Chapter 553

Approaching midnight, Angela was unusually wide awake and full of energy. Richard's flight was due to land in an hour, and she had been picked up to head to Jia's house so they could leave for the airport together. When they arrived at Jia's place, two off-road vehicles were already waiting. Angela and Jia climbed into one of them, and the car sped through the night toward the military base's airstrip. Fifteen minutes before landing, Captain Liu approached Richard and said, "I've arranged for a wheelchair to be ready for you on the ground." Richard's sharp brows furrowed slightly. He had a hunch Angela might come to meet him, so he made a request: "Could you get me a cane instead?" "What's the difference? You're just making things harder for yourself," Captain Liu replied, exasperated. "There is a difference. A wheelchair makes it look like both my legs are useless, but a cane proves at least one still works," Richard quipped dryly. "Always so particular," Captain Liu muttered under hi