"Who do you want to save?"
At this moment, a deep and clear voice sounded from behind Luther. It was Cecelia.
Luther was taken aback. This voice was from Cecelia.
He quickly turned around and looked not far behind. There, Cecelia was dressed in black, standing on the rocks and walking towards them. Joyce followed beside Cecelia, accompanying her.
The guards had actually noticed them long ago, but since they were all on the same side, they didn't make a sound.
Surprised to see Joyce there as well, Luther asked, "How did you come here too? I thought you were already asleep."
"You have something on your mind, how could I not notice?" Joyce approached Luther.
Anderson was hiding behind Luther, afraid of being scolded by Mommy for sneaking out at night and coming to catch the culprit with his father.
Joyce pulled Anderson out from behind Luther and brought him to her side, "I saw you a long time ago, where were you hiding?"
Anderson stuck out his tongue, "I'm sorry, Mommy."
Kane helped explain, "Don't blame him. Our alarm went off. Anderson heard it, so he came with us."
"I know," Joyce gave Kane a look. Was there any need for him to say more? She knew very well how restless Anderson was.
Cecelia stepped forward until she was in front of Elsa.
"Who do you want to save?" she asked again.
Elsa couldn't face Cecelia. She buried her head lower, not answering, and not even daring to call Cecelia "Mrs. Commander." She depended on Cecelia to take care of her for so many years, allowing her to manage the internal affairs of the military compound's family quarters. And now, she even entrusted her with taking care of the closest people. She felt so sorry for the trust Cecelia had in her.
She refused to speak, her shoulders trembling incessantly.
It was clear that she was in tears.
Cecelia sighed and softly asked, "Speak. Who is threatening you and what are your reasons? If you don't tell me, how can I help you? How can I know?"
Elsa couldn't hold back her emotions any longer and burst into tears. She looked up, tears streaming down her face, "Mrs. Commander, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I can't face you. But I really didn't do anything to harm the young master and the young misses. You have to believe me. I never had that thought, even if they wanted me dead. I wouldn't do it."
"I understand. If you had done it, they wouldn't have been safe until now," Cecelia took a deep breath.
She looked at Luther with a guilty look, "I had good intentions. I brought two people from inside the military compound to help take care of the children. I didn't expect that the problem would arise from within our ranks. Those people you carefully selected are very good. I trusted them blindly."
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