Chapter 960
Chapter 960: But My Heart Aches (4)_1
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"There’s medical..."
The chilly breeze swept towards him, and Glenn Hutchinson said coldly, "I don’t trust them."
"Help her take leave tonight."
After speaking, the force in his arms holding the woman tightened.
Glenn Hutchinson’s gaze swept over those around him, scrutinizing each person with an overwhelming sense of oppression, few dared to meet his eyes directly.
"Also," after a slight pause, Glenn Hutchinson lowered his gaze and continued, "I want you to investigate the cause of the rope break."
No sooner had the words fallen than he lifted his long legs and strode through the crowd gathered around, heading directly down the mountain road.
Those left behind couldn’t contain their amazement.
Previously, their attention had been on Flossie Wright and Sandy Cruz; they hadn’t paid much mind to the military officer who suddenly appeared.
But they hadn’t expected—
That he would take Flossie Wright away with him.
An army officer, clearly not from East River Fleet. So, what was his relationship with Flossie Wright?
Heavy with questions, yet without answers.
Among this group of people, aside from Flossie Wright, there were no other new recruits.
Therefore, only Flossie Wright, Nathan Foster, and Mia Lawson knew him.
"Instructor Nathan, is Flossie Wright getting special treatment?"
"What’s the background of that officer?"
"Aren’t we not allowed to take leave?"
"Why did the rope break? Have you discovered the reason?"
Suddenly, a group of veteran soldiers chattered in a tumult, but their words were all directed at Nathan Foster.
With Flossie Wright taken away and Nathan Foster not uttering a word, he was surely acquainted with that officer.
If they didn’t ask him, whom should they ask?
Nathan Foster was already worried about how to report back, and their incessant questions only stoked his anger. Unable to contain his irritation, he barked, "Shut up, all this chattering, you gossip more than a women’s union!"
After taking a deep breath, Nathan Foster’s anger didn’t subside. He cursed under his breath, his words tinged with annoyance, "Damn it, she never attended the evening class anyway, what does it matter whether she took leave or not?!"
The group suddenly fell silent.
It seemed they had a point.
Mia Lawson stood on the fringe, watching them slowly shift to other topics, her lips pressed tightly together, her heart lifted with tension.
Just now, Glenn Hutchinson said he would investigate the cause of the rope’s breaking.
Could it trace back to her?
Elsewhere—
The two were silent.
Once they had left the crowd, Flossie Wright’s expression gradually eased, but upon looking at Glenn Hutchinson, she still demanded stiffly, "Put me down."
"I won’t."
An unequivocal answer.
Glenn Hutchinson’s tone remained steady, but the anger within could not be concealed.
The East River earthquake relief work had just come to a close.
His team had been recalled at noon, while he had come straight here.
Like before, he just wanted to see her.
There had always been news of her, as Bard Walker would always keep an eye on her performance, then show everything to him.
But those were just cold scores and numbers.
He wanted to see her alive and breathing.
However, he had not anticipated that after coming a long way to see her, he would witness her falling from a cliff.
The terror of that moment.
From the second the incident occurred until Flossie Wright was truly before him, he hadn’t felt a thing.
Not until he touched her.
Touching her wrist, feeling the warmth of her skin gave him a profound sense of her presence.
— End of Chapter 960 —