Chapter 104: Return
"Congratulations!" Jeru greeted as he hugged Keira and gave her the flowers he had brought.
"Thanks, Jeru, they are beautiful," she whispered and smiled back at him.
She saw May and Lana, who had also graduated the same day, walking towards her. They hugged and congratulated each other happily.
Field Marshal Chan laughed as he watched Jeru who became the photographer of the three girls. He could say that Jeru was a good man. Too bad that Keira seemed not to take him as anything more than a friend.
"Look at those girls, Drey is missing though..." whispered Mrs. Chan who was used to seeing Keira with Lana, May, and Drey all together. Now it was Jeru who was with the girls most of the time.
"Drey is doing good in the military. Surprisingly, he has big potential. He will soon rise in the rank too. His graduation ceremony is next week until then he’s not allowed to come out of the academy, dear," commented Field Marshal Chan. He had heard a lot about Drey and his capabilities inside the academy and he was impressed.
"I bet that Senior Russo will hold a grand feast next week." Mrs. Chan said as she chuckled, remembering how excited was Drey’s father personally handing out to them the invitation for Grey’s graduation after-party two months ago. That’s how proud and excited he was, distributing invitations so early.
Field Marshal Chan observed his daughter and then he sighed as he thought about Zach... He intentionally did not tell Keira, but Zach was going to return soon, safe and sound after that critical mission he had been put into. But, knowing his daughter, he was sure that Keira already knew about that.
There was no other choice back then because they all agreed that only Zach could pull that tough mission through. It was like he was born for it... Only Zach... He was the best the military got by now. His tactics were so precise, though it took longer.