Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down novel Chapter 62

Winona’s instinct was that Benjamin must've known the inside story; otherwise, he would not be here. He slowly opened his eyes while his heart ached. “Why don’t you believe the news?”

“I understand my man. He has his principle and he sticks to it. I’m a hundred percent sure that he would not do such immoral things!” Winona insisted.

His blood boiled and he became very agitated as he yelled, “You only knew him for two to three months but you’ve known me for over twenty years. Why do you choose to trust him instead of me?”

She slowly released his collar and said, “Benjamin, there is no comparison. He is my husband and my only bet in life. We grew up together and you are my lifelong friend. I do not wish that we can no longer be friends.”

What she said was like a dagger that stabbed him in the heart. He spent so many years with her and now she only said that they were friends? It was beyond all doubt that he loved her. The only problem was he was unable to express himself and used to bury his feelings for her. She was the only woman he loved.

He took a while to compose himself and then slowly said, “Matt’s methods are very heavy-handed and sinister and naturally made a lot of enemies within the country. They hoped that he would not come back alive. There's the possibility that they've formed an alliance against him.”

“Ah! So they intentionally created a rumor to slander him. That is as good as stabbing him in the back!”

“Winona, seize the opportunity to divorce him since not many people know about your marriage to him. I will arrange for someone to hasten the process.”

Clunk, she opened the door and said coldly, “Mr. Larson, please get out of the car!”

“Winona, I’m doing this for your own good. I can’t bear to see you implicated by him. Once you are under investigation, they would eat you alive. You'll die before you even know it!”

She turned and smiled, “Thanks for the warning. Matt once said to me, till death do we part.”

Benjamin got out of the car and stared as she drove off. He clenched his fists and punched the wall repeatedly until fresh blood stained the wall. The pain was nothing compared to his heartache.

He regretted letting her go. He bent down and cried sorrowfully, “Winona, Winona…”

Winona was driving back to the manor when Karen called, “Madam, don’t come back! Argh!”

“Karen!” Winona yelled.

Then a man’s voice said, “Madam, where are you now?”

Winona quickly ended the call and turned off the phone. She stopped the car and threw the phone into the trash bin. She untied her hair and let it cover her face partially and blended in with the crowd.

She did not expect the authority to conduct arrests so soon. The headlines were just rumors and those useless officials actually took it as evidence. She now believed what Benjamin said. Someone wanted to bring Matt down. Not only was the news trying to slander him, they knew that public opinion was far more effective in destroying a person.

Very soon, the police found Winona’s phone and her abandoned car.

“Find her! She must be nearby!”

However, they looked for a long time but still could not find her.

“She is as cunning as Matt!”

“This is just her final struggle. We have men in every road intersection, train station, and airport. We’ll catch her unless she grows a pair of wings and flies herself out of here.”