IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER - Season 9 Episode 85

In the living room, Derek sat down next to Mike.

“Is Greg alright?” Mond asked with a concerned look. Naturally, he was worried about Greg since he was Violet’s husband.

“Yes, he is. He is a strong, good boy. He knows what to do,” Derek nodded.

“I am beginning to think we should make a move sooner than later. If we had done that earlier, Sally wouldn’t have killed Greg’s stepmother. Our lenience and stalling has only emboldened that senseless, bloodthirsty woman.” Soren suggested with a little frown, as he laid eyes on Derek and Mond.

As the meeting got underway, the group of four got engrossed in discussion.

Looking on, the men in black suits standing guard knew what was happening, but unless they got a express permission, they could’t contribute a word to the meeting.

“I didn’t know that she is such a cruel woman. But this time, I’m convinced. She murdered her friend just to get away with what she’s done,” Derek remarked, narrowing his eyes. Cross-legged, he reclined on the couch and crossed his hands.

“Having neither family nor friends, she has no heart as well,” Mond cautioned. The news of Sharon’s death had left him devastated. It had never occurred to him that Sally would be so callous as to murder Sharon.

Derek didn’t respond, but looked ahead with his deep-set eyes.

“What do we do?” Mond asked, shifting his gaze to look at Derek.

“We’ve got no choice but to wait,” Mike chimed in promptly. He suddenly sat straight, and turned to the other three men. “We can’t act rashly,” he warned.

“If we continue to stand by, we don’t know who will be her next target,” Mond retorted. He couldn’t read Sally’s mind. Now he had no idea what she would do next.

However, Derek disagreed with Mond. He still remembered Mike’s words that Lawrence had his plan. Besides, that person was in the city. He was certain that there was no need to worry despite of this accident.

After a long pause, Derek began, “Mond.” Gazing into Mond’s eyes, he continued, “Just follow Mike’s advice.”

Today, Mike was in the charge of making decisions.

“I already told Lawrence. He knows what happened in the Xiao family. There is no need to worry,” Mike assured the elders.
Turning to Derek, whom he knew would catch his drift faster, he continued, “Uncle Derek, that woman only takes orders from Lawrence. So there is nothing we can do to let her work for us.”

Derek nodded in agreement. He knew that woman.

Mond and Soren exchanged a look, but remained silent.

When the father and son stepped out of the Xiao family’s villa, Soren looked at Mike who stood beside him. “Who is that lady you referred to? Why did both you and Derek agree to do nothing after you mentioned her?” he asked curiously.

“Dad, it’s complicated. The only thing you need to know is that Sally will never get what she wants as long as that woman is here,” Mike replied. Without Lawrence’s permission, he wouldn’t leak any information about that woman to anyone, including to his father. Besides, the fewer people about knew her, the better it was for her operations in the shadow.

“Well, fine. The Chu family is always powerful and mysterious. I don’t doubt their capability,” Soren agreed. Noticing that his son was unwilling to tell him, he didn’t press further.

…

Mond headed straight to his villa. When he drove into the yard, he had a feeling that something was wrong with his house.

He pushed the car door open and strode towards the house with car keys in his hand.

After unlocking the door with his card, he opened it and walked towards the living room.

Before he reached there, he had an odd feeling. Just then, he caught a glimpse of a side face.

Although he was alarmed by what he saw, he didn’t stop. He calmly walked on, as if he hadn’t seen a thing.

He already recognized that the figure sitting in his living room was Sally.

“How did you get here?” Mond asked in confusion. With the top notch security system at his home, it was not easy for strangers to enter his house. As such, how Sally made it in was real shocker.

The woman sat on the lounge gracefully. Hearing Mond’s voice, she tilted her head to look.

“Hello, my savior, long time!” she greeted curtly in a cold tone.

“Get out! You’re not welcome here,” Mond growled at her. ‘That woman is like a time bomb. She might raze my house to the ground with an explosive, ‘ he mulled.

Then he cautiously came forward and took a seat opposite Sally. Staring at the woman, he showed no fear on his face. Even though she was a vicious, cold-blooded mobster, he wasn’t scared of her. He didn’t even consider her his opponent.

“Should I call you Mond Xu or Mond Chu?” Sally teased, lighting a cigarette casually. “The CEO of ZM Group has such a complicated background. You were born out of wedlock, and that your father came from the Chu family. These salacious details about you are confusing.”

“Are you sure that you want us to talk about the past?” Mond snapped. After a short pause, he continued, “Okay. Let’s talk about the He family. Your parents betrayed our country for personal gain. Contemptible greedy traitors!”

Laying emphasis on “traitors”, he ridiculed Sally in a way he knew would trigger her.

“We are not traitors,” Sally retorted immediately as she rose from her seat. She glowered at Mond, her eyes burning with fury.

“Is that so?” sitting still, Mond responded without taking his eyes off Sally. “But I’ve heard a different story,” he added.

“My parents didn’t leak any confidential military intelligence. They were framed,” Sally defended for her parents.

But Mond showed no interest in the topic. Fixing his eyes on Sally, he taunted, “Looks like you still care about your family. I thought you had no feelings.”

A hideous look immediately showing in his eyes, he went on, “Why did you hurt Sharon? She was your friend.”

“Friend? Do you think we were friends? The problem with Sharon was that she knew too much. After I came back, there’s nothing I did without her knowing. If I had let her go back to the Xiao family safely, I would have died. What would you do if you were in my shoes?” Sally extricated herself.

Mond didn’t say a word. Thinking about it, he could understand that she was just trying to protect herself.

“Do you think you can keep us in the dark even if Sharon did not tell us? We know everything you have done. You’re under our watch,” Mond returned coldly.

“I know what you are capable of,” Sally said in a relaxed manner as she returned to her seat. As she leaned against the sofa, she transfixed her eyes on the man.

“It looks like Mike is much wiser than I thought. When Lawrence left the city, I’d have a field day, with no one to get in my way. That’s how I underated Mike,” she changed the subject.

“Even though Lawrence is away, you will never get what you want,” Mond said decidedly.