A second chance at love

Chapter 50: Necklace

"Help me pass these out to the soldiers here at Kim Mansion."

Soobin: "Yes.. ahh, pass what?"

Housekeeper Kang : "....."

Old man Kim : "pfffffahahahahah!"

Lisa smiles and puts the bag handles in Soobin's hands.

"Pass these out for me."

Soobin was so shocked he didn't know what to say. Lisa had been so intimidating that he was scared of her. Far more scarier than the general!

"That's all, you can leave."

Soobin noded his head and turned to leave with his feet dragging.

Old man Kim watched his granddaughter and shook his head.

"You're a girl, don't scare the soldiers like you're a man."

Lisa wasn't bothered at all by the old man's words. She laughed inside because it was actually her two grandfathers who taught her how act tough like a man!

She grabbed two more bags and handed them to Housekeeper Kang.

"Help me pass these to the servants. It's for all their hard work working here."

Housekeeper kang's eyes moisten with tears. He quickly wiped away the tears that have yet to fall and noded his head, "Young Miss is too good."

"It's the least I can do for everyone's time in past three years."

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Outside the Kim Mansion, Soobin walked back to the break room for the soldiers.

In his hands were the two bags Lisa had given him. He was still shocked that he didn't even bother to look at what was inside.

He had thought that he was going to get kick out!

With a sniff, he lift one hand holding a bag and wipe his eyes.

"Hey soobin, what's that you holding?"

Soobin turned to the person, it was another soldier, but older by 3 years. He glanced at the bags in his hands then to the soldier again.

"Ye Kai , these are from the young Miss. I don't know what's inside."

Soobin lifted both bags up to his face and grinned, forgetting he was just about to cry earlier.

Kai took one bag from Soobin and sat it down on the table inside the break room. Soon, some of the other soldiers gather around the table to watch.

Soobin sat down and rest his chin on his hand and observe attentively.

"Eh? What's in the box?"

Not long after, Kai had pulled out a bunch of tiny gift boxes and set them neatly on the table for everyone to see.

They had no idea what was inside the boxes nor have they ever received such a tiny pretty box before.

Another soldier who was one of the oldest couldn't stand the silence and his curiosity was rising, so he grabbed a box and opened it.

His mouth opened into a 'O' and he quickly close it.

Everyone's eyes shift to him and their curiosity rose more.

"Yeonjun, What is it?"

"Yea, tell us, what's in the box?"

Yeonjun gulped and he looked back down to the box in his hand.

He said in a choking voice, "necklace...."

Everyone: "...."

Yeonjun's heart raced a thousand miles per hour and he gently opened the tiny box again.

Soobin tilted his head to get a glimpse and he gasped.

"It is a necklace!!!"

Everyone was shocked and in disbelief. Why would the young Miss give them necklaces?

Another soldier opens a tiny box and he frowned, "This one is a necklace too?"

Shortly after, everyone grabbed a tiny box and confusion arose in them. Each box held the same necklace. A silver necklace with a pendant.

Kai scratched his head and laughed sarcastically, "soobin, maybe the young Miss gave you the wrong bags."

Soobin: "I don't think so, young Miss personally look through each bag and hand them to me."

Kai: "But these are just necklaces. What are we-- ah! Who hit me?!"

Everyone: "....."

Yeonjun glared at all the soldiers. His hand rubbing the back of his head that was suddenly hit.

"I hit you."

"....."

Kai pouted his lips, "Yeonjun , I didn't do anything to you, why would you hit me?"

Yeonjun looked at Kai with a cold and indifferent expression.

"Since you haven't been here for long, I won't beat you up for talking bad about young Miss' gifts."

"Yeonjun , do you mean to say, young Miss actually wants us to wear these necklaces?"

Yeonjun looked down at the box in his hand, his eyes moisten, but he held in his tears. He gulped and stretch his left hand out.

Kai arched a brow, "Bro, what are you trying to tell us?"

Yeonjun glared at Kai, then he tug his sleeve and reveal a gunmetal bracelet.

"You all know I've been a soldier here for eight years under GeneralKim . This bracelet," he pointed to his wrist, "is a gift the young Miss gave me. Not just me, but all of us who have been here long. Young Miss treats each of us like her own brothers. She said, even though we are orphans that join the military, for us to always remember that as long as we have this bracelet, we will always be part of the Kim family."

"....."

Some of the younger soldiers mouths opened in surprise. They had always wonder why the older soldiers have a unique bracelet. They thought it was a reward in the military. Who would have thought it was actually a gift from the young Miss!

"The pendant on the necklaces have the Kim crest. It is the young Miss' way of saying you are family to her. Treasure it well."

Soobin and Kai looked down at the tiny box in their hands. Their eyes turned watery and the both of them sniff.

Some of the soldiers in Kim Mansion don't have family. And it was General Kim who took them in and gave them a life to look forward to.

There are one hundred orphans, including soobin, Kai and Yeonjun .

They had always thought the world was unfair, but that was until they met GeneralKim , who they look up to and thought of as a father.

Soobin, Kai, and everyone else didn't say a word and just stared at the necklace in the box.

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