My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 382

The sight of Natasha reminded Sophia of her own father, Cooper. Back then, Cooper was killed because of Natasha’s father, Alex Mitchell, and although there was no evidence, Alex became the head of the Mitchells after his death and even took away all his private properties.

Despite the fact that the current generation shouldn’t be involved with the feud of the previous generation, it seemed like the animosity between Sophia and Natasha had long been forged.

Carrying a small, delicate shopping bag in her hand while her assistant was carrying six shopping bags in her hands, it looked like Natasha was just done with her shopping spree. She had three bodyguards with her, and she looked rather mature for a seventeen year-old in an exquisite haute couture dress and a pair of limited edition heels.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between Sophia and Joel before she smiled cunningly and said, “So that’s how it is.”

Looking at Joel, Natasha asked with a smirk, “Which battalion do you belong to and what’s your designation?”

Joel cast her a cold stare and it took him a while to realize who she was. “No comment,” he answered coldly.

It was only after the competition that Sophia heard about how Joel and Natasha were now enemies.

Under normal circumstances, even though the competition that day was a rather big event, it was still not important enough that Joel would be needed to maintain order personally. If Sophia hadn’t seen him at the scene with her own eyes, even she wouldn’t believe it. It was probably Old Master Fletcher who had assigned him the task.

It was only at an event like the charity banquet organized by Harry previously, where some of the attendees were foreign dignitaries and members of the royal family, could Joel be asked to handle security personally. Even then, it was not a prestigious enough event.

Without a doubt, Natasha must have thought the same and didn’t think that an important figure like him would appear, and so she went there to cause trouble.

Looking at the situation now, she definitely didn’t know who Joel was. Every year, he presided over the military training of Bayside University, and by right, the students should all know who he was. Unfortunately for Natasha, she had never joined the military training of the university.

Natasha knew that Joel had a high rank in the military and also had Sophia’s back. So today, she wanted to show Sophia how formidable she was, but not by directly picking a fight with her. Instead, she would make Joel her target.

He was merely a Major General and there was no lack of high ranking people in Bayside City! A General Officer was not worth mentioning at all! Today, she must let Sophia know that the backing whom she was so proud of was not worth the mention at all!

Displeased with Joel’s attitude, she spoke grimly, “You should know that I’m the Young Lady of the Mitchells and that my uncle has a rank in the military as well. By locking me up at the stadium that day, you’ve already violated military rules. Just one word from my uncle and you’ll be dismissed from the military.”

Wow, can she brag! She wants to dismiss me from my military duties? Joel sniggered.

Without even mentioning his own outstanding military achievements, his parents were both high-ranking military personnel, much more his grandfather, Mark.

An evil idea suddenly came to Sophia’s mind and she took a step forward, speaking sternly, “Have you lost your mind, Natasha? This man is an instructor in our military training!”

When Natasha heard that, she surveyed Joel from top to bottom and sneered to herself, Hmph! He’s merely an instructor in the military camp. How could a Major General be an instructor? This is a joke and I must have judged him wrongly. There’s no way he’s a Major General, but a Second Lieutenant at most!

“So he’s just an instructor, and here I thought he was some important figure,” she scoffed, completely looking down on Joel.

Acting upon her words, her bodyguards surrounded Joel and Sophia took a couple of steps back, watching in anticipation.

There was a good saying on the Internet that went, ‘Don’t go out drinking on Army Day. Don’t get drunk if you’re drinking, and don’t cause any trouble if you’re drunk, or you’ll realize that the people at the table next to you are not only brutal, but also especially good in fights. That’s because veterans are gathering everywhere.’

As soon as three of her bodyguards had Joel surrounded, the news had spread and sounds of footsteps could be heard everywhere as some bulky men came over from every direction within seconds. Very neatly, they arranged themselves into a human barricade and Natasha and her bodyguards found themselves stuck in the middle.

Not only did these men look aggressive, but they were also exceptionally disciplined; a group of men blocked Natasha’s men while another group evacuated the onlookers in an orderly manner. With such a well-trained attitude, anyone could easily tell that they were all either active or retired soldiers.

Stunned by the aggressive appearance of these men, Natasha forced herself to put up a calm face and said to Joel, “Are you going to ask your men to beat me up in public? My uncle is—”

“Shut up.” Joel, who had been silent this whole time, finally spoke. As his voice travelled through the air, it felt as though ice had formed for thousands of miles.

Unlike regular military students who joined military schools as recruits, Joel joined the army when he was eighteen and worked his way up from an ordinary conscript. For several years, he was in the international peacekeeping force and also participated in major evacuation operations which shocked the world. As a soldier who had seen real situations and who was made Major General at such a young age, he was a truly remarkable figure.

It was actually a waste of his talents for him to go up against Natasha.

Still, Sophia couldn’t wait to see them in a fight right now! Regardless of what happened, Joel would be there to take care of it!