Their hearts were racing as they looked into each other’s eyes. They could see the shared worry that welled within them.Oh no, something bad had happened to Mr. Larson!Being scared out of their wits, they were about to charge towards Zayn when he finally spoke. “11 days already huh… Time does fly.”Zayn sounded like he was fighting his emotions. He sounded like he had just experienced the vicissitudes of life.Their movements slowed to a halt upon hearing his voice. They looked like they were feeling every type of emotion all at once. They were astounded and pleasantly surprised. Moreover, they felt a rather peculiar feeling enveloping their hearts, as if the person inside the room was not Zayn at all. It was because the voice they had heard had sounded so well-lived. It sounded like it came from an old man who had lived for a hundred years, and not someone younger than themselves!In the past, Zayn exuded a powerful presence, yet he had never made them feel such a way. It fel
“Hello, Fifi, I’ve completed the isolation training, are you home? I’m coming back now.” Zayn cracked a joyous smile. Faye’s voice could not be heard at first, instead falling into silence. Zayn could only hear slightly rushed sounds of breathing.Instantly, the smile on Zayn’s face was frozen stiff. He was quick to realize that the breathing did not belong to Faye but…Soon, a relatively aged voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Zayn, it’s me.”“Dad! Where’s Fifi? Is she okay?” asked Zayn anxiously at once. The person who picked up the call was not Faye, but it was his father-in-law, Waine Carter. He immediately realized that something bad had happened to Faye, just by the tone of Waine’s voice!Waine heaved a sigh and said, “It’s not my place to say this. It's better for you to come over and see for yourself.”Upon hearing the words, Zayn’s heart sank even deeper. He hastily responded, “Alright, where are you? I’m coming over at once!”Waine recited an address. It
“You’re here, Zayn.” Waine forced a smile. Ruby wanted to smile, yet she could not bring herself to do it. On the contrary, her eyes reddened even more when she saw Zayn.Noticing the state of his in-laws, Zayn felt even sadder. However, he did not make his emotions apparent, instead cracking a brilliant smile as he said, “Dad, Mom, I’m here. Both of you should head back to get some rest.”The more dire the situation was, the calmer Zayn had to be. He had to raise his family’s morale.Both of them shook their heads to express that they were incapable of doing so.Zayn mentally heaved a heavy sigh, but he did not say another word.He made his way over to Faye. He could not help but feel his heart wrenching in pain upon seeing Faye’s appearance. He had never seen her so pallid, thin and weak before. All this time, Faye had been exquisite, and she had always been at the peak of health. “Zayn, Fifi…”Ruby could not stop herself from tearing up as soon as she spoke. Faye was her onl
Faye finally realized that she already appeared very old now with more than half of her hair turning gray. Moreover, her face was ghastly pale and sallow. She was no longer the beautiful wife she had been in the past. Instead, she had turned into a tired, old woman!She already had everything else prepared, so she could die open-heartedly, but she could not accept letting Zayn see her hideous appearance!From her point of view, she could endure being rejected by everyone else in this world, but she could not stand even the slightest disgust from Zayn. Even if Zayn was not disgusted by her, his impression of her in his heart would be ruined, and she refused to accept that either.There was a saying that a woman would always groom herself so that she looked good for the man she loved. Similarly, the woman would not want the man she loved to see the bad side of her either. That would be worse than killing her. It was exactly Faye’s belief now. She was already in such a bad state,
Next, Zayn accompanied Faye for another two more hours before he left Central Hospital. Throughout the two hours, Faye constantly hid and refused to show her face to Zayn. It was only until after he left the room that she revealed her face and heaved a long sigh. She cracked into a smile as if she was already satisfied and at ease. … Zayn immediately called up the Insurgent Trifecta after he left Central Hospital. Liam leaped up when he received Zayn’s call. He said sharply, “Oh, thank God, Sergeant Larson, you’re finally returning my calls!”He spoke very loudly as if he was very excited, startling Zayn. Zayn was under the assumption that he was in some kind of trouble, so he hastily asked, “Chief Sutherland, what’s going on? Did something happen while I was in isolation training?”“Yes! Something has happened! Something huge has happened!” Liam said aloud. Upon hearing that, Zayn’s heart raced. He had an ominous presentiment, so he hastily said, “Has the ambrosia fruit ma
Liam hung up the call. It did not take long before someone walked into his office. “Sutherland, why are you still here? It’s time to depart.”This person was precisely Dick Cheney. He had a tinge of anger on his expression when he said, “That Taio Cruz from the Insurgent Duofecta is too self-conceited. He’s just a fourth-tier master fighter right, why does he have to be so arrogant huh!”Upon hearing Dick’s remark, Liam was stunned for a moment before he said, “Cheney, is that bugger Taio here again?”Dick nodded and said, “Indeed. He’s all about flaunting his prowess as soon as he arrives here. Oh right, Sutherland, did you manage to get in touch with Sergeant Larson? The ambrosia fruit is maturing tomorrow. If he’s still not coming, he won’t be able to take part in the mission and he will possibly end up being blamed by the superior by then.”“Oh no!” Liam slapped his thigh then he hastily grabbed his phone and dialed a number. Dick was very confused by Liam’s action. “Sutherland
The rest of the people shifted their attention to Taio. They looked at him in astonishment and ridicule apart from gloating over his misfortune. Taio was furious from the start. He became even more displeased under the circumstances, so he said coldly, “Hmm, the Insurgent Trifecta must be hiding the b*st*rd. Otherwise, I would have f*ck*ng snapped off his neck on the first day!”Upon saying that, he stomped his foot strenuously. The ground under his foot immediately cracked into spider web-like rifts that spread across the ground under the people from the Insurgent Trifecta to the left. Joe’s expression was very unpleasant as well. These people did not have the slightest respect for the Insurgent Trifecta, and they could not be bothered to show Joe any regard either!If this had been five years ago before the Insurgent Trifecta was involved in that great battle that resulted in the death of their talented members, the Insurgent Unifecta and the Insurgent Duofecta would not have t
“Oh, no! Why is Sergeant Larson back here at this time?”Joe’s heart was racing at once. The rest of the top-level personnel from the Insurgent Trifecta showed their concern via their expressions. They never expected Zayn to be returning during this crucial juncture. His act was equal to sending himself to doom!On the other hand, the crowd from the Insurgent Trifecta began to become excited to see Zayn’s silhouette. Many of them were starting to cheer for him, especially the members of Squad 4, who were the most excited ones. “That’s awesome! Sergeant Larson is back!”“I told you so. A person as formidable as Sergeant Larson fears nothing, so how can he be afraid of a trivial instructor from the Insurgent Duofecta?!”“It’s great that Sergeant Larson is back. He can teach Cruz a good lesson! I can’t stand the sight of Cruz. What’s there for him to be arrogant about?”They were mocked and ridiculed by the members of the Insurgent Unifecta and the Insurgent Duofecta earlier so t