Chapter 123 1/2 Laura gazed out the window, lost in thought. “Ms. Jones, Otis has contacted Colonel Bailey. She said she clarified things with Cameron, and he has already returned,” Peggy reported as she walked into the room. “Okay, noted,” Laura replied. Her voice was tinged with weariness. “Ms. Jones, what’s wrong?” Peggy immediately sensed something was off with Laura. Usually, Laura would be pleased to hear such news. “Alan said he’s arriving in Yrando in a few days,” Laura revealed the reason behind her mood. She believed there was no reason to hide it. “Alan?” Peggy’s eyes lit up. “Is he coming back from the warzone overseas?” “Yes,” Laura nodded. Peggy couldn’t help but feel joyful. “Isn’t that good news, miss?” “But I don’t want to see him right now.” Laura’s tone conveyed a sense of distance and coldness. “But he’s your fiancé, and you know how Alan feels about you. He must be hurrying back from the warzone just to see you,” Peggy spoke highly of Alan. In her eyes, only a man with genuine masculine charm like Alan was worthy of Laura–unlike Cameron, who she thought was a cowardly braggart. Peggy couldn’t fathom what Laura saw in him to make the journey from Leving to Yrando. And yet, she was constantly disparaged by him. Alan surely wouldn’t have let Cameron off easily if he had known about this. After all, Alan wasn’t just competent. He was born into a military family. His grandfather was the deputy commander of the Leving military warzone, and Alan himself was a vice marshal there. In Leving, such social status was highly regarded. This was why the Jones family head, Boris, had promised Laura’s hand in marriage to Alan. If the two families were united, the Jones family’s position in Leving could be solidified for at least the next Century. The consequences would be unimaginable if Laura broke off the engagement. If Alan’s family was angered, even the vast Jones family might be unable to endure it. “Alan is excellent and very dedicated to me, but there are many things you don’t understand,” Laura said with a hint of helplessness. Laura knew Alan’s character. She was aware that his feelings for her were merely possessive. Besides, her heart had always belonged to someone else, Peggy sighed, lmowing Laura didn’t fancy Alan and had clarified her feelings to him. But Alan’s stance was simple. He believed love could be cultivated, and he didn’t mind if Laura didn’t like him. He felt it was enough if Laura married him, and he could protect her. He had been waiting for her for years. And soon, in half a month, they would be married at Leving’s most luxurious hotel, Emperor Hotel. This moved Peggy. She thought that was what a real man was like–someone willing to love and wait for the woman he deeply loved, disregarding everything else, However, Laura knew all too well what life would be like after marrying Alan. She would be constantly constrained and monitored. But she had no choice, for she was Laura, the prized daughter of the Jones family. Behind her stood the entire Jones family, and she had to be responsible for her family and clan members. She understood how extreme Alan’s actions could be if she broke off the engagement. At that point, the entire Leving military warzone might take the Jones family as an enemy.