Chapter 1 The Mysterious General

"General Hammond! The enemy is pressing down on the border! I am here at the order of the Grand Marshal to ask you to repel the enemy!"

On the street, a burly, travel-stained man in military uniform knelt on one knee and pleaded urgently.

In front of him stood a tall man in cheap clothes who looked destitute.

"I haven't been in the army for many years. I will no longer take part in the affairs of the army. Please go to find someone else!" Calvin said indifferently.

The passers-by thought it was two lunatics making funny videos, so they all stayed away from them.

"General Hammond, now that the Western Region is in imminent danger, I beg you to look at the bigger picture..." Bryce continued to plead.

However, Calvin waved his hand. "Stop talking! I have to go to a banquet with my wife. I don't have time for this!"

After saying that, Calvin turned around, got on his electromobile, and left quickly.

Bryce stood frozen. "Has General Hammond already married? Which woman managed to land this big shot?" he thought.

Three years ago, the invincible General Calvin Hammond suddenly left the army and returned to his hometown of Norley.

This remained an unsolved mystery. Even Bryce, who had been committed to Calvin for years, did not know the reason why Calvin left.

...

The guests had come together for the Flynn family banquet. They had been talking happily.

"Gracie, here's to you."

"I'd also like to propose a toast to you, Gaven. Thank you for helping Gracie seal the deal."

"This deal can bring an over 1.7 million dollars profit to the Flynn family! We can't thank you enough!"

The people at the table were drinking and talking excitingly.

Today, with the help of her fianc茅 Gaven Lawson, Gracie Flynn successfully closed a deal with the Starling Group, which called for a family banquet to celebrate.

"I'm sorry, I was held up just now. Sorry for letting you wait for me." At this time, Calvin hurriedly walked in and apologized.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Everyone looked at each other and had almost the same question in their hearts. "Did we wait for you?"

Calvin had married into the Flynn family for three years and hadn't achieved anything. He could only live off his wife and her family.

No one would like such a good for nothing.

"Don't flatter yourself. Didn't you see that? We didn't wait for you at all!" Maria, Gracie's mother, said coldly.

"What would possibly hold you up? Is your electromobile broken?" Marc, Gracie's younger brother, said with a sardonic smile.

Calvin suddenly felt a little awkward. He was just greeting and didn't expect to be ridiculed so easily.

Fortunately, he was used to this kind of satire from the moment he opened his mouth.

Calvin didn't want to embarrass himself anymore, so he had to sit silently next to a gorgeous woman.

This beautiful woman was the eldest daughter of the Flynn family, the wife of Calvin, Briley Flynn.

Briley was the most beautiful woman in Norley and the goddess in the hearts of countless men.

Three years ago, however, James Flynn suddenly insisted that his favorite granddaughter, Briley, marry Calvin, who had just left the army, and let him into the Flynn family.

The most beautiful woman in the city marrying a pauper had undoubtedly become the biggest joke of Norley.

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