Oh Mr General! - Chapter 195

At home, Sato had just finished physical therapy with the physiotherapist and went to take a shower. Being back in his own body felt very refreshing and weird for the boy. He felt weak in every way and sense. His appetite had shrunk and his muscles had weakened. Compared to the boy who had done physical activities for months prior, it was an eye opening experience.

Now, the boy had to sit on a chair to take a shower. His body has not gotten used to standing yet. If it weren’t for Sato strongly denying Gray’s offer of asking the helpers to wash his body, the General would have already implemented it. To the young man who had been trapped in his own body, unable to move for five whole months, now that he had freedom, he wanted to do everything himself.

Sato reached his hand to his back, scrubbing himself slowly. As he slowly reached his bottom, a slight chill ran up the young man’s spine. The scenes from the kidnapping flashed through Sato’s head as his body involuntarily started to shake. The hot shower continued to pour onto Sato’s pale white skin. He tried his best to focus back onto the sound of the water. Pitter patter, pitter patter. Deep breath in. Deep breath out.

Only after a good few minutes did Sato finally calm down. Every time he took a shower, if he did not take his medication to calm his nerves down, the painful memories would come back to him. The injury in his bottom regions had already healed as time passed. Now, all that was left behind was a thin scar from the torture he had experienced back then.

Sato left the shower room and dried himself outside. Slowly, he made it to the bed. He covered his eyes with his thin bony arm, tired from all of the moving around. It was already dinner time and Gray had arrived home from work on time. After Sato had recovered, Gray could finally resume his normal work schedule. Still, he made sure to never work overtime. The loving General wanted to spend more time with Sato.

The door handle made a sound which signalled that Gray was home. The young man saw the familiar broad shouldered man. He smiled and whispered, “Welcome home.”

“Thank you. How was your day?” The past few days, Gray tried his best to listen carefully since Sato’s voice was still not back yet. He could only whisper out words airily.

“I just took a shower.” Gray came up and gave Sato a peck on the head. He could visibly see how tired the boy was.

“Mm, you smell nice.” Gray praised.

“Go take a shower too. I’ll wait for you for dinner.”

“Alright.” Gray removed his clothes in the same room and entered the bathroom n.a.k.e.d. Sato was already used to Gray’s clothes-less tendencies. He reached out to the side table to take his new Mark X5 phone and surfed the internet. In the past few days, Sato had been surfing the internet to look at the current affairs. Many things have changed in the political world, but none of it interested the young man. Rather, a particular news regarding Country Z’s suburbs that started a month ago, had caught his eye.

“Hayfield Limited Group plans to build a new GREEN suburb alongside the National Housing Board. The plan coincided with the country’s Green Movement started early January this year. The GREEN Suburb Movement will require the relocation of a huge majority of citizens so as to build more eco-friendly and green housing. The citizens that are relocated, after the buildings have been completed, will be given back their old homes for a small purchase fee. The housing that are being constructed was a recently developed infrastructure termed as E-homes, Electric homes for short. E-homes come equipped with solar panels that help generate electricity renewably and has SMART home technology that makes the lives of Country Z citizens easier. The SMART home technology allows for home appliances to be controlled digitally and remotely. It also helps to determine the most optimal use of electricity and water at home. Those families that are living in relative poverty will be given financial aid to help alleviate the cost of the E-homes. In general, the step moving forward is a step closer to full environmental sustainability in Country Z.”

Sato was surprised by the joint collaboration of both private and public sector companies. After all, private sector companies, like Hayfield Limited Group usually go for profits, while the National Housing Board focuses on bettering the country’s development. By working with a public sector company, this meant that Hayfield Limited Group will be lowering their profits to a marginally low level. The boy couldn’t understand why this was the case.

When Gray came out of the shower, he saw what Sato was reading up on and gave the young man a new perspective on things.

“Hayfield Limited Group is owned by our family. My parents wanted to help develop my grandfather’s nation. The plan was agreed upon by the government without much difficulty too.”

Previously, Gray had already told Sato about his grandfather being one of the founders of Country Z. Although, the Hayfield Limited Group being owned by the Tobion Family was something not told before to Sato. The boy did however forgot the fact that the compound he was living in right now, Royal Hills was owned by the Tobion Family, while was managed by Hayfield Limited Group. If he had connected the dots, such news wouldn’t have been that shocking otherwise.

“That is nice of auntie and uncle.” Sato nodded understandingly.

“Mm. It was my grandfather’s 80th birthday a month ago. My parents decided that it would be the most suitable present to him.”

“Ah… You missed your grandfather’s birthday, didn’t you?” As Sato was aware of everything around him. He knew that Gray was with him all this time.

“Yes. I am planning a trip back to Country Y soon to make it up to him.”