Chapter 270
Kenneth pretended not to know anything about it and said respectfully, “I have arranged other tasks for him. He won’t join us for the time being.”
Darren asked tentatively, “Really? I heard you call him Kayden the other day. His name sounds familiar to me. Is he from Drieso?”
Kenneth said, “Yes, he is from Drieso. But you can find a bunch of people who are called Kayden. It’s a common name.”
“Really? It explains a lot.” Darren sighed, “I haven’t come back to Drieso for so many years. I wonder how Drieso is developed now.”
Kenneth said, “You can go back when you get the chance.”
Kenneth turned to Leanna. “Your Majesty, since the problem has been solved. Let’s just follow our plan. When the spring comes, we will come back to this beautiful country. I will pray for its peace.”
Kenneth didn’t want to stay here to discuss Kayden with Darren.
As Kayden said, Darren, his wife, and their sons had lived here for 18 years but never tried to find Cassandra. Kenneth thought there was no need to let Cassandra know this. She had him now and that was enough.
It would be good if everything stayed the same. Kenneth thought he should thank them. If they hadn’t abandoned Cassandra, he wouldn’t have met her.
Kenneth said, “Thank you.”
Kenneth returned to the camp and found that Kayden and others were also there.
After they exchanged information with each other, they worked out a detailed plan.
The negotiation was finally over. At present, more than 98% of the Clusian citizens who
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they could find had gathered in the consulate. There were still a small number of people left in dangerous places. But with Clusia’s flag, no one would hurt them during the truce.
The Falcon Special Operations Force, along with the army, started to search for the rest.
Kenneth finally could spend some time with Cassandra.
He said, “I’ve been busy these days. I must have neglected you.”
He held Cassandra in his arms. Although it was already autumn, it was still hot. After a while, he sweated. Cassandra pushed him away and said displeased, “It’s hot.”
Cassandra was bothered by the heat, which Kenneth had noticed long ago. Throughout the summer, there were always watermelons in her refrigerator and the temperature in her room remained very low.
Therefore, after she arrived here, she had been having a hard time. There were not many fans in the camp. He put two of them in her tent, which had reached the limit so that she could sleep better at night.
Cassandra said casually, “We both have work to do. Don’t say that again.”
Kenneth took Cassandra’s hand and walked toward the door. “Let me take you out for a
walk.”
Cassandra asked, “Have you arranged everything?”
Kenneth said, “Yeah.” He thought his girlfriend was too patriotic. They finally get a chance to spend some time with each other but all she talked about was national affairs.
Kenneth noticed that she looked worried. “I feel that you are a little absent–minded. What happened?”
Cassandra was in low spirits. She kicked the little stones at her feet and said, “Nothing. Howard and the instructor each sent me a message today saying that there would be mid- term exams at the end of October.”
She thought, ‘If I tell Howard that I haven’t read the physics textbooks, will he kill me with a knife?‘
Kenneth didn’t believe it. “That’s it?” He didn’t believe that the best student in this country would have anxiety about exams.
He thought, ‘How can the others survive?’
Cassandra said, “What else can it be?”
Kenneth’s tone changed. “It’s easy for you, isn’t it?” He knew it was a piece of cake for her.
Cassandra said, “But I haven’t even opened the books. I don’t know what they have learned in the physics classes.”
She thought, ‘I have almost forgotten what I learned in traditional medicine classes, let alone physics classes. It was all theoretical knowledge without any practical use. It’s so boring.’
Kenneth felt speechless.
Kenneth said apologetically, “Don’t worry. We can go back in a few days. But the vacation that I promised is probably not going to happen.”
He was a soldier so he couldn’t do whatever he wanted.
Cassandra said, “It doesn’t matter. This is already a thrilling vacation.” She didn’t think it was a big deal or she was having a hard time here. Instead, she enjoyed it here.
They wandered around hand in hand for about two hours. When they went back, they saw a group of people standing outside the camp. They pushed each other as if they were watching a show.
Seeing Kenneth coming, they began to shout excitedly!
“Wow!”
“Mr. Zelinski has been hiding it from us!”
“Hand in hand! Mr. Zelinski should work harder. Hand in hand is not enough!”
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“Kiss her! Kiss her!”
When Kayden turned to Kenneth again, she felt that something was wrong.
Kayden thought, “This guy is much older than her!
‘Cassie is a fragile little girl. Why is she in love with a man who is nine years older than her?‘
Cassandra frowned. She was not used to this kind of thing: She didn’t expect this at all.
Kenneth looked at Cassandra and asked, encouraged by his comrades, “Cassie, can I do it?”
He couldn’t refuse when everyone was so enthusiastic.
Cassandra glared at Kenneth.
She snorted in her mind, ‘Are you trying to take advantage of me?‘
But somehow, she was looking forward to it.
Finally, Kenneth kissed Cassandra on the cheek being stared at by everyone else. The crowd was even more excited but they were afraid that Cassandra would get angry. Cassandra said, “You are free? Complete 200 laps around the foot of this mountain.”
Everyone was instantly quiet. Sure enough, they were the same kind of person. The way that they threatened people was the same.
200 laps! Why not just kill them like how ancient emperors did? 200 laps would be too cruel.
The crowd dispersed quickly.
In the following few days, they were even busier. They sent Clusian people to safe places in batches and then transferred them to Clusia.
When they were ready to leave, it was already the eighth day.
Harper finally found the camp. “Hello, I’m looking for Cassandra. I’m her classmate. Please tell her that I am here.”
Cassandra happened to be walking out. She saw Harper. She walked to him and asked, “Why are you here?”
Harper said, “Cassandra, Clusia’s army has retreated. I thought you would soon leave so I wanted to see you off. Thank you for bringing peace to my country.”
As soon as Harper finished his words, the impatience in Cassandra’s eyes instantly disappeared. But some complicated emotions overwhelmed her.
Cassandra asked in confusion, “Your country is at war. You are safe in Drieso. Why did you come back?”
She thought, ‘Is it because of his family?
‘But isn’t family the most unreliable thing?‘
Harper said, “My family and the citizens of my country all are here. As the prince, I should stay with them.”
Cassandra nodded helplessly.
“This is a gift for you.” Harper handed a gift to Cassandra and said, “I’m very happy that I was once your classmate.”
