The Day His Unrecognized Wife Walked Away의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

Crouching in the shadows of the military crates behind the shelter, Seraphina studied the heavy, windowless container. Instinct alone told her she had found the right place. The Commander-in-Chief was inside, and she needed to talk to him directly.Before she could locate a hatch or a weak entry point, heavy boots crunched against the gravel behind her.“Hey! You’re not authorized here!” a guard barked in an Eastern dialect, his shout instantly alerting the surrounding soldiers.Seraphina pivoted as a soldier thrust his rifle barrel toward her. She sidestepped, grabbed his wrist, and snapped it with a sharp twist. Yanking him into the line of fire, she used his body to block a rifle butt strike from a second guard.She ducked a swinging rifle butt, driving a palm strike into a third soldier's chest. Two more charged with bayonets. Seraphina swept their legs out and silenced both with hard kicks to their helmets.In minutes, she took down seven armed soldiers, leaving them groaning i

An hour later, Commander Harry Welsey along with his most trusted men brought the South Alliance team to a secure briefing room to negotiate with Colonel Hughes, his generals, and Seraphina. The room was thick with tension.Because Seraphina had single-handedly saved their team, Colonel Hughes included her in the high-level negotiation with Commander Welsey’s full consent.“Mr. Thorne is also participating as our chief infrastructure partner,” Andrei explained to the table. “His company built the filtration hubs, so his tech team, logistics network, and private security forces are crucial for managing the site.”Everyone understood his importance in the meeting. As political tension mounted, the East Alliance required concrete proof to halt troop deployments, so Colonel Hughes offered to analyze the filter residue for isotope signatures.“Colonel Hughes,” Commander Welsey rasped weakly. “Your alliance provided those Bio-Filter Nodes, but they’re poisoned, and our capital is suffering

The next day, Seraphina's medical team went back early to Cidel’s TaskForce MedResearch Complex.After her initial acupuncture treatment stabilized Commander Welsey, the Eastern Alliance formally declared a permanent ceasefire. Having discovered the high-ranking traitors within their own ranks, the Eastern leadership chose to handle the internal purge quietly on their own.Though a catastrophic war had been avoided, Seraphina's treatments would continue for the next twelve months to fully regenerate Welsey's severely degraded organs. Joint research teams from both alliances remained stationed at the complex, administering counter-agents to all the personnel affected by the contaminated filters._One week later, the Eastern Alliance hosted a grand victory gala inside the secured military enclave to celebrate the peace treaty and foster good relations. Colonel Hughes brought Seraphina, knowing she was the true pillar behind the ceasefire.Uncomfortable in the crowded ballroom, Seraphi

Seraphina swiped across the tablet, scanning the confidential files Rain had given her. Rain had actually followed her to Oakreach, Cidel. Recognizing her as a top-tier cyber asset, Seraphina had pulled her straight into her unit. The documents revealed a quiet disaster. Greenhaven Sanctuary had nearly been wiped out. While Seraphina was deployed overseas, Director Evelyn’s sister-in-law used the facility's registration to run an illegal shell operation. Authorities were close to confiscating the land and sending the kids to state foster care.Had Grandma Eleonor not used her massive influence to freeze the foreclosure, Greenhaven would have vanished before Seraphina could even fly home. Seraphina’s eyes narrowed on the final page. The sister-in-law’s arrest was just a cover. The rest of the information didn't add up.Beneath the report was a hidden trail of encrypted details. She could actually decode them, but she wanted to know exactly who was pulling the strings and what the t

Alexander stood frozen in the dimly lit hallway, his fingers tightening around Shiro's leather collar. Mrs. Thorne. His wife. He couldn't explain the familiar feeling that stirred in his chest whenever his wife was mentioned.He quickly brushed the sensation aside. It’s probably because I’m guilty of making her feel like I abandoned her with her kidnappers, he convinced himself. She had simply walked out of his house without waiting for his explanation. If that was the reason he was so restless, he would clarify everything to her now.He took a deep breath. Walking slowly to the door, he spoke softly through the wood. “Seraphina, I know you can hear me. I know you don’t want to talk to me. I’m really sorry about what happened before during your kidnapping.”“I will not make excuses for my actions during that time, but I just want you to know it isn’t what it looks like. I was trying to stall for time so my tech team could locate you, so I was saying things I didn’t mean. I will not