The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 340

Chapter 342

A flicker of disappointment crossed Hastings' eyes as he heard her refusal. He hesitated, then finally said, "They say this field exercise is live-fire. Who knows if I'll make it back. Here, I want you to have this."

Citrine pressed her lips together, hesitating for a moment before finally sitting down again. She let Hastings fasten the necklace around her neck.

What Hastings didn't know was that, the moment he left, Citrine immediately took off the necklace and slipped it into her pocket.

The next day, the joint field exercise between Vermillion Vanguard and Magnolia officially began.

As an instructor, Citrine was seated in the very center of the operations room, surrounded by Vermillion Vanguard's trainers and officers, all watching the live

feed.

Someone nearby couldn't help but whisper, "General, do you think our guys have a shot at winning this?"

Citrine glanced at him and replied simply, "Yes."

team steamrolled Magnolia's soldiers at every turn. But halfway

at him. Leo twisted just in time, so the bullet missed

unfold on the screen. Silently, she

Hastings rushed to his side, firing a shot that struck the Magnolia soldier square in

fell, Hastings grabbed Leo and managed to drag him

Hastings away. "Go," he

refused to leave. For the first time, he was staring the possibility of a teammate's death right in the

real danger,

with quiet conviction. "You're injured. If you run

at him, pain etched into his face.

down? Did you forget what the instructor said? We're

remembered the medicine

his pack and dug out a small bottle of painkillers and some clotting powder, pressing them

don't take care of this, you could lose

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