A Vengeful Girl

Chapter 321 Things in Those Days

Charles gently and carefully embraced her, as if she were his fragile prized possession.

Looking at the girl in his arms, Charles still felt like he was in a dream.

"Linda, how have you been?" Charles asked in a shaky voice.

"I am okay." Hundreds of words welled up in her heart, but she could only utter these three words. She

didn't have to explain what she had gone through. She knew that Charles already had an idea of her

suffering.

"How have you been? I want the truth. Where have you been? Why didn't you come back? Do you

even know how much I missed you?"

Charles said, with tears in his eyes.

"I know. I know. I wanted to come back, but I couldn't. I encountered... some difficulties."

Linda had no idea how to tell him that Amy ruined her face. She couldn't let him see her like that.

She knew that Charles would never abandon her even though she looked horrible; he would only feel

sorry for her. It was just that she herself couldn't do it.

"Let's go home." Charles desperately wanted to take her home the moment he found her.

"We can't go home right now. There is already a "Lady Linda" in the villa. I want to find out who is

behind all this."

"I've realized a long time ago that she wasn't you. The other day, I wasn't able to control myself and

confronted her. Then, Robert took her away immediately after."

"Robert?"

"Yes, he took her away. He must have something to do with the whole thing."

"No, I don't think so... I think the mastermind is probably his brother. Don't you find it strange? It

seemed like someone was controlling all of this from behind. I suspect that his brother is the one who

did it."

After listening to Linda's analysis, Charles calmed down. He didn't consider Adam because, in his eyes, Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

he was just a harmless, timid boy.

He still remembered how Adam used to tail his brother like a puppy and kept silent.

"Oh, by the way, Charles, did anything happen between you and Adam? I feel that everything he had

done is directed against you."

"Something did happened between us, " Charles nodded.

"Tell me about it. I have a feeling that what happened to us must have something to do with him."

"It was a long time ago. His brother and I met in kindergarten. We were good friends until we graduated

from high school, "

Charles said and sighed. He sat on the chair next to him and placed Linda on his lap. Then he

continued, with Linda in his arms, "As far as I can remember, Adam was very shy. He rarely spoke. He

was always just tagging along his brother. Robert and I were both big fans of basketball, so he often

came to see us play. But I barely talked to him."

"Then, there shouldn't be any problem between you two. Maybe he's jealous of you... Watching you

play with his brother made him jealous, so he wanted to take revenge?"

Her rambling thoughts made him laugh out loud.

"What are you saying? It's not like that. There is an unwritten rule for the children of the four clans. We

must enter the military for two years after they turn 18 years old, so as to strengthen their will. At that

time, Robert, Adam, and I were teammates. At the beginning, we got along well with each other. After

all, the group assignments were done randomly, so we all cherished the opportunity to be together."

Linda didn't interrupt him. She listened carefully because she wanted to know the truth. She had tried

to guess, but she had failed, so she desperately wanted to learn from Charles what on earth irritated

Adam this much.

"During the first year, we were all very happy. Our friendship motivated us through the hardships and

loneliness in camp. Then, in the following year, a competition of skills changed us. The winner of the

contest would be awarded the rank of Colonel."

"The rank of Colonel? Isn't that a long way to go? Don't you start with Second Lieutenant, then First

Lieutenant, Captain...?" Linda interrupted.

"Come on! We come from the four clans. It's impossible for us to start with the rank of a Second

Lieutenant! Ater two years of training, we will go back to our clans to expand our businesses anyway."

"Really? How about Brian? Why is he still there? Isn't he a Major General now? Doesn't he need to run

his clan's business? Lord Ho loves him very much."

"He is an exception. The General thinks highly of him, so he is still there. Do you think he got the rank

easily? He carried out many dangerous tasks before he was given the rank. Generally speaking, other

children from the four clans seldom reach the rank of Major."

Charles was a bit annoyed. Why did this girl keep interrupting? Did she want to listen to the story or

not?

"Go on, dear Charlie. Carry on, please." Linda noticed a trace of impatience in his eyes, so she

adjusted herself in his arms and continued listening.

It was so nice to have him around. She had finally gotten the cuddle she had been looking forward to.

"The children from the four clans all learned self-defense skills from our own private tutors so that we

would be ready whenever we encounter dangers like kidnapping or something else. We are all good at

military skills. In the final round of the competition, only Robert, Adam, and I were left. Only one of us

would win the first prize. To be honest, Robert and I didn't care because we didn't need the rank

anyway. But Adam took it seriously. He wanted Robert to get the prize, so he went in the restricted area

when I was shooting. And then I accidentally shot him on his..."