Chapter 329 The decision of a commander (1/2)

In a dark lit room, Evangeline was admiring the night sky through her open window. She sat there waiting for her guest to arrive. The moon could be seen from her viewpoint but there were no stars in the sky, only the twinkling lights of the city. Evangeline used to love this view, but nowadays it just made her a bit sad, since in the middle of the city, in clear view of her office stood the tall statue of her teacher.

Every time she sees that statue she's reminded of the past, when everything was still simple. When her problems were only about succeeding the family business, and winning against her love rival Rachel. Yet now everything was so complicated.

She became a merc and not only that, she became the commander of a squad. She now literally holds the lives of dozens of men in her hands. Each one of her choices could either lead to their deaths, or prolong their lives. Yet even with this burden Evangeline decided she would always move forward, just like Niel her friend and senior advised her.

At the thought of Niel, Evangeline started to think about her friends, who were now either captured or in hiding.

'Even though I said I'll stop thinking about the past, my thoughts always go back to that time. I would always think, what if the war never started, what would be happening to us now?...' Evangeline couldn't help but smile while imagining the possibilities.

The group of friends would've helped another club after the play, and she as the student council president will try and make their task easier. After that task the mercenary club would've become even more famous at school. It was possible that because of all them being athletic, the different sports clubs in school would ask for their help. Once that happens the mercenary club and their school would've become famous, since it was obvious that no matter what sport they would play, with the superior athletic prowess of the group they would win all the time.

Then when summer break came they would've gone out and had fun like any normal high school kids. They could've gone to the sea where she and Rachel would've tried to seduce Alex using their swimsuits. They could also have gone to the mountains, and had fun watching the stars in the beautiful night sky. They could've enjoyed some fireworks afterwards.

While Evangeline was imagining of things that could've been, she couldn't help but smile while tears fell down her beautiful face. What's done can never be undone. When Evangeline was about to dive deeper into her imagination, she felt the presence of other people in the room.

”Welcome my dear guests, what can I do for you?”

Evangeline spun her chair and there she saw six figures wearing the same uniform as Drake. As expected of agents of the Shadow Mercenaries none of the cameras she had placed all over the building had caught their movement. They didn't even trigger any of the defense mechanisms inside the building.

”First, can you tell me where Drake is?” Hektor asked while he kept his guard up. Unlike the other members of the Mercenary club, Evangeline was extremely cunning and tricky. So it was possible that she would do something while having they were having this conversation.