Chapter 1480

“Commander, why did you join the army?

“You were only ten back then, weren’t you?”

Zander was silent for two seconds before asking.

After all, Sean was too young to understand the idea of defending the country.

Therefore, Zander did not think Sean had enlisted to repay the country.

“I would have rejected…”

Sean slowly turned his head and looked out the window, lost in memory.

He remembered meeting Colin by accident.

Then Colin wanted to take Sean away and join the army.

He managed to persuade May, but May insisted on letting Sean make his own choice.

Sean was reluctant to leave May, of course.

Kids that age only felt safe at home.

Sean thought of May as his only family and refused to be taken away by Colin.

“But my adoptive father asked me a question.

“He told me that only by becoming stronger can I protect the people I want to protect.

“So he asked me if I wanted to get stronger.”

Sean slowly said with a smile.

“You said yes, so you left with Old General?”

Zander nodded at that.

“Yes, I said yes.”

Sean nodded gently.

His idea was simple at the time.

He only wanted to make himself stronger and protect May.

He only wanted money to buy Caitlyn lots and lots of Alpenliebe lollipops.

Colin told Sean that he could become stronger if he left with him.

Therefore, Sean agreed without hesitation.

“You asked me why I was so happy.

“I’m happy, of course. I can do what I wanted to do when I was a kid. How can I not be happy?”

Zander finally understood why Sean wanted to start a business in Joules Town as soon as Sean spoke.

Sean would have visited Joules Town even if Old Master Collins was not here.

The greatest sorrow of life was no more than being unable to repay your parents’ kindness, when they were no longer around.

May took Sean to the orphanage and single handedly raised him Now that Sean was capable, it would be a shame for him not to repay May’s kindness.

Therefore, meeting the Collins family was only something Sean did in passing.

He wanted nothing more than to come back and give May and the rest the best care he could.

“You want to make Lennon Real Estate bigger and stronger as well as a significant player in Joules Town.

“So that you’re capable enough to protect them, right?”

Zander pondered for a few seconds before asking quietly.

“Sort of.”

Sean smiled and nodded.

People could not forget their roots, let alone the kindness of those who raised them.

May did not give birth to Sean, but she did raise him.

It was also a kindness.

Forget it if Sean was temporarily incapable.

If he were capable, he would repay her, of course.

Most importantly, he had to take good care of the orphanage.

“Let’s go. We’ll come back tomorrow.”

Sean took another glance at the orphanage entrance and prepared to leave.

Just then, he got Caitlyn’s message.

“Brother Sean, is that your car outside?”

Caitlyn’s voice came as he tapped on the voice message.

“It’s me. Why are you still up?”

Sean chuckled before replying quietly.

“Hehe, I can’t sleep.

“I’m coming downstairs.”

Caitlyn replied quickly.

Soon Caitlyn was seen trotting toward the car in her pajamas.

Although her pajamas were loose, they could not hide Caitlyn’s shapely figure.

It was hard to look away as she ran.

“This little girl…”

Sean sighed to himself. Caitlyn had grown up.

The girl who had always followed Sean around was now a big girl.

However, they still had a deep bond with each other.

“Brother Sean, what are you doing here?

“I wondered why I couldn’t sleep. It turned out I had a hunch you were coming.”

Caitlyn looked at Sean and smiled sweetly.

“Are you sleepy?

“Let me take you somewhere if you’re not.”

Sean looked at Caitlyn and said with a smile.

“No! I’m not sleepy at all!”

Caitlyn quickly shook her head and pulled the door open to get into the car.

“Would you like to get changed?”

Sean asked quietly, looking at Caitlyn’s pajamas.

“My… My clothes are getting washed…”

Caitlyn blushed a little and stopped.

Sean could not help feeling sorry for Caitlyn.

Sean knew how the orphanage was doing.

Caitlyn had the orphanage’s best interests at heart. She would save up all the money she could save.

She had only two pieces of clothing. She mostly washed them at night and continued wearing them during the day.

It was probably impossible for many people to imagine such a life.

However, Sean knew how poor Caitlyn and May were.

Even if they had extra money, they would save it for a rainy day.

After all, they needed money to feed dozens of children.