Chapter 445

Professor Craig's gaze swept over Willow standing nearby. The girl kept her eyes downcast, her expression perfectly composed. Yet Professor Craig couldn't help but snort. "This Platoon Leader Nicholson is quite the lucky man! If I'd known his love life was so flourishing—clearly blessed by fate—why would I have rushed all the way here? Naturally, some sweetheart would be begging and scheming to save him." Beside him, Severus nearly broke into a cold sweat. Now he understood. Though Dr. Craig had been assigned to the village where their captain lived, this formidable figure hadn’t come for Aiden—he was here purely for Willow. So when he heard that Aiden had been entangled with another woman in the military district, Dr. Craig was immediately displeased. This was him standing up for their sister-in-law! Severus also felt indignant on behalf of their captain. Hadn’t their leader always been cold and dismissive toward Lucy? How could Lucy be so shameless, deluding herself day after day? Ju