wee


    dinner party this night? I''ll like for you to be present there."


    Katherine thought about her request and said, "that shouldn''t be a problem." Then she walked away. It


    wasn''t as if she was jealous of the new Surgeon General''s presence, she just doesn''t like the fact that


    someone who has simr rank and function as her is here. She must report this to Derick.


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    She returned home and showered after which she rested on the bed. She was hoping that Derick will


    for the dinner, Derick wasn''t present.


    Katherine informed Samantha about where she was going, the children had already slept since it was


    alreadyte at night. Once she walked outside of the building, about approaching her car, she sighted


    another car drove in.


    She watched as a tall military officer stepped down. And that was Derick. "Where to?"


    "To the wee dinner party of General Wendi. And I really have some things to discuss with you,"


    Katherine said.


    "What''s that about?"


    "Maybe when I''m back," Katherine said, making an attempt to walk towards her car.


    "Say it now," he demanded.


    Katherine paused and checked her wrist watch, well, she still has a couple of minutes to spare. "Why


    do you have to bring in a new Surgeon General? What are you indicating, that I''m not capable of my


    job or?"


    "We didn''t ask for Aurora Ind military''s help. They were the one who reached out to us to supply us


    with the surgeon General and a few medical officers. I epted the offer cause Aurora has top notch


    skill in military tactics, their medical department is also one of the best. Plus we still have thousands of


    soldiers there in our medical center that needs to recover quickly. I think this would ease your job, don''t


    you think?" Derick took his time to exin to her.


    "I just don''t feelfortable having someone else that sits in the same position that I am." Katherine


    expressed her dissatisfaction.


    "Bear with it. You have just five months and a few weeks left to spend here. Wendi will not be here


    forever as well. So endure," he said, standing straight and gant.


    She shrugged and mumbled, "not like I have a choice. I should get going now."


    "Your dress," he suddenly spoke. Katherine looked at herself and didn''t see anything odd about her


    gown.


    "What about it?"


    "Isn''t it too short?" He asked.


    Katherine frowned. Since when did the kind of cloth she wears bes his business. "Why are you


    worried about that? I don''t think you should. Bye." She got inside her car and drove off.


    But Katherine couldn''t stop wondering why he took cognisance of her gown. Not like he gives a damn


    about her. That man only knows how to kill, she thought to herself as she drives.


    After many minutes had passed, she pulled over before military Lounge A2 and walked straight to room


    009, where the wee dinner party was being held.


    The beautiful room was upied to the brim, soft music yed in the background. Katherine loved


    how the big room was beautifully designed. Everyone present here dressed like a civilian and they


    mostly look beautiful.


    While looking for where she could sit, a voice sounded behind her, "General Katherine."


    Katherine turned and saw Wendi who was all smiles. "Hey General Wendi."


    "I''m d you came. This party wouldn''t have been worth it if you aren''t present."


    "Oh no! Don''t tter me," Katherine said.


    "Pleasee over here and sit," she then lead Katherine to the VIP table and made her sit. On that


    table, only top officers can sits there.


    Katherine sat and soon, some waiters came around and served cups of wine on her table.


    Katherine enjoyed the music that yed and it made her feel rxed. Also, there was arge screen


    that disyed the music video. She was lost in watching it. She casually took the cup of wine on her


    table and gulped the wine in. The wine tasted very sweet. She could tell that it was of high quality.


    She then set her eyes again on the screen, enjoying the music video.


    Whereas, two people were standing at the entrance of the hall and were watching Katherine who was


    seated and backing them. These two people were Wendi and Donna.


    Donna and Wendi served together at Aurora Ind''s military. They were very close friends eventhough


    Wendi seniors Donna in rank. She was the one who told Wendi to write to the top military officers in


    Aurora Ind to send her here to help sick officers. But actually, that wasn''t what Donna wanted her to


    Donna realized that since Katherine is of higher rank than her, there is little to what she can do to her.


    But she believes that Wendi will be able to help her carry her schemes.


    "She has drank from the cup," Wendi said to Donna.


    "I can see it, General," Donna said.


    "So have you arranged for the man that will have sex with her yet?" Wendi asked. She was actually


    nervous about the whole thing but she just had to do this for her friend.


    "You can go and enjoy your party, Wendi. I''ll take it from here," Donna said.


    Wendi nodded and walked away from her.


    A couple of minutester, Katherine''s eyes started bing blurry. She was feeling very intoxicated


    eventhough she drank a little from the drink. Then she stood up at once and looked around for the


    toilet. She wanted to go somewhere private before she will loose consciousness of her surrounding.


    Once her eyes managed to catch a sight of the toilet, she immediately walked towards it. Though as


    she carried her legs, it felt heavy and heavier. At some point, she felt like she was entering a blue sky


    rather than a toilet. Eventually, she managed to walk into therge toilet. She held onto the wall and


    wondered what was going on with her.


    Is the drink spiked? She thought to herself. All of a sudden, she smelt a strong masculine fragrance,


    she looked up and saw a man standing before her but she couldn''t quiet fugure out whom the man is.


    However, his scent was familiar.


    "Thest time I have a taste of you was seven years ago," a familiar voice spoke. As blurry as her


    sense of reasoning was, she was still able to process that this man before her would be Richard.


    Richard? Inside the military base at this time? What could he be doing?


    She felt a strong grip on her hand all of a sudden, she tried to yank her hand off his grip but she wasn''t


    sessful. Her bones and marrows were getting weaker and weaker. She was scared of what was


    about to happen.


    She felt herself being dragged further and further, she tried to resist the pull but it was impossible. All of


    a sudden, she found herself being pushed fiercely. She thought she wouldnd on the floor and hurt


    her back but surprisingly, where shended was felt like a bed.


    Her heart skipped even more. Seems this is a set up. She has to do something quick.