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.

fail to recognize them, for they had

have worn away their youthful arrogance. Those once fervent and hopeful youths now find themselves grappling with the hardships of life. Perhaps, they have even forgotten the dreams they once held so

was filled with mixed

sharing their thoughts of despair and contemplating suicide when the burden became unbearable. Others expressed frustration over soaring

a plethora of life experiences

chose to keep their struggles

of assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out

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

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

he left comments on the feeds of those who had a

school, he, Noah, and Perry were best buddies. Meanwhile, he was not particularly close

that he had achieved success, he was willing to

all, a benefit for others was a

Jaber, the food is

Reign walked out of the kitchen with a plate of food.

of fragrant pork stew, which was neatly

the pork in front of him

that, she handed

up a piece of meat using

anticipation, like a child who had completed their

did he expect that she, the commanding CEO overseeing a vast workforce, possessed such an endearing demeanor. The realization made

an apron, she asked him for comments on her cooking. At this moment, she looked beautiful and sweet, capturing his heart as she reminded him of

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

“This is tender and not at all greasy. It’s light and flavorful, and the aroma is exceptional. I never expected you to be such a

“Really?”

“Really!”

and remarked, “This dish you prepared is

so

she was overjoyed.

skills, there was no better

exclaimed cheerfully. Tll bring you some roasted potatoes later. I’m also preparing seared

used fork and brought out a plate of roasted potatoes, accompanied

quickly returned to the

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

Suddenly, she froze.

he had used earlier. Inadvertently, she

that her face

composure.

using two pans to cook two different dishes. After about fifteen minutes, she brought the two dishes

than enough. Please sit down and eat with me,” he

definitely could not finish it alone. After all, there were three dishes, and the portion of pork stew was quite large

is necessary for a meal in Lightdom City. Well, let me make a cream of mushroom soup

she went into the

placed it in front of him. She served herself some potatoes, sat across from

have some.”

up a piece of pork and placed it