"Alright, don't be too sad. The higher-ups have given Jarrod a chance. It's up to him to decide. Chill out.
After we finish this task, you can also retire if you want to, and you'll still get paid."
Samuel knew what it meant to retire with pay.
Normally, people would retire after the age of sixty, and the Special Forces would retire at the age of
thirty-five. However, with his military rank, even if he retired, he could still keep it, and even get paid.
But he would not participate in military operations.
This was the life that Samuel wanted.
He nodded, smoked a cigarette with Emory, and then whispered, "I need to go check on Nicole. By the
way, what's going on with the formation outside? Is it really the ancient Eight Trigrams Formation?"
"Speaking of which, the girl beside you is not an ordinary person. She is able to crack this formation.
That's something."
Emory found Amelia impressive.
When Samuel heard this, he knew that Amelia was right, and he couldn't help but have some doubts
about her identity.
"Amelia works for Aaron."
Hearing what Samuel said, Emory was surprised.
"Amelia? Is her surname Conley?"
"I don't know. I just know that her name is Amelia. She is Jarrod's 18-year-old present from Aaron, but
Jarrod seems to care about her very much."
Samuel told Emory what he knew.
Emory whispered, "This woman should be the descendant of the formation. This ore vein has been
here for many years. The Harper Town has been located here for several hundred years. The entire
mountain is covered with the formation. Without it, this ore vein wouldn't have been so well hidden, and
perhaps would have been discovered long ago. You don't know how many experts we hired to crack
this formation, and how many months we spent drawing and searching for information. But Amelia
cracked it at once. She is a talent. You should think of a way to keep her around. "
"I don't know. Amelia is an independent woman and she only listens to Jarrod. If you want Amelia to
stay, you have to protect Jarrod."
Hearing that, Emory felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Samuel, you're making things difficult for me."
"I'm telling the truth. Amelia likes Jarrod and she is even carrying Jarrod's child. I know you are in short
of talents. But no matter what, you can't force her or overwork her. I promised Jarrod that I would
protect Amelia and their child."
This was Samuel's promise to Jarrod.
Emory frowned slightly, but still nodded.
After the conversation, Samuel asked where Nicole was and walked over.
Nicole and Amelia were puzzled. They were served with good meals, but were not allowed to leave the
tent.
Amelia kept silent, but this silence seemed a little depressing.
Nicole poured her a glass of water and said, "Drink some water. It's cold in the mountains at night.
Drink some hot water to warm your body."
"Thank you."
Amelia only took the glass to warm her hands, but did not drink water. A trace of worry flashed through
her eyes.
"When will Mr. Jarrod meet us?"
Nicole didn't know how to answer.
"Very quickly."
When Nicole saw Samuel come in, she was surprised.
"Samuel?"
"Are you afraid?"
Samuel gently touched her head and said with a smile, "They are not Aaron's person, but Emory's."
"Emory? We accidentally found Emory?"
Nicole was very surprised.
Samuel nodded.
Nicole had been travelling around with him all this time. She must be a little tired.
However, when Amelia heard that it was Emory's team, she frowned slightly and said indifferently, "I
want to go back and find Mr. Jarrod."
Samuel looked at Amelia and whispered, "I promised Jarrod that I can't let you go back. He should
have his own plan. You might ruin his plan if you go back. Besides, you should better rest more now."
Amelia's eyes flashed, and she involuntarily touched her belly with her palm. Her gaze also became
gentle.
"Am I pregnant?"
She asked bluntly.
Nicole and Samuel glanced at each other. Samuel whispered, "Yes, but there is a risk of miscarriage.
Jarrod wants you to protect this child."
Amelia's eyes were blurred.
"But I can't live without him."
"How could it be without him? Jarrod definitely has a plan to save himself."
"He has no plan!"
Amelia suddenly got emotional.
"If Mr. Jarrod has a plan, he will not let me go, and will not ask you to protect this child. He is not a man
who would ask others to take care of his own woman and child. He has always been confident of
victory. No matter how horrible the illusion is or how difficult the situation is, he will not abandon me. He
said that we would live together and die together. We are one. But now he entrusts me to you. It means
he has no way out and wants to risk his life."
As she spoke, Amelia choked up.
Samuel's expression also changed.
"He's Aaron's son. Aaron won't let him die."
"You don't know Aaron! He wouldn't kill Mr. Jarrod, but it would be even worse! Sometimes, death can
be a better choice. But even if Mr. Jarrod wanted to die, he wouldn't get the chance. You won't
understand. Samuel, I followed you all along just because Mr. Jarrod cares about you. He wants me to
guard you on his behalf and send you to a safe place. I know it. But I won't leave him alone."
