Adrian shook his head when he heard this. “Poor girl.”Kendall handed the cup of coffee to Adrian, who said, “All right, enough about her. Let’s talk about you instead. The research team was disbanded after my father died, and you’re under threat of being attacked right now.“Are you really just going to give up? After all, cancer tortures the lives of many.”Kendall remained silent for a while before he said, “That’s your father’s dream and has nothing to do with me.”“Are you sure it’s not your dream too? I refuse to believe you will willingly abandon it all,” Adrian said.Kendall trembled when he heard this, his eyes turning slightly red.Perhaps there were a lot of unspeakable things pent up inside his heart, or he had his reasons for not wanting to say anything.Kendall lit up another cigarette and said, “Do you know what it feels like to watch your colleague die in a lab as a deeply experienced cancer researcher?“It’s my fault that your father is dead, Adrian. I was the
Kendall was a medical genius who had in-depth knowledge of cancer.He might have even been able to conquer cancer with the research group seven years ago if Henry had not passed away.Hence, Adrian’s proposal was like a nuclear bomb dropping on Kendall’s head, causing him to suffer insomnia that night.***The next morning…Briiiiing!The bell of Swallowston High rang, and countless young students shuffled into their respective classrooms.Kendall was slated to teach history in Class A of the third year.As usual, he carried his documents into class and ran into a cheery young girl in the hallway.“Good morning, Mr. Kendall!”The girl was in a wheelchair, waving to him with one hand and books in the other.The girl was very beautiful. She had a pair of large eyes and fair skin with a ponytail behind her head. She was wearing a short skirt today, exuding her beauty like a full garden of blooming flowers.Although the girl did not have a voluptuous body, she had pure beauty a
Unperturbed by the students’ gazes, Adrian began, “War Legate Draco, born Adrian Xander, hails from Swallowston and joined Wyvern Peak as a soldier when he was eighteen.”‘Adrian Xander?’The students’ ears perked up when they heard this, while Kendall was stunned.The students began to chatter among themselves.“The legate’s name is Adrian? And he’s from Swallowston like us?”“Is that true?”“Did you hear that, Juno? The legate is from the same place as us!” a female student whispered as she patted Juno’s hand, the latter who was silently watching Adrian.At that moment, Juno raised her hand and asked, “Excuse me, but how do you know that the legate’s name is Adrian Xander? I heard that his files are super confidential and that nobody knows his identity unless they’re important people.”Adrian smiled. “You’re Juno, correct?”Juno was instantly curious.“He knows you, Juno!” Sherry, her deskmate, exclaimed.Juno nodded. “That’s correct, but how do you know that?”Adrian smi
Kendall’s class became a stage for Adrian, while all the students listened intently to the story of a wheelchair-bound girl’s father who fought in the war.Cold Steel was a soldier from Wyvern Peak who may not have had a very high rank, but he was indeed a soldier who sacrificed himself in the battle against Luposia. Hence, his story was still fresh in Adrian’s mind.During that class, Adrian told everyone the story of how a soldier from Wyvern Peak fought passionately to resist the invasion of Luposia, and everyone listened intently.Juno was in tears. She never knew that her father was such a heroic, courageous, and fearless man.***At the end of the story, Adrian said, “During the final push to drive the enemy away, Cold Steel received an order to provide support to the fourth squad at Northdesert—an assault squad, so to speak.“But when he and his squad entered the desert area, the Luposians ambushed them. Cold Steel led his squad to slay three hundred men and they fought va
“Please take your seats, everyone. Do you believe that I’m the legate now?”All of them nodded silently as they stared at Adrian.“I may be the legate, but I too have parents like you guys. I even sat in a classroom like this and went through my studies when I was your age.“Each and every one of you has a chance of becoming the next legate, and I mean each and every one of you. So, make sure you study hard while you’re young. That’s the only way you’re guaranteed to reach the top in the future.”The students gave Adrian a powerful round of applause when they heard this.“However, I’d like for you to keep everything that happened here today a secret. Make sure not even a single word of this gets out, understand?”“Understood!” the students all yelled, followed by the ringing of the school bell.Hearing this, Adrian smiled and said, “All right, my young eaglets who are about to spread their wings, class is dismissed for today. Remember to study hard and strive for a better future
The underground research facility had just been built recently, courtesy of Samantha, Danton, and a few pharmaceutical groups.Samantha had the biggest investment in this organization and so was their leader.Since the research facility was beneath New Paraiso, it was tightly sealed. This was a safety feature that prevented any gasses within the facility from leaking out should an accident occur.At that moment, the new research team had already been formed, each one of them going through the documents retrieved from the abandoned nursing home.***Samantha, Danton, and the directors from a few pharmaceutical companies, wearing protective gear, were huddled together in the facility. The other members of the team were pouring through the documents Henry had left behind.In fact, they had already created a preliminary vaccine based on the recipe he left behind.At that moment, Samantha and the others were conducting an experiment on a lab rat. They injected the vaccine into the ra
However, Adrian was not going to play dumb this time.With a smile, he said, “Judging by how happy you look, I’m sure that Kendall showed up, right?”“Huh?!” Samantha was surprised. “That’s insane… How did you even guess that?”Adrian merely smiled, and Samantha instantly understood what had happened. “I see. You went to see him, didn’t you? Why would he come here all of a sudden otherwise?”Adrian nodded. “I did go to see him this morning. I told him some stuff about my father, which I’m guessing was just the push he needed to come here.”“Looks like you’ve got a knack for saying the right stuff at the right time. Color me surprised.”Samantha sounded rather coquettish when she said this.Adrian chuckled. “Not am I only good at saying the right stuff at the right time, but I’ve also got a knack for doing the right things at the right time.”Samantha was startled for a moment. “What do you mean?”For a moment, she was unable to comprehend what Adrian just said. However, her fa
Samantha quickly tidied up her hair to conceal her embarrassment.She turned around and looked at Adrian. “All right, it’s getting late. Let’s go home.”Adrian stood up. “I’ll send you home, but I myself will be home a little late tonight. I have some matters to attend to.”Samantha felt disappointed. She felt that their relationship had been growing closer. She was already prepared to offer herself to Adrian tonight and consummate their marriage if he were to take some initiative or behave more dominantly.Yet, Adrian was telling her that he would be home late?‘I’ve already come around but…’“Where are you going?” Samantha was rather agitated.“I have a comrade whose daughter is living in Swallowston. I found out that she’s having some financial trouble and I can’t ignore it,” Adrian answered truthfully.“If his daughter is having financial trouble, what is he doing to address that? I believe that he still gets paid by the military no matter how badly he performs, right?”“H