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 of

not seem

was the only person able to bring her to her

matter how much she did not like acting like a sycophant, she still had to

a brief consideration, she decided to

mouth twitched upon hearing

Mister?

Was he that old?

look that

he did not care what other people thought, for some reason, it felt really strange

are you?

him accurately state her age,

breath and stated, "I'm only

considered the prime of a man's life? Was he not at the peak of

the girl call

aged his looks, or did the issue lie with the

was stunned as she didn't expect him to be so

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

"Craig, then!"

She hurriedly blurted out.

feel much better about

visit

top of her head, he focused

That pat shocked her.

her on the head when he was

out of the window as emotions warred

though she did not cry easily, she had been crying a

he would be when a woman cried next to him. More importantly, he did not know how to comfort her

a tissue. He wanted to say something but did not know what to say. So,

Hitman Island, but the evidence he

heart squeezed with

sired one child. Furthermore, she was a victim who was forced into that life. Perhaps he could try to plead mercy on

how heartbroken her parents would be if they could see her

he asked, "Have you eaten?

to visit my parents as soon

waiting for five

moment, all she wanted to do was stay by her

where they bought two bouquets before heading to the war

her parents' photos, tears began to roll uncontrollably down her cheeks like strings of pearls that had snapped open. Sadness overwhelmed him. How he

a moment alone with

hard she had been crying. The pleading look in her eyes made it hard for

if you need

"Okay."

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

she let go of her

the ground and

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

she tried to escape. Regardless, she always failed, and nearly died from the cruel punishments rained down

see her parents once more was by staying alive. That was her

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,

her throat,

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

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