Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1249

Instantly, Maggie drew the attention of the crowd once again as they looked at her in confusion. After all, it was everyone's dream to a part of the Eagle Special Brigade. Not only was the brigade a stuff of legend in different commands, but it also had the most advanced technology in the army.

Cursing Edgar in her head, she stood at attention and bellowed, "Sir! It would be my honor!"

Edgar studied Maggie for a moment, his lips curling into a meaningful smile. Within just a few minutes, the brigadiers of the other two groups arrived. After they had taken the new recruits of their respective brigades under their wings, William ordered, "Edgar, please stay back. The others may leave."

After a round of salutations, the others walked out of the room. The two other groups followed their brigadiers while Maggie and the other three members of their group waited for Edgar outside.

They took this opportunity to introduce themselves. Since they were all quite young, they quickly got to know each other. However, they had strict rules in the army. A soldier with a higher rank had absolute power over a soldier with a lower rank. Based on that principle, Maggie was highly respected by the other members. Although she was only twenty-five years old, Maggie was already an outstanding student from the National Defense University. She had already finished her Master's degree and had attained the rank of a first lieutenant in the army.

While the four of them chatted in low voices, the atmosphere in William's office was dense.

"Maggie seems to dislike you." William eyed Edgar curiously. As a father, he could easily sense what was on his daughter's mind. Although there was a considerable age gap between William and his daughter, William wasn't too old to understand and mingle with younger people. Besides, William and his wife were very fond of Edgar. They believed that he was a decent and reliable man, capable of taking care of Maggie.

Edgar knew that Maggie was still thinking about the incident from the previous night. But since that was a personal issue, he didn't want to reveal it to William. "Sir, it's only normal for new recruits to behave defiantly. Moreover, she was late on her first day. Perhaps, she is feeling extra conscious about it. I'll deal with it."

William sighed. "Although she has minor issues here and there, I can assure you that she will be a good soldier. She has been doing very well since her enrollment. I didn't expect her to make such a mistake on her first day."

Edgar couldn't help smiling.

Even though Maggie was the only child of the senior military officer of the S Army, she never brought up her father's name in vain or for special privileges. She served in the army as a regular soldier, like anyone else. Needless to say, her father was proud of her achievements. It was a coincidence that she was assigned to the S Army. After all, this selection and allotment was done by a random draw. The president of the National Defense University knew of Maggie's identity, so he wouldn't deliberately send her to her father's army because William was well known for his integrity and moral uprightness.

"Alas! She has to go through this hard period in her life by herself and come out on top." William heaved another long sigh, feeling worried about his only daughter. "You don't have to give her any special treatment. Forget that she is my daughter and train her as a normal soldier. This is the choice she had made for herself. Her mother and I never forced her to embark on this journey."

Smiling, Edgar nodded and replied, "Sir, rest assured. I will not be granting her any privileges." And Edgar duly kept that promise till the end of their training period.