Not One, But Two!

Chapter 223

Chapter 223

Charlotte remembered her father shouting at her the exact same way Craig did.

Unwittingly, her body froze in fear. By the time she realized what was happening, Craig had slammed the door shut with his leg. He thrust her onto the passenger seat and strapped her in.

"I think we need to have a talk about you and Hitman Island."

Her face went stark white upon hearing that. However, she knew there was no point in keeping it a secret since she had never once thought of running away.

"Fine, but can you take me to my parents first?"

She had been kidnapped soon after her parents' death. For years, she was unable to visit their graves.

After all, they were war heroes, so they were buried in a war grave, a place she could never enter.

She was a stain on their glorious achievements and the lives they have led.

Out of the blue, all of her strength broke before the sight of Craig's uniform.

She did not want this to begin with.

With good grades and great stamina, she wanted to join the military, as her parents wanted her to, or the police force. She had never wanted to walk a path that was the complete opposite of her parents' lives.

If her parents were still alive, they would likely have had a heart attack over the life she led.

She hurriedly turned to look away. Still, he was able to spot the tears streaming down her cheeks. His heart throbbed in pain.

"I'll take you to a florist first. Let us get two bouquets."

"Thank you."

She nodded obediently.

Other than meeting up with Abigail, she had planned to visit her parents' grave while she was in Harrion. This might be her last chance to do so, after all.

Even if she was a stain upon their perfect careers, even if she did not deserve to stand before them, she truly missed them. Oh, how she missed them...

All words left Craig's mind when he saw the look on her face.

"Let me clean up my wound first."

His head was still bleeding. While it looked terrifying, as all head wounds tend to be, it was just a minor injury.

He grabbed the first-aid kit from the back.

Before he could do or say anything, she took it from him.

"Let me."

Contrary to the chill in her voice, her hands were warm and gentle. Her unique and womanly scent filled his nose as she had to lean in close.

He nervously shuffled away from her but froze awkwardly when she said, "Don't move."

Charlotte was focusing her full attention on treating the wound.

How long had it been since she had cleaned and dressed someone else's wounds?

It must have been before her parents passed away.

Craig seemed slightly older than her, but he should be pretty old since he was a Lieutenant Colonel.

if he was over the age

did not

he was the only person able to bring her to her parents' grave. So, how should she

like acting like a sycophant, she still had to be

consideration, she decided to say,

twitched

Mister?

Was he that old?

look

people thought, for some reason, it

old are you?

accurately state her age, she still

"I'm only

man's life? Was he not at

could the girl call him

or did the issue lie with

she didn't expect him to be so young based on

have achieved a lot. Nevertheless, she knew just how cunning people like that could be. So,

"Craig, then!"

She hurriedly blurted out.

him feel much better

go visit

patted the top of her head, he focused on

That pat shocked her.

the head when he was still alive. As such, the gesture made

swiftly turned to look out of

she did not cry easily, she had been crying a lot today as if she

women were made of tears, but he had never thought how upset he would be when a woman cried next to him. More importantly,

thing he knew to do was to awkwardly hand her a tissue. He wanted to say something but did not know what to say. So, he chose to remain silent lest

Hitman Island, but the evidence he had

with

Perhaps he could try to plead mercy on her behalf, even if it meant losing his military ranking. He had

how heartbroken her parents would be if they could see her

through his mind, he asked, "Have you eaten?

wish to visit my parents as

waiting for

Before that moment, all she wanted to do

to the florist, where they bought two bouquets

had snapped open. Sadness overwhelmed him. How he wished to shout and scream

a moment alone with

saw her eyes swelling from how hard she had been crying. The pleading look

if

"Okay."

to walk away, far away, so that he could keep an eye on her, but not too close that he would intrude

she let go of her

herself to the ground

past five years she had endured had been the complete opposite of the life her parents

and over again, she tried to escape. Regardless, she always

parents once more

evil. I am a stain on our family's reputation, but I have tried my best. For five whole years, I kept trying. I missed you so very much. Why couldn't you have taken me with you? We could be together in the underworld. We could even be reborn as a family. Now, I cannot even see your faces

she forced those questions out of her throat, only

know what it felt like to be upset on another person—no, another woman's—behalf. All he knew was

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