Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 718 Feeling a Bit Happy

The car cruised for a solid two hours before finally pulling up at the military restricted zone.

Cops were everywhere, with guard posts every few steps.

Donovan rolled down the window, flashed his face, and they let him through.

Raymond was about to bounce as soon as he got out, but Donovan was like, "Hey, come chill in my office for a bit."

Raymond had no choice but to tag along.

They strolled through the building and landed in Donovan's office.

On the desk was a photo, even Catherine was in it, looking like a picture-perfect family of four.

Raymond had zero memory of it, so he picked up the frame to get a closer look.

Seeing his interest, Donovan's fingers twitched with excitement, and he whipped out a photo album.

"These are all kinds of pics of you growing up, your military days, this one's when you got a commendation, and this one's when Grandpa punished you, whipped you a bunch, and made you kneel outside in the freezing cold till you almost passed out," Donovan said.

Raymond still had no memory, but seeing the pic of himself kneeling, a flicker of something crossed his eyes.

Bits and pieces of military memories started to come back, but that was it.

Donovan didn't want to interrupt, just sat back in his chair, watching Raymond slowly flip through the album. When he saw Christopher, Raymond's fingers froze.

Christopher, but the

Christopher was always chatty and cheerful,

bring in two cups of coffee, placing one

Christopher were tight. He visited you a bunch while

Raymond asked, "For real?"

no

"Christopher cared

was of Christopher at eighteen or nineteen, taken not long before he passed

photo, Donovan's heart softened. "This was taken a few days before he went on that

great at expressing his feelings, even though he cared deeply for his kids, he

gentle, always starting conversations and drinks with

guys talk about that night?" Raymond

showed

had a girl he liked, but I drank too much that

why'd he take

stayed quiet for a long time before letting out

It's a rule our ancestors set. In your generation, Christopher was the one. Actually, he volunteered. He was just twelve, super smart, with a knack for research. Being chosen meant he was tied to this role, missing out on the normal ups and downs of life, barely seeing family. We serve until we retire. But back then, the military promised if he completed the mission, he could

grip on the album

it out; he

more leave to

smart Christopher got

album, noticing Donovan raise his hand to

and never caught the girl's name. Otherwise, we might have some clue about what he left behind," Donovan said.

the album back, his