Chapter 80
Lorne’s face darkened at Rhea’s skeptical and disdainful tone.
Simultaneously, Rhea felt a crushing wave of pressure wash over her.
“Do you think I have the time to joke around with a little girl like you?”
Rhea stared at Lorne, his expression dead serious. Her mind was a complete mess.
‘No, he’s not kidding?‘
‘This girl, who looks even younger than me, is a lieutenant general or higher in the military?”
After several long breaths, she finally found her voice again.
She stared blankly at Lorne and asked, “How… how old is she?”
“You have no right to know her information. I’m asking you, did you just say you wanted her to leave this world in the most miserable way possible?”
Rhea’s heart pounded uncontrollably as she looked at Lorne’s cold and serious face.
She suddenly realized that if Raven was a lieutenant general, her threat to kill her might be considered attempted murder of a high–ranking military officer.
If that were the case, she’d be ruined for life!
Rhea couldn’t help but tremble slightly at the thought. She weakly replied to Lorne, “I… I was just joking…”
However, Lorne continued to look at her coldly, his expression showing no sign of softening.
“The words have already left your mouth. No one cares if you were threatening her or joking. You’re an adult now, and you need to take responsibility for the things you say and do.”
Without waiting for Rhea to say anything else, he turned to the two soldiers he had brought with him.
“Take her into custody. First to the Bastion Prison, then await the military tribunal’s decision.”
“Yes, ma’am!”
The two soldiers quickly responded,
Rhea shifted back instinctively as the two soldiers approached.
She slowly clenched her fists, her face filled with anger and resentment as she looked at Lorne.
“General, you can’t do this to me!”
“My father fought for Vyrdenia on the battlefield for over twenty years to become a high–ranking officer.”
She suddenly pointed at Raven. “And her!”
“What has she done for Vyrdenia? She wasn’t even born yet when my father was risking his life on the battlefield.”
“She doesn’t deserve the position of lieutenant general. And she certainly doesn’t deserve to have you treat me, the daughter of a lieutenant general, like this.”
“Your actions will dishearten my father and could even cause unrest in the Vyrdenian military!”
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Lorne never imagined he’d be lectured by a little girl pointing a finger at his nose.
His face grew increasingly unpleasant as he looked at the arrogant Rhea.
Finally, his usually serious and dignified face twisted into a mocking smile.
“Well then, I’d like to see if you’re as capable as you claim, and if Drake has the guts!”
Originally, his treatment of Rhea was mostly for Raven’s benefit.
After all, if he wanted Raven to agree to become the General, he had to show her his sincerity.
Once Rhea was imprisoned, Raven wouldn’t have time to deal with her, and he could pull some strings to get her released, giving Drake Jennings a bit of
face.
But, since this girl was so ungrateful, he had no choice but to follow military regulations.
The two soldiers, sensing Lorne’s tone, knew he wouldn’t let Rhea off the hook today.
They stepped forward and grabbed Rhea by the shoulders.
However, just as Rhea was about to be taken away, a stern–faced middle–aged man quickly entered the training grounds.
He was stunned by the scene before him.
At the same time, Rhea, held by the two soldiers, suddenly caught sight of the man.
She immediately shouted, “Dad! Help me!”
The stern man, Rhea’s father, Lieutenant General Drake Jennings of the Bastion Military District, snapped out of his daze and quickly approached.
When he reached Rhea, he cautiously looked at Lorne and asked, “General, what… what’s going on?”
Lorne’s face was still as dark as a stormy sea.
He looked at Drake and said, “Your precious daughter is planning to murder a lieutenant general of the military. I ordered her to be taken into custody according to military regulations. Do you have a problem with that, Colonel Jennings?”
Drake was stunned.
He quickly replied, “General, my daughter may be unruly, but she would never do anything illegal! General, is there some misunderstanding?”
Seeing her father unconditionally protecting her, tears streamed down Rhea’s cheeks.
Her voice was filled with grievance.
“Dad! It’s not my fault, it’s her! She’s trying to steal Caleb from me, and to get closer to him, she forced him to come here to be a soldier for the Regalhold University military training.”
“I came to reason with her, saying I didn’t agree with Caleb being here, and she kicked me, making me kneel before her. She told me to kowtow three times, and when I refused, she had people hold me down and force me to do it.”
“I’m a girl, and she humiliated me like this. I… I don’t want to live anymore!”
