The Invincible Mercenary King

Chapter 372

Savoring his coffee, Haylan relished the tranquility of the moment while the sounds of Reign’s culinary prowess filled the kitchen. The absence of chaos, bullets, and gunfire brought him a sense of contentment.

He imagined that his life would be fulfilled with the presence of a loving wife and a child by his side.

“I wonder what the old man is thinking. It’s been almost a month, and he still hasn’t assigned me a mission.”

Lost in his musings, he reached for his phone, trying to contact his master.

However, his master was still unreachable/

Helpless, he had no choice but to end the call and absentmindedly browse through Instagram.

Reign was cooking, and it would be impolite for him to leave at this time. Thus, he could go home only after she had finished cooking and they had eaten together.

Besides, she was a pleasant person to eat a meal with. Therefore, he did not have the urge to leave immediately.

While scrolling through his Instagram feed, he did not come across anything noteworthy. It was just posts from his siblings, Lydia, Mia, Yvonne, and others.

After some thought, he finally opened his long-neglected Facebook account.

Over the years, he kept his status “unavailable” and had not contacted anyone.

Still, many of his old classinates were on the platform.

When he opened Facebook, as expected, he found countless feeds.

He was patient, scrolling through them one by one.

After finishing, he felt a wave of emotion.

It was because eight years had brought about tremendous changes!

Among his classmates, there were those who had successfully completed high school, pursued higher education, and were still immersed in their studies.

Others had recently graduated from university and were navigating the job market, searching for employment opportunities.

A few had embarked on entrepreneurial endeavors, only to face setbacks, overwhelming pressure, and even thoughts of self-harm

Meanwhile, there were those classmates who, immediately after finishing their SAT exams, hastily entered the workforce, got married, started families, and found themselves confronted with the hardships and responsibilities of adult life.

The majority of his classmates, those who did not attend the recent reunion, remained distant figures in his life.

Seeing their updates on social media, he could not help but feel a pang of helplessness. Many of them now had children, happily sharing family photos with their little ones.

“How time flies.”

After eight years, everything changed.

The sight of his classmates, weathered and aged, struck him deeply, as they appeared so starkly different from the vibrant and youthful peers he remembered from his memories.

to recognize them, for they had transformed so significantly

once fervent and hopeful youths now find themselves grappling with the hardships of life. Perhaps, they

filled with mixed

across numerous posts from classmates who were constantly lamenting their financial struggles. Some had even reached out to him, sharing their thoughts of despair and contemplating suicide when the burden became

plethora of life experiences

that not everyone felt comfortable sharing their internal emotions openly. Those who chose to keep their

if you ever find yourself in need of assistance, don’t hesitate to

I might not be able to help you buy a house, but I should be able to help your

as ever. I can help with your husband’s business, so call

some thought, driven by empathy, he left comments on

he, Noah, and Perry were best buddies. Meanwhile, he was not particularly close to the others.

he had achieved success, he was willing to give a helping help to his

others was a benefit to

the food

walked out of the kitchen with a plate of food.

was a plate of fragrant pork stew, which was neatly displayed and appetizing.

placed the pork in front of him and said,

that, she handed him

of meat using the fork and savored it

her eyes filled with anticipation, like a child who had

CEO overseeing a vast workforce, possessed

looked beautiful and sweet, capturing his heart as she reminded

he ate, he wondered. “Why didn’t I notice this side of her when we

he expressed his admiration. “This is tender and not at all greasy. It’s light and

“Really?”

“Really!”

down his fork, he nodded earnestly and remarked, “This dish

so

this, she

it comes to one’s culinary skills, there was

you some roasted potatoes later. I’m also

aside the used fork and brought out a plate of roasted potatoes, accompanied by a fresh fork. She placed them in

the kitchen to resume cooking.

seared scallops, she absentmindedly grabbed a fork and took a bite of the

Suddenly, she froze.

was the same one he had used earlier. Inadvertently, she had indirectly shared a kiss with him through

shy that her

composure.

breaths to compose herself and regain her To distract herself, she even multitasked, using two pans to cook two different dishes. After about fifteen minutes, she brought the

and eat with

After all, there were three dishes, and the

meal in Lightdom City. Well, let me make a cream of mushroom soup she

went into the kitchen again to make

she brought the soup in a large porcelain bowl and placed it in front of him. She served herself some potatoes, sat across

have some.”

picked up a piece of pork