He agreed to the arrangement and followed up by sending over a string of codes as well as the map of a military zone.

Anon was duly satisfied when he received them.

Anon: Excellent, Lieutenant Colonel Jadeson. Many thanks.

Stephen: You’re not to threaten his life. See that you do as you’ve promised.

He seemed to still be conflicted as he did not neglect to remind his counterpart toward the end.

The response which came back, though, was ambiguously expressed.

Anon: Rest assured, Lieutenant Colonel, that we’ll do as you asked since you do not wish to see him die at this present time. Trust me when I say that I’m much more competent than anyone you’ve approached before.

The middle-aged man seated in front of the computer abruptly hunched over with his face contorted for a moment as though he had been hit in the gut. Then he slammed his hand on the keyboard and turned off the computer.

That was his psychological wound that could not be healed.

Back at Oceanic Estate.

Through Janice’s explanation, Sasha slowly came to understand Jonathan’s plans for her. That hit her like another curveball.

of trauma that led him to make such an ill-advised impromptu

bring this up with Sebastian when she went to him the next day. Since he would

went on to tuck the children in and slept soundly herself through the

up early as she needed to help prepare the children for

the teacher told us to tell you

dressed by her mother, the groggy Vivian snuggled into her

A parent-teacher conference?

spontaneously. “Really? What’s it

the children started attending elementary school.

nothing much to it, Mommy. Just a routine meeting to discuss the student’s academic performance

brought this up, Matteo was worried that his mother would find out that it was meant to address the matter of him and his

by the fear of being

was systematic issues or the quality of the teaching that led to the

is the day after,

“Really?”

children were profoundly excited by this prospect; their dainty faces dimpled as they clustered around Sasha. Even the usually less

out to

sweeties and we both want to be there for you. Should Daddy

rounded things off with a

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