The handsome, stern man was hit, yet remained expressionless. After the old lady vented her anger by hitting him with a feather duster a few times, he finally said, "It's not really dangerous. It's just that I'm familiar with the situation over there. I'm going to take command this time."
In matters involving military secrets, Richard Shaw couldn't say more. Seeing the old lady accept this, he then looked at Crystal Landon.
Crystal, sitting next to the old lady, was a young woman of only twenty. While others her age might still be pampered and coquettish, she showed remarkable calmness in the face of being left without her husband during her pregnancy.
Richard Shaw had returned this time to say goodbye. Seeing that Crystal avoided his eyes, his heart sank. He reached out and held her slender, fair hand, and said in a deep voice, "Come with me, I have something to say."