Amelia's eyes were a little wet.
She choked up and said, "You all feel that you are suffering, but do you really understand what it
means to suffer? Samuel, you think you are miserable. Because both of your foster mother and your
birth mother are scheming against you, but at least you were raised as a normal person from
childhood. You were born with a silver spoon. Compared to Mr. Jarrod, your life is heaven. You have
experts as teachers, and you are taken good care of by servants. But what about Mr. Jarrod? He didn't
have anything. He had been thrown into the cold ancestral hall since he was little. He was told that his
mother, an expert of bugs, was now a broken memorial tablet. While you were eating the fancy meals,
Mr. Jarrod was fighting against a group of poisonous scorpions and lizards. He had no childhood or no
happy time. All he had was the bugs. He was Aaron's only son, but Aaron didn't even care about Mr.
Jarrod's life. To put it nicely, he was harsh. But actually, he was heartless and indifferent! How do you
think such a father would treat Mr. Jarrod?"
Hearing that, Samuel got extremely worried.
After Amelia finished speaking, she stood up from her sleeping bag and tidied herself up. She
whispered, "Now that you have arrived at a safe place and found the person you are looking for, I
should leave now. I want to go back to find Mr. Jarrod. He needs me."
"You can't go back! If what you said is true, Aaron won't let you go, either! Do you know how much
Jarrod wants this child to be born? If you go back, not only you, even the child in your belly will be in
danger. Amelia, this is what Jarrod wants. He hopes that your child will be born."
Nicole stopped Amelia.
As a woman, she could totally understand Amelia. However, she also knew that Samuel had promised
Jarrod that he would take good care of Amelia and the child in her belly. She could not let Amelia go.
Samuel got mixed feelings, and he whispered, "You stay. I'll go save him."
Amelia was a little surprised by this, and then shook her head.
"No, Mr. Jarrod wants you to be safe. Since you have arrived at a safe place, don't go back to take
risks. Without Mr. Jarrod, I can't live, even with the child. He has always been struggling alone, and this
time, in order to save you, he even hurt himself. Right now, he must be very weak. If Aaron finds out
that Mr. Jarrod has helped you deal with him, I can't imagine what will happen to Mr. Jarrod. I don't
have any other hopes in my life. I just want to die with him. That's enough. So don't try to persuade me.
I'll walk my own path. Otherwise, even if it was arranged by Mr. Jarrod, I wouldn't accept it. "
Hearing that, Samuel and Nicole were impressed by Amelia.
"Amelia, there's nothing you can do when you go back alone. You might even become Jarrod's
weakness. If you don't go back, Aaron might just punish Jarrod out of anger, but if you go back, Jarrod
will surrender for you and the child. Do you want that?"
Hearing that, Amelia was a little hesitant. Nicole continued, "I know you're worried about Jarrod, and
we're worried about him too. But if you go back, it will only inflict more pain on Jarrod. I don't think it's
necessary. To love him does not mean to die together with him. Sometimes waiting is also a way of
love."
Amelia looked at Nicole. As she listened to what Nicole said, more tears gushed out of her eyes.
"I'm just scared. I'm afraid I'll never see him again. I'm afraid that I won't be by his side when he needs
me the most. None of you know that Mr. Jarrod is afraid of the dark. He's afraid of being alone. We
haven't been apart since we were 18 years old. Without me around, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep
at night. I...."
Nicole quickly stepped forward and hugged Amelia. Nicole whispered, "It will be fine. We just need to
wait. I believe Samuel will think of a way to bring Jarrod out. They are brothers. Jarrod suffered a lot in
the past, but that's when Samuel didn't know about Jarrod's existence. Now that we know, we won't
turn a blind eye to him. Amelia, believe us. Believe that we can bring Jarrod back to you safe and
sound, okay?"
Amelia couldn't help but cry softly in Nicole's arms.
"Please, don't give up on Mr. Jarrod. You are his last warmth and sunshine."
What she said set off a storm in Samuel's heart.
"I will."
Samuel originally wanted to stay with Nicole, but after hearing what Amelia said, he couldn't wait for
another second.
He wouldn't allow Jarrod to risk his own life to protect him.
Samuel recalled Jarrod's face and smile in his mind. This was the first time he felt that having such a
big brother was not bad.
Seeing Amelia crying in Nicole's arms, Samuel turned around and walked out.
He really needed to do something.
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