The Man’s Decree

Franklin lived in Phoenix Garden, which was a famous residential area in Horington. As houses there cost at least a million or more, it was a place out of reach for ordinary folks.

“Kai, when we arrive, remember to be nice and behave respectfully. After all, we are asking him for help. Considering your situation, it’s not easy to get a job, as most companies are unwilling to hire ex-convicts. Hence, you have to be aware of…”

In the car, Hannah kept nagging Kai, worried that he would make a mistake.

Turning around from the front passenger seat, Gary put a stop to it. “Enough. There’s no need to keep harping on it. So what if he has gone to prison before? Does it mean that he is of questionable character? I have been friends with Franklin for a long time, so this isn’t going to be an issue.”

He was concerned that Hannah’s nagging would exasperate Kai, especially when it came to his time in prison. After all, it wasn’t his fault that he ended up there.

“Since both of you are so close, why didn’t he come and see you over the last few years? It’s not like you’re unaware of how much we have suffered recently.”

livelihoods were severely

and neither does he know where we stay. Anyway, both of us have gone through a lot together. Back then, when there was a stray grenade during training, I dived and tackled him to the ground, or else he wouldn’t even

back then. Therefore, he was

needed a job, he

you know what kind of person Dad is. Once we’re there, I know what I should be mindful of. When I start making

explain it. Even if he had told

floor of a mansion in Phoenix Garden, Franklin, who was in his fifties, put on an old military uniform and adjusted it

couch was a girl in her twenties. She had pretty features and a slender body. Wearing

have you gone mad? Why are you wearing your old uniform?” the girl remarked as she glanced at

his only daughter, Maria