Inside the villa, no one noticed anything unusual.
Many people lived in this small house, including Elise, Karen, Rodney, Leslie, Miranda and Fiona. Because of the current war, Stillwater was under lockdown that day. No one was allowed to leave their houses, this was the rule.
So Miranda came here. Her background was very tragic, the Elise family knew about it, and she was best friends with Elise. In this situation, it wouldn’t be too safe for her to be alone, so she came here.
As for Fiona, she came as Leslie’s classmate. She said her dad had something to take care of and couldn’t come back for the time being, so she was staying with them for a while.
Right now, in the living room, everyone was sitting there, waiting for the outcome. Luckily the Elise family lived in a villa, otherwise there wouldn’t have been room for so many people.
“Fiona, your face is so soft, does someone squeeze it often?”
On the sofa, Miranda held Fiona and pinched Fiona’s cheeks, giggling as she did so. Of course she didn’t squeeze too hard, it was very gentle, more like stroking. She played with Fiona’s face.
“My dad, Uncle Robin, also likes touching my face.”
Fiona didn’t resist, sitting on Miranda’s lap, playing with a toy. She was used to it by now. She had to get used to it.
Her little face was chubby, extremely cute. Anyone would want to pinch it, like a honey peach that you could squeeze water out of. But no one actually squeezed hard, just gentle strokes.
“With this war going on, I can’t even go out to play mahjong, we’re not allowed to leave the house. I heard that if you go out, you’ll be taken away, how scary is that?”
Karen patted her chest, talking about this matter. But then she suddenly added: “Forget about mahjong, what I’m most worried about is that little brat Nina. You tell me, hasn’t she gotten too old, too unruly, actually going to St. Sunday by herself? Does everyone not know what kind of place that is now?”
“It’s too dangerous. I called her and she actually said it was fine. Later I called a few more times and she stopped answering! What is wrong with this girl, Rodney, did she learn this from you, actually daring to hang up my call?”
Karen started scolding Rodney, Elise’s father.
Karen had many bad habits, greed, loved mahjong, vanity, saving face. Especially greed, it was in her bones. But at this moment, she was still a mother.
She nagged on and on about Nina Houry. Her precious daughter as well.
“Mom, don’t worry. My husband Robin is there, he will definitely protect your Nina, trust him. With Robin there, I guarantee he’ll keep that girl safe and sound.” Elise sat on the sofa, also hugging a little girl. It was Leslie.
The two of them were watching cartoons.
Cartoons were playing in the living room too. Nothing about the war. Because all electronic devices at the frontline were useless now, so nothing could be recorded or reported on, they could only manually report a couple sentences occasionally.
To show the progress of the war.
And the latest updates on the situation.
“That guy, hmph, he actually ran off to South Province, how strange, could it be because of the foreign enemy, he wants to profit from it?” Karen’s mouth curled in disdain.
She still looked down on Robin so much. Felt he was unfit for her daughter.
Her daughter was the CEO of Landview, Red Man under Mr. X, how could such a flower be inserted in cow dung?
She had never agreed to this from the start.
But Rodney’s expression flattened as he said: “Don’t always think so badly of him. The war is so intense now, he just got discharged, he probably returned to the battlefield. If he really went back and doesn’t die, then I’ll consider the half year agreement fulfilled, he has the qualification to marry my daughter.”
He was still a man.
Still a man of passion.
With the enemy at their doorstep but unable to fight back, it frustrated him greatly. He wanted to enlist, but they weren’t recruiting new soldiers now. After all, new recruits were like the Red Flames.
A thousand could be slaughtered by three thousand enemies.
They couldn’t even trade one for one.
So they were basically useless for the war effort.
Therefore, he could only place his hopes on the only soldier in the family, Robin. He hoped Robin could kill enemies and protect the country for them, to quell the anger in his heart right now.
South Land went too far!
“What, that won’t do. I’m still waiting for him to divorce my daughter. The only reason I didn’t push for it was because of the half year agreement, there’s only two months left, I’m waiting for the divorce so I can find my darling daughter a new husband. Tall, mighty, handsome, rich, absolutely worthy of my precious daughter.”
Upon hearing Rodney’s words, Karen immediately became unhappy.
What did he mean?
I don’t like this shabby Robin at all.
However, just then, Elise looked straight at Karen, also not saying anything, just looking at her, making Karen somewhat creeped out. Finally she had no choice but to smile wryly and say: “Fine, as long as Robin can achieve merit and come back alive, no longer just a common soldier, then I agree. I’ll acknowledge he fulfilled the half year agreement, that alright? I consent.”
Karen consented.
But in her heart, she still had other plans.
Come back?
And come back alive?
Could he come back? From the looks of it, this battlefield would likely become a shocking great war, with countless deaths.
How could a common soldier like Robin possibly come back alive?
He’d surely be buried there.
That way, it’d be even sooner than the half year agreement, she could find Elise a young master even faster. Snowy had found a rich young man earlier, latching onto a money mountain.
That family’s young master was incredibly outstanding.
Snowy had bragged about him several times. Annoying her each time. Hateful.
Just like her annoying old mom. Though according to Karen’s knowledge, Snowy’s mother was still in St. Sunday, that dangerous fiery place. A big woman like her, the chances of surviving this great war… were probably pathetically small.
So there’d be no one to annoy her anymore. She was happy but also strangely reluctant.
“I’ll remember what you said.”
Rodney said to Karen from the side.
“What, you old geezer, are you worried I’ll go back on my word?”
Karen and Rodney started bickering.
And as they bickered, Elise looked south with her almond eyes. She had a premonition that her husband Robin was in the south. She immediately grabbed Leslie’s soft little hand: “Baby, come, tell Daddy with Mommy: Daddy, go for it!”
“Go for it Daddy… Daddy go for it… Daddy go for it Daddy… Win and come back soon… Leslie misses you.”
Leslie’s tender voice was full of intense longing for Robin.
Go for it Daddy!
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