The first place that Gloria wanted to go upon her return was to visit her parents’ graves at her family home. Adrian would accompany her, of course.“Mya, return to Swallowston and inform Sam about the situation here. Gloria and I will head back to Swallowston right after we’re done dealing with other matters,” Adrian briefed Mya.Mya answered with an “mm-hmm” and waved at Gloria. “See you in Swallowston. By then, Sam and I will have a grand feast prepared for you!”Gloria smiled and said, “Thank you, Mya!”“Don’t mention it. Farewell!”After saying goodbye to Mya, Adrian drove Gloria away from the garrison base. Jacky and the others did not turn up to say bye as all Wyvern Peak’s departments were in a state of battle preparation after receiving Crystal and the elders’ orders.Hence, they could only gaze after the departing Adrian.***The car was filled with Gloria’s anticipation. It carried her joyous laughter as it pulled away from the base and passed through the coastal cit
A woman wearing a business suit was sitting behind the office table as she quietly looked through a series of documents on the computer.The woman exuded a classy presence, had a beautiful figure, and a mature, charming face. She had dark, long hair that draped over her shoulders. She looked rather similar to Gloria if one were to look closely.This woman was Gracia.She was a renowned female entrepreneur, philanthropist, and writer of the Southwest region. She had published five books and had thousands of fans. Her books were about the story of a heroine who was as brave as a man. The female lead of her book was named Cora Thompson and she was a soldier at the frontier.Wyvern Peak’s members who read Gracia’s books knew that the inspiration for the main character of these books was Gloria. Perhaps Gracia had missed her sister in her heart all this time.“Ms. Gracia…”A female secretary walked into the office.Gracia did not even look up as she said, “What is it?”The secretary
Gracia nodded. “Let’s do it. Mobilize all the subsidiary plants to supply the machinery to them according to the order and charge them the usual price…”“What? Ms. Gracia, materials prices are currently experiencing huge inflation. If we were to charge them the usual price, we wouldn't profit from the order. We might even lose money.”“Just do as I said. Gale will owe me one for this. Oh, also, what’s the date tomorrow?”“Twenty-sixth of April.”“That’s my parents’ death anniversary. I’ll be traveling to Slipcounty’s Thompsonville tomorrow, so clear my itinerary. I want to visit my parents’ graves,” said Gracia.“Yes, Ms. Gracia. Do you need any bodyguards to go with you?”“It’s fine. I’ll go alone.”The secretary did ask any further and walked out of the office to make arrangements. After she left, Gracia turned her head and looked toward a photo displayed on her office table. It was a photo of her sister, Gloria. It was only the only photo that Gracia had of her.After their
Adrian and Gloria drove away. As soon as their car left, Gracia’s Mercedes Benz drove out of the company in a different direction.The sisters passed by each other on the main street.***The sky was almost dark when Adrian found a hotel to stay the night with Gloria.Gloria sat on the bed of the hotel room and appeared preoccupied, seemingly anxious. Adrian prepared a hot bath for her and said, “It’s getting late. You should take a bath and go to bed. What are you thinking about?”Gloria raised her head, looked at Adrian, and said, “Do you think Gracia will still acknowledge me as her sister? I abandoned her for so many years and made her go through everything on her own. I’m older than her, so after our parents died, I was supposed to be responsible for her.”“She’ll understand.” Adrian placed his hands on her shoulders.“I hope so…” answered Gloria.“Alright, there’s no use overthinking it. You’ll see her tomorrow. Go take a bath now.”Gloria answered with “mm-hmm” and got
Her body shook upon seeing these people.“Gracia, your sister has fallen, but you should pull yourself together. You must pull yourself together. This is the last photo that your sister left for you…” A female soldier passed a photo to her.Gracia covered her head and stayed in bed. She was unusually quiet that day.She felt hopeless.She felt helpless.***“Gloria!”Gracia jolted back to reality. While in the tub, she suddenly called out her sister’s name and her eyes flew open. She looked around her and discovered that she was having the same dream again.“Gloria…” Gracia called out softly. She covered her head and curled up into a ball, agony surging through her.Gracia stayed in the bathtub the whole night. When she woke up the next day, she quickly packed her things, picked up her car keys, and headed downstairs. She hopped into her car and headed to the village.Meanwhile, in the hotel, Adrian and Gloria had already checked out and walked out of the hotel. Adrian opened
Mdm. Maude was slightly taken aback when she heard Gloria's voice and quickly headed in Gloria’s direction. The women turned to look at Gloria. They then heard a shriek, causing them to stagger backward.Mdm. Maude was so shocked that she fell to the ground. Her entire body trembled as she yelled, "Oh, my God! It's a ghost! A ghost!""Aaaah!"The other women turned pale from fear and hurriedly ran away.Although Gloria had already prepared herself mentally for what was going to happen, she did not expect her presence to cause such a strong reaction. She hurriedly said, "Calm down, Mdm. Maude! I'm not a ghost! I'm alive!""You're alive?"Everyone was slightly dumbfounded. Mdm. Maude calmed herself down and looked at Gloria properly."A-Are you really human? But you died five years ago. Please don't scare me. I've never bullied or harmed you. I even shed a few tears for you when I heard you died.""She's right. We're all from the same hometown. If you want revenge, you should see
"Gloria Thompson's back! She's alive!"Someone even rushed into their village's public announcement system and yelled out the news into the megaphone. It was high noon at that moment, so the ears of everyone in Thompsonville perked up when they heard the announcement.'What?! Gloria's alive?!""Seriously?""Come on! Let's go take a look!" The entire village ran out of their homes toward the village's entrance and soon surrounded Gloria. They were all extremely excited when they saw her alive and kicking."Gloria, you're back!""How are you still alive?""Haha! She's alive!"The elderly were excited, while the youngsters were cheering. The entire village was passionate and friendly in welcoming Gloria home, who was touched by their reactions.Mdm. Maude grabbed Gloria’s hand and said, "Come to my place. I'll make you something nice to eat now that you're home.""Go on, whip up something nice for her.""She's been with the military for so long. I'm sure she must miss the tas
Five years ago, she died.Five years later, she came back to life.Gloria did not dare dwell on what she had been through over the past five years, nor could she bring herself to think about what her little sister had gone through.But one thing was for certain… The headstone in front of her could now be removed.Adrian reached out his hand and pulled out the headstone that bore Gloria's name. After that, he dug out the grave to retrieve the clothes from within before filling the hole back up.Gloria then got down on her knees before her parents' graves, touching their headstones without saying a word. She had wanted to be a filial daughter to them, but it was a pity they were no longer around to accept her intentions.She felt she had wronged her family, causing them all to be hit with a huge shock when she joined Wyvern Peak.***Yet, right at that moment, a Mercedes-Benz drove into Thompsonville. It was Gracia's car. She had taken some time out of her busy schedule to visit