She spoke the truth, with no intention to deceive.
Sally Davis nodded, fell silent for a moment, and then raised a smile, saying, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I would never have imagined that the new marshal is so handsome, truly a young and promising leader. No wonder those nurses were crazy about him, more fervent than chasing after celebrities!"
Head down, Emily Stone walked along, smiling without joining in the conversation.
"He's really young, strong, you have no idea—when they were removing the bullet, he didn't even take an anesthetic. As soon as the bullet was out and the wound was bandaged, he was up and walking away!" Sally's eyes gleamed with admiration, a hint of worship in her gaze, "…Such a heroic man, tell me, what woman wouldn't like him!?"
Emily's smile slowly faded, and her heart tightened at Sally's words.
To remove a bullet without anesthesia, was Walter trying to kill himself with pain?
