She wasn't sure if she recognized the third person; she had no memory of him.
Seeing Melanie’s confusion, Nathaniel began to explain in a solemn tone.
“Melanie… this picture was taken when I was young, serving in the army with my brothers-in-arms.”
Melanie saw that all three men in the photo were wearing camouflage uniforms and knew it was indeed a picture from her father’s time in the service.
But the question was…
Why was he showing her this?
Melanie wasn’t naive enough to think her father just wanted to reminisce with her.
“One of the men in this photo is Dominic’s father, your father-in-law, Gregory.”
Melanie scoffed at the term “father-in-law,” unable to stop herself from rolling her eyes.
Nathaniel noticed the micro-expression but didn’t say anything, continuing his introduction.
“The other one… is Everett’s father, Walter Kingsley.”
Melanie’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Everett’s father was in the army with you too?”
“That’s right.” Nathaniel nodded, his eyes filled with endless nostalgia and sorrow.
“That year, our unit was on a nighttime field exercise. To get back sooner, we took a shortcut across a frozen lake. I had a bit of a cold at the time and was running low on energy. Gregory, Walter, and I were at the back of the group, gradually falling further and further behind…”
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