Chapter 492
Chapter 492 Episode 071 - If You Dare to Hold Us Back (2)
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Suppressing the doubts stirring in his heart, Austin Shepherd maintained a formal tone, "So, based on your understanding of Flossie Wright, Captain Hutchinson, any attempt to persuade her would be futile, correct?"
"However, based on my observations, she is not one to change her decisions easily. Forcing her into this could result in the opposite of what we intend."
Gathering his thoughts, Austin spoke seriously. His normally sharp features, under the illumination of the lamp, appeared surprisingly gentle.
He was still young, unable to keep quiet in front of his superiors, nor swallow words he wished to speak. Moreover, even though he hadn’t spent a great deal of time with Glenn Hutchinson, he believed that Glenn was not a stubborn man, and would certainly listen to his thoughts.
"She won’t," Glenn Hutchinson gently shook his head, his gaze returning to the laptop screen. Looking at the name listed in the last group, his voice was slow and firm, "In her eyes, it’s not worth the fight."
As long as, she wasn’t aware that he was the puppeteer behind the scenes.
𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
According to his understanding of Flossie Wright, she rarely displayed interest in anything. Basically, if given a choice, she would without hesitation select the option that required least effort. However, if a mission was forced upon her, as long as she believed she could accomplish it and not doing so would lead to bigger problems, she would choose to accept it.
Unless, something truly angered her.
Otherwise, she would calmly accept.
Glenn Hutchinson typically didn’t interfere in her affairs, but when it came to this matter, he had no choice but to play a few tricks behind the scenes.
Certainly, there was some bias on his part, but that wasn’t the main factor. After all, he wasn’t imperious enough to manipulate other people’s lives. The reason he acted this way was because Flossie Wright did not belong in the cooking class—it was just a layover for her, not a place she could stay for long.
In view of Flossie Wright’s abilities, it was a waste for her to be in the cooking class.
Furthermore, she needed to find something else in the Forces—something that could ignite her interest.
"Fine," Austin Shepherd nodded in agreement with Glenn Hutchinson’s approach. But then his gaze turned to the names on the screen, and his doubts resurfaced, "However, why pick these three to be grouped with her?"
The other three allocated by Glenn Hutchinson were exceptional in his opinion, their overall performance was top-notch among the batch of new recruits. Should Flossie Wright not cooperate, these three would surely be held back.
"Because Flossie won’t hold them back..." His voice faltered before Glenn Hutchinson continued, "Even if she does, they’re capable of bringing them back up. Their performance won’t decline."
Upon hearing Glenn Hutchinson’s remarkable logic, Austin Shepherd was momentarily left speechless.
What did he mean, "they’re capable of bringing them back up?" If their average scores were to be brought down, wouldn’t these three be doomed?
However, this time Austin Shepherd did not argue further, as Glenn Hutchinson’s words led him to develop a sense of anticipation towards Flossie Wright.
Would she truly accept calmly, and after acceptance, could she improve? Could she not set the team back?
For Austin Shepherd, there were many unknowns with this woman soldier. He didn’t want to make negative assumptions from the start; he was more inclined to witness some miracles from Flossie Wright, which would make accepting certain things easier.
The early morning hours quickly passed, and dawn arrived in the blink of an eye.
— End of Chapter 492 —