The Invincible Mercenary King (Haylan Jaber)

Chapter 372

Savoring his coffee, Haylan relished the tranquility of the moment while the sounds of Reign’s culinary prowess filled the kitchen. The absence of chaos, bullets, and gunfire brought him a sense of contentment.

He imagined that his life would be fulfilled with the presence of a loving wife and a child by his side.

“I wonder what the old man is thinking. It’s been almost a month, and he still hasn’t assigned me a mission.”

Lost in his musings, he reached for his phone, trying to contact his master.

However, his master was still unreachable/

Helpless, he had no choice but to end the call and absentmindedly browse through Instagram.

Reign was cooking, and it would be impolite for him to leave at this time. Thus, he could go home only after she had finished cooking and they had eaten together.

Besides, she was a pleasant person to eat a meal with. Therefore, he did not have the urge to leave immediately.

While scrolling through his Instagram feed, he did not come across anything noteworthy. It was just posts from his siblings, Lydia, Mia, Yvonne, and others.

After some thought, he finally opened his long-neglected Facebook account.

Over the years, he kept his status “unavailable” and had not contacted anyone.

Still, many of his old classinates were on the platform.

When he opened Facebook, as expected, he found countless feeds.

He was patient, scrolling through them one by one.

After finishing, he felt a wave of emotion.

It was because eight years had brought about tremendous changes!

Among his classmates, there were those who had successfully completed high school, pursued higher education, and were still immersed in their studies.

Others had recently graduated from university and were navigating the job market, searching for employment opportunities.

A few had embarked on entrepreneurial endeavors, only to face setbacks, overwhelming pressure, and even thoughts of self-harm

Meanwhile, there were those classmates who, immediately after finishing their SAT exams, hastily entered the workforce, got married, started families, and found themselves confronted with the hardships and responsibilities of adult life.

The majority of his classmates, those who did not attend the recent reunion, remained distant figures in his life.

Seeing their updates on social media, he could not help but feel a pang of helplessness. Many of them now had children, happily sharing family photos with their little ones.

“How time flies.”

After eight years, everything changed.

The sight of his classmates, weathered and aged, struck him deeply, as they appeared so starkly different from the vibrant and youthful peers he remembered from his memories.

In a chance encounter, he would fail to recognize them, for they had transformed so significantly over time.

and hopeful youths now find themselves grappling with the hardships

was filled with

from classmates who were constantly lamenting their financial struggles. Some had even reached out to him, sharing their thoughts of despair and contemplating suicide when the burden became

life experiences in a

who chose to keep their struggles hidden remained unseen on Instagram, leaving him uncertain about their well-being.

find yourself in need of assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I’m

house, but I should be able to help your child with studies. Call me

beautiful as ever. I

by empathy, he left comments on the feeds of those who had a hard life.

were best buddies. Meanwhile, he was not particularly close

he had achieved success, he was willing to give a helping help

others was

food is ready.”

this moment, Reign walked out of the kitchen

pork stew, which

the pork in front of him and said, “Go

that, she handed him a

a piece of meat using the fork and savored it carefully

filled with anticipation, like a child who had completed their homework and was waiting for praise

possessed

At this moment, she looked beautiful and sweet, capturing his

notice this side

and not at all greasy. It’s light and flavorful, and the aroma is exceptional. I never expected you to be

“Really?”

“Really!”

nodded earnestly and remarked, “This dish you prepared is even tastier than my

so much!”

this, she was overjoyed.

comes to one’s culinary skills,

later. I’m also preparing seared scallops and

and brought out a plate of roasted potatoes, accompanied by a fresh fork.

returned to the kitchen to

a fork and took a bite of

Suddenly, she froze.

the fork she had just used was the same one he had used

thought of this, she was so shy that her face turned red and her

composure.

cook two different dishes. After about fifteen minutes, she brought the two dishes over and placed them in front of him, smiling.

down and eat

there were three dishes, and the portion of pork stew

meal in Lightdom City. Well, let

went into the

in front

Labenz, have some.”