---- Chapter 2494 Valerie arrived at the Martial Tower in a hurry, but the ce was already deserted. The duel between Andrew and Wilder had ended half an hour earlier. "General Reyes, what are you doing here?" one of the tower guards snapped to attention. Valerie kept her face expressionless as she strode forward, brisk andmanding, and she said, "Move aside. I have business here." The two guards did not dare argue. Luna and Valerie treated their own troops very differently.
While neither was deliberately insulting or arrogant, Valerie was more headstrong and blunt, and people did not fuss because she had eamed that right. Luna was colder and more distant, but she was quietly dedicated to her subordinates and would patiently teach anyone who asked about their martial progress, no matter howte it was. Valerie was different. If someone did not pick something up after two tries, she would be ready to rough them up. Valerie rushed straight to the arena and froze when she stepped ---- inside, her face draining pale. "Where are they? Where are Andrew and Mr.
Murphy Senior?" Only Luna remained in the ring. She turned at Valerie''s voice, a sh of surprise crossing her face before she dismissed it. She said tly, "They''re gone. The fight''s over and they''ve already left." Valerie hesitated, then blurted, "H-How is Andrew? Is he... still alive?" Luna felt a sudden impatience and then lied, "You''rete. Mr. Murphy Senior killed Andrew. See those stains? They''re his. Mr. Murphy Senior was after him for killing his son, and he didn''t hold back.
He ignored Sheena''s attempts to stop him and finished Andrew off." A thunderp seemed to strike Valerie''s mind, and her strength left her all at once. She copsed to the floor and sobbed silently, tears streaming down her face. "No! I came as fast as I could, and I still didn''t make it in time." Valerie was not the only one who turned as pale as a sheet. When Luna saw Valerie suddenly break down into heart- wrenching sobs, thest trace of color vanished from her own face. Luna finally understood that there had been something between ---- Valerie and Andrew.
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