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Chapter 1442 - Chapter 1442 359 So its an old friend Who has come knocking

Chapter 1442: 359: So it’s an old friend! Who has come knocking! _5 Chapter 1442: 359: So it’s an old friend! Who has come knocking! _5 Brandon Thompson was speechless.

It was agreed that he would safeguard Viola today, checking the character of the Lentz clan, yet now Mary Perryne was already getting along well with them.

The atmosphere in the living room shifted from tense to relaxed.

As Sawyer Thompson and Harlan Lentz chatted, they realized that they had met before and even fought together!

“You’re Number 38!” Sawyer Thompson suddenly stood up in excitement.

Harlan Lentz was equally surprised, “Number 22!”

At that moment, both of them became slightly teary-eyed and excitedly embraced each other.

Decades could pass in the blink of an eye.

The last time they met, they were both youthful and vigorous. Who would have thought that when they met again, they were already middle-aged?

Seeing this, everyone else was stunned, especially Mary Perryne and Eleanor Armstrong.

“What’s up with these two?” Mary Perryne frowned slightly.

What just happened that made them end up hugging each other?

Even if they had a deep sense of comradeship, it seemed over the top.

Eleanor Armstrong shook her head, equally puzzled.

After a moment, Harlan Lentz and Sawyer Thompson released each other.

Sawyer Thompson continued: “I wrote to you after, but I never received your reply.”

At the age of thirteen, Sawyer Thompson had been trained in a special forces unit for a year.

In this special force, real names couldn’t be used and each person was assigned a number.

During their first outdoor training, Sawyer Thompson accidentally got lost. In the middle of a winter’s night, with temperatures below minus ten degrees, he almost froze to death in the snow.

Until he encountered another lost person, Number 38, also known as Harlan Lentz.

Though Harlan Lentz was two years younger than Sawyer Thompson, he was much more adept at survival skills.

With Harlan Lentz’s help, they managed to survive that bone-chilling night.

After that night, they were assigned to different teams and they never saw each other again.

After training, Sawyer Thompson sent a letter to Harlan Lentz, but unfortunately, he didn’t receive a reply.

At this point, Sawyer Thompson seemed to recall something, he continued: “Your hometown is River City!”

“Yes.” Harlan Lentz nodded.

“No wonder, no wonder!” Sawyer Thompson continued: “I mistook River City for Capital City.”

Since he even got the address wrong, naturally Harlan never received the letter.

Listening to this, Mary Perryne was starting to understand what had happened. She always knew that Sawyer Thompson had someone who had once saved his life and he had been searching for this person for many years.

Even over those years of searching for Viola, Sawyer Thompson never forgot about finding the person who saved his life.

But what Mary Perryne did not expect was this person was Terrence’s father, Harlan Lentz!

Eleanor Armstrong was also somewhat surprised, “So Viola’s father is the Number 22 from back then. My husband often mentioned this part of his past to me. He was really afraid of the dark when he was a teenager. If he hadn’t met Viola’s father on that night, he probably would’ve died of fright.”

The two seemed to have saved each other.

After a pause, Eleanor Armstrong continued : “Over these years, my Sawyer has been looking for Viola’s dad. He hopes to express his gratitude to him personally.”

This was not just polite flattery, but something that Harlan Lentz often said.

When he was young, he was very timid, and despite his robust survival skills, if Sawyer Thompson hadn’t been with him that night, he probably would have frozen to death!

Because he wouldn’t have dared to move not even an inch by himself!

Sawyer Thompson, holding Harlan Lentz’s hand, said solemnly: “Kids, Uncle Lentz once saved my life. He is my lifesaver! You all come and bow to him!”

Upon hearing this, Harlan Lentz quickly replied: “No, no, no, Viola’s dad, you’re taking it too seriously! Between us, it should be a mutual rescue. If it wasn’t for you that night, I wouldn’t have had the courage to take a single step!”

But Sawyer Thompson didn’t listen, he simply led the four kids to bow to Harlan Lentz.

Harlan Lentz, Mary Perryne and Terrence immediately returned the bow.

The more they did this, the friendlier the two families became.

Viola pulled Terrence’s hand and whispered: “Terrence, you are lucky, aren’t you?”

“How so?” Terrence raised an eyebrow.

Viola continued: “See my three brothers? They were once obstacles for you, but now your uncle is my dad’s lifesaver. Even for your uncle’s sake, they won’t be too harsh on you!”

Hearing this, Terrence looked at the Thompson brothers and found their expressions had indeed softened considerably.

After lunch, Viola took Terrence for a walk in the back garden of the Thompson clan, showing him around.

The parents from both sides were having a chat and sharing a laugh in the living room.

Just when the atmosphere was at its best, the housekeeper whispered something in Mary Perryne’s ear.

Hearing this, Mary Perryne’s expression changed, and then said: “Let them in.”

Soon, the housekeeper ushered in a richly dressed mother and daughter.

“Sister.”

Phoebe Perryne approached Mary Perryne with a full smile.

Although Mary Perryne was a bit annoyed, she didn’t show it right away and put on a small smile, “Phoebe? When did you get back?”

Phoebe smiled and said: “I came back the day mom fell ill. There should be someone around to take care of the elderly.”

A double-edged comment.

Since Phoebe called Mary ‘sister,’ her mother should not be taken care of by her alone.

Phoebe was not someone easy to deal with.

Then, Phoebe turned towards the other people in the hall, “Sister, do you have visitors?”

Mary Perryne nodded and looked at Harlan Lentz and Eleanor Armstrong, “Terrence’s dad, Terrence’s mom, this is my sister, though we have different mothers.”

The phrase ‘different mothers’ clearly demonstrated Phoebe’s status in Mary Perryne’s mind.

Eleanor Armstrong squinted her eyes.

Although Phoebe addressed Mary Perryne as ‘sister,’ she appeared to be almost the same age as Mary Perryne.

This seemed a bit strange.

Eleanor Armstrong was not an ordinary woman, naturally she knew there must be some secret behind it.

As far as she knew, Mary’s mother had passed away due to illness.

The death occurred when Mary Perryne was in high school.

Since it wasn’t a divorce but death due to illness, then how could this ‘sister’ of about the same age, born of different mothers, be explained?

Then, Mary Perryne went on: “These two are the parents of Viola’s fiance.”

Phoebe glanced at Eleanor Armstrong and Harlan Lentz, a sneer in her eyes, “So they are my future in-laws!”

After speaking, Phoebe seemed to remember something and turned to the girl next to her, “Norma, you dumb kid, what are you standing there for? Are you not going to call them Aunt and Uncle? Have you forgotten your manners!”