Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down

Matt hung up on Felix without waiting for his response.

Felix was puzzled. He wondered who Matt was going to propose marriage to when he did not even have a girlfriend.

Still, he had no choice but to carry out his instruction. Considering that Matt was called “Grim Reaper” for a reason, defying his order was considered suicidal behavior.

……

After a long day, everyone at the field hospital was sound asleep except for Winona.

While she was tossing and turning, her phone vibrated. She quickly tiptoed her way to the washroom to check the message because no one except the military officers was allowed to use their phones at the military base.

There was a new message for her from her bosom friend, Reese: “Benjamin has returned home safely. Please come back as soon as possible.”

Seeing that, Winona quickly covered her chest to suppress the ineffable joy she was experiencing. A smile spread across her face as a wave of relief washed over her. Now that Benjamin had returned home safely, it meant that their wedding ceremony could now be held according to the schedule. Once she successfully wedded Benjamin, she would then have a valid reason to bring her younger sister, Aileen Winston, with her.

Thinking about Aileen’s illness, Winona couldn’t help feeling disheartened.

Aileen witnessed her mother jumping off a building to kill herself when she was five. Deeply traumatized by the horrifying scene, she had been suffering from schizophrenia ever since then. Now that she was sixteen, she would still suffer epilepsy from time to time.

Feeling bad for Aileen, Winona was determined to provide a safe and peaceful life for her.

Early next morning, Winona packed up all her belongings and left a farewell note for the rest of the clinical team before she took off. She needed to rush back to Bolwich for the wedding ceremony.

Leonard Buckley, who was in charge of the clinical team, immediately arranged for her transport. The soldier who was assigned to give her a lift to the airport would come and fetch her in thirty minutes.

Holding her luggage, she waited anxiously at the roadside.

Before long, a military car screeched to a halt in front of her. A soldier wearing a uniform with paint on his face alighted from the car.

of her, the soldier saluted Winona solemnly. He loaded all her belongings into the

“Thanks.”

without uttering a

message to Benjamin: “Please look after Aileen for me while I’m away. I’m rushing my

Benjamin’s number probably because the signal was weak in

on their way to the

Although there was no badge on his sleeves, there was a faded mark in the shape of one. He

her composure at remarkable speed. She took out a scalpel

sharp turn, she made use of the momentum of the car to bring her body forward. Then, she placed the scalpel at

U-turn now or I’ll slash

flicker of shock flashed in the soldier’s eyes. The next second, a

to pierce through your neck and cut off your aorta. As a doctor, I know the most effective way to save or

and stopped at his aorta. Then, she grazed his skin gently, allowing blood to seep out from his

pain did not bother the soldier at all. Instead, he turned around and gave Winona

was frowning at his bizarre reaction, plunged the scalpel deeper into his skin. Blood

a man who had often gone to hell and back could

of the moment, she accidentally dropped the scalpel. The soldier quickly made use of the distraction and heaved himself to the back passenger seat. He pinned Winona to the seat with

charming, my

Matt was the soldier.

how you return my favor after

ears, sending a jolt of electricity in her body. She felt her resistance crumbling under his smoldering gaze, but what

to marry you in appreciation of

His blood, which was burning with his passion, was

She knew Matt was a smart guy who was equipped with great survival skills. He made a successful career by interacting with people

was not her father’s favorite daughter. She was not talented or influential enough to give his career a boost. Not only was she unable to help him, but she also might turn out to be a burden to him. Other than marrying her, there were plenty of other things he could have done

mulled over the issue and reached a conclusion—he must have had either lost his mind, or he was keeping her