Because Rufus knew I didn’t need him to do these things.
He knew me well.
We were kindred spirits.
Love not only made me stronger, but it also made me content. This was the happiest I had ever been in my life.
Nodding resolutely, I gathered my things and left for the army alone.
As soon as I entered the gate, an officer came to receive me.
He gave me a brief rundown of daily life in the army and then he showed me my room.
Afterwards, he gave me a tour of the place. The military region was huge. The officer led the way and walked in front of me, explaining everything briefly. I tried to keep whatever he said in mind.
Previously, I had already thought that the military school was strict. Little did I know that the school would be child’s play compared to the army.
The atmosphere here was serious, and every soldier we passed by looked especially vigilant and cautious.
The army was a place where no mistakes could be made. The smallest slip up could end in death on the battlefield.
I quickly understood the gravity of it and maintained a serious expression.
After the tour, the officer took me back to the dormitory building and left. I lugged my suitcase to the elevator and pushed the button to the fourth floor, which was where my room was. As soon as the elevator doors slid open, I saw Flora walking out of a room.
“Sylvia! I thought you’d be here soon. I was just about to go out to pick you up!” Flora was so happy that she skipped towards me like a little child.
I smiled back at her. I was really happy that we’d still be living in the same dormitory.
After we caught up with each other, we began to sort out our things.
A normal room in the army was equipped with two bunk beds, which meant that that there’d be four werewolves to a room. Flora and I shared one of the bunk beds. As for the other bunk, there was no one for the time being.
“Do you think anyone else is coming?” I asked, squinting at Flora curiously. If two more girls came, our room would be so lively.
“I doubt it. The last mysterious teammate is probably a male, so the other four members of the team will be in the male’s dormitory.” As she spoke, Flora was busy rummaging through her stuff. She had a lot of things to sift through. It looked as though she was looking for something.
“Looking for something?” I squatted next to her, offering my help.
Just then, Flora stood up excitedly, holding a box of tiramisu in her hand. She carefully took out a slice and handed it to me. “Eat this quick! I hid it in my luggage. The army is way stricter than the school. We can’t indulge in this kind of thing after today.”
Conflicted, I took the slice of tiramisu, not knowing whether to cry or to laugh. Finally, I crammed the cake into my mouth. After swallowing, I asked, “By the way, what’s with the photo you posted?”
For the first time ever, Flora had posted a photo of someone of the opposite sex, which was treatment that even her real boyfriend never enjoyed.
“He’s the military officer who received me when I came here. He was also a member of last year’s elite team and is now a regular member of the army. Isn’t he gorgeous?” Flora’s eyes lit up excitedly. “He was so nice and eloquent! Not only did he help me with my luggage, he also took me to the canteen and we ate delicious food. He even said that I could ask him for help whenever I needed.”
Hearing this, I couldn’t help but cough stiffly. “Flora, did you forget that you have a boyfriend? Warren’s still in the hospital-“
“Warren?” Flora interrupted me, pursing her lips unhappily. Her face clouded over and the smile from earlier disappeared. “We broke up.”
Sylvia’s POV
“You broke up with Warren?!” My eyes went as wide as saucers.
“Yup.” Flora shrugged indifferently. “We have nothing to do with each other now.”
“But why? And when? I didn’t see this coming at all!” Just a few days ago, Flora had risked her life to save Warren. She had even taken care of him in the hospital for two days straight without sleeping or resting.
So how could they break up in the blink of an eye?
It was too sudden, like a building that was already halfway through construction that suddenly collapsed due to a faulty foundation.
Flora rolled her eyes and muttered, “Just a few days ago. It was mutual.”
“That’s all you have to say? Were you the one who broke up with him? And did Warren agree?”
I narrowed my eyes at her curiously. I knew that Warren cared a lot about Flora. Whenever we were together in big groups, Warren’s eyes were always fixated on Flora. And he’d always smile subconsciously when he looked at her. Maybe he didn’t even notice it himself.
So I doubted Warren would give her up so easily.
“Of course he did. He was actually happy to break up with me.” Flora nodded firmly. “Which is good. I only chose to be with Warren back then because he was open-minded, free, and easygoing.”
I couldn’t help but frown. Warren? Free and easygoing? Open-minded?! Were we talking about the same man?
And how could Warren have been happy to break up with Flora? How could she be sure that he wasn’t secretly seething with rage?
“Did you not take your relationship with him seriously?” I couldn’t help but whine. “You guys were only together for a while! And you risked your life to save him!”
Flora shrugged again nonchalantly. “I just saved him because we were classmates. If it were anyone else, I still would’ve tried to save them.”
Flora’s reason wasn’t convincing in the slightest. I was there that day. When she heard that Warren was in danger, she was scared out of her wits.
If it was someone else who was in such a situation, she never would’ve reacted the way she did.
Back when they first became a couple, I used to suspect that they were trying to deceive me. But later, I became more and more convinced that they actually did care about each other.
In particular, Warren was so fond of Flora that he would’ve plucked the stars out of the sky for her.
Now that things had come to this, something big must’ve happened. Flora was hiding something from me.
“Flora, what on earth happened between you and Warren?” As I spoke, I observed Flora’s expression carefully.
“Nothing,” Flora continued to eat her tiramisu, as though she really didn’t care about it. “I just changed my mind, that’s all. Now I have a crush on the handsome officer I met today. Now that I’ve met him, I realize that a quiet man like Warren isn’t my type.”
“If you say so.” I couldn’t help but feel sad and let out a long sigh. “Warren might be quiet, but everyone could see that he was genuinely good to you.”
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