Chapter 17. Be Careful

Some of the soldiers were from Whales District and didn’t feel too proud of hearing those words.

“I may be laying in the dirtiest bed of Whales District right now if it wasn’t for a kind person who sent me to the mansion of the mayor to be a waitress. Aren’t you curious how I came here? I traded my life for this. I took two bullets for the mayor, one of them close to my heart, and almost killed me. When the mayor asked me how to reward my good deed, I told him I didn’t want the money or love. I just wanted to be a pilot.” She told her story calmly.

Many of the soldiers had heard about the shooting of the mayor, but they never expected that that brave girl who had saved him was right in front of them.

Both Zach and Bruce remained silent. They had no idea that the girl had such a dark and frightening history.

Emerald lowered her head slowly. “Flying to space means I can go far away from the darkness of the ground, and it means I can forget the past. Can you de