Betty said, âI remember that the old lady gave me a call earlier. She told me to persuade Yulia to sign the apology letter. She had a great attitude as well!â
âThe old lady had never been this kind to me since I became a part of the Sue family.â
âUhm⦠my mom had always been like that.â
Lincoln felt a little awkward.
Betty rolled her eyes âDammit, why does she treat Skylarâs family differently? Isnât it because youâre useless?â
âI thought about that day when Skylar visited home for two days. His presence made me sick. Youâd be worse than him if it werenât for your decent background.â
Lincoln spoke, âIâ¦â
Betty continued, âDonât you think that Skylar is poor?â
âHe could release someone from the Northern police station just with a call although he doesnât have a badge?â
âCould Skylar be a general whoâs hiding his identity?â
Lincoln grinned bitterly, âHow did you become more imaginative than me?â
âWhy would he pledge his loyalty to the United States for 5 years if he has such a high rank in the military?â
âHe even spent all his money and got dumped by his blind date.â
âIsnât it pitiful;?â
Betty nodded and asked, âThen, how would you explain when he made that phone call to release Yvonne and Nicholas from the Northern Police station?â
âPerhaps he knew someone with authority to do so.â
Lincolnâs eyes lit up all of a sudden. âThat could be possible.â
âSkylar had been a soldier for 6 years, and he must have known his comrades incredibly well.â
âYeah, maybe one of them ended up becoming an authority figure.â
âThey owe each other their lives on the battlefield. Asking for a favor shouldnât be that hard.â
Betty grinned and said, âI didnât expect Skylar to have such a close bond with them.â
âIf you think about it, he said that he could bring us along to Dragon Commanderâs disarming ceremony. Was he lying about it?â
âWe would be on cloud nine if we were allowed to participate in the ceremony!â
âLook at Skylarâs family, theyâve been bragging about it. Wasnât it because Lincoln got the invitation?â
âLetâs see the look on her face if she knew that we also have the invitation.â
Lincolnâs heart trembled, âIâll ask Skylar about it right now!â
Skylar heard Lincoln shouting at him, then went into the house with him.
âHere, have a seat. I need to ask you something.â
Lincoln said directly.
Skylar did not care either. He sat on the sofa with Lola in his arms.
âSkylar, do you know any big authority figures in Cloudtopia?â
Betty asked impatiently as soon as Skylar took a seat.
Skylar was stunned, he then answered, âThere is an old comrade of mine in the Northern Police Station whoâs the Chief of the police force. I donât think he has much authority though.â
âSo thatâs how it is!â
Betty was disappointed. âI thought you knew a powerful authority figure so that you could get us an invitation. Turns out I was overthinking.â
Skylar asked, âYou guys wanna go to the disarming ceremony?â
âThat should be no problem. Iâll take you there tomorrow!â
Betty rolled her eyes. âThe ceremony is tomorrow and you havenât even been able to get us an invitation. Now, youâre saying that youâll be taking us there? Does it hurt not to lie?â
Skylar replied, âDo I still need an invitation to bring you there?â
âWhoever dares to stop us will be in hot water.â
Betty rolled her eyes once more and went back to her room.
Lincoln sighed, then left.
Skylar was used to it. He watched cartoons with Lola for some time, then headed to his room.
As Skylar handed Lola over to Yulia, he said, âIâll make you the star during the ceremony tomorrow.
Why donât you dress formally?â
Yulia smiled and stretched out her hand. âWhereâs the invitation?â
Skylar shook his head. âI donât have it.â
Yulia snorted and took Lola a bath.
Skylar was speechless.
Why did everyone think that he was lying?
Everything he said was true!
What happened to the trust between people?
He called Dianne as soon as he went back to his room. âPlease announce it to the public that I will be proposing to a girl from the Sue family during the disarming ceremony tomorrow.â
Dianne answered, âAlright, boss. Iâll arrange the transport for you and my sister-in-law tomorrow morning.â
The next day, Yulia woke up at six in the morning from the commotion outside.
She walked out to the balcony and saw Lincoln and Betty stretching out their necks with their eyes filled with excitement âWhatâs happening, dad?â
Lincoln pointed. âLook, over there!â
Yulia looked over.
The next moment, she was stunned by the sight in front of her.
There were jeeps with big red flowers at the entrance of the villa, occupying the entire street.
There were at least over a hundred of them.
Of course, the number of jeeps were not important.
Most importantly, all of the jeeps were in army green, and each of them had a military plate.
It was a convoy of military vehicles.
With such a scene going on, the surrounding communities were also taken aback by it.
Exclaims could be heard.
âDear lord, who in the world has this much power to summon hundreds of military vehicles?â
Yuliaâs jaw dropped.
Betty exclaimed in excitement, âIâve heard that Dragon Commander will propose to a girl from the Sue family last night!â
âThe military vehicles were decorated with red flowers, they must be picking up that girl!â
âI had no idea we would be able to live in the same villa as Dragon Commanderâs fiancee. Plus, the girlâs surname is also Sue.â
âIâve decided. When Iâm free, Iâll stroll down there next time. Maybe by chance, Iâll meet him some day.
Betty looked hopeful.
Yuliaâs mind was stricken by thunder.
Something Skylar said flashed through her mind all of a sudden.
âIâll make you the star during the ceremony tomorrow.â
At that instant, Skylar rubbed his eyes and walked out of his room.