Chapter 1168 - 1160: Meeting the In-Laws 5

Chapter 1168: Chapter 1160: Meeting the In-Laws 5

Any task, anything he does, he always accomplishes exceptionally well and has won many awards, once considered a very good person.

But he doesn’t communicate with people, full of arrogance, making those who dislike him think that he was favored through connections, thus deeply admired by others.

In that chaotic place, there are all kinds of people. They inevitably play pranks on him, like hiding mice in his bed or giving him spoiled food.

He refrains from making enemies, so he continually tolerates them.

Yet those people think he is easily bullied, escalating their behavior. While bathing, they gather a dozen people to surround Caleb Sterling, attempting to beat him up.

Caleb Sterling is not one to be trifled with. He simply doesn’t want to argue with people, but he is skilled in fighting, and in five minutes, he dealt with more than a dozen burly men.

This matter spread to other places, and combined with Caleb Sterling’s excessive indifference, more people grew to dislike him, and the situation worsened. Even the higher-ups misunderstood him, leading to punishment.

He was penalized, laughed at by many, and treated as if insignificant.

Once during a mission to rescue trapped ore workers, he was framed, causing an early explosion of the explosives, resulting in the death of those he was rescuing, while he was severely injured.

He lay in the hospital for half a year, during which time no one visited him, leaving him alone in darkness.

After being discharged, he nearly ended up in prison.

It was Isaac Ford who saved him at a critical moment, pulling him out of chaos.

Afterward, he worked with Isaac Ford, healing.

But he never managed to untie his heart’s knot, becoming colder, more ruthless, like a walking corpse, completing tasks without any emotional connections with friends.

Those harsh experiences made him distant from others.

Thinking this way, Caleb Sterling’s personality is not inherent but shaped over time.

Those envious of him, with no talent themselves, find ways to make others just like them.

It’s truly disgusting.

Tiana Thorne knows his past, so she can understand him.

Who hasn’t had a tragic past?

Caleb Sterling is very vigilant, holding an instrument to check the surroundings, his furrowed brows and upright face appearing very grim.

Tiana Thorne asked, "What is this?"

Caleb Sterling replied, "A heat tracker; Mount Banyr’s temperature is low, so if there are signs of life, this instrument can detect them."

"This wouldn’t be something you invented yourself, would it?" Tiana Thorne casually mentioned.

"Yes."

Caleb Sterling seemed indifferent, as if designing an invention was trivial, or perhaps it was simple for him.

Making Tiana Thorne feel a bit foolish, she looked at his backpack, "What else do you have in there?"

Caleb Sterling blandly listed off a string of technical terms, which was about as informative as not asking, since she wasn’t into inventions and hadn’t trained in them.

One must accept their shortcomings, after all.

Tiana Thorne laughed and gave him a thumbs up, "You’re amazing, Caleb."

"..." Caleb Sterling froze, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

Jesse Rivers asked with concern, "Miss, the temperature is dropping on the mountain. Are you cold? I have warm clothes here."

"No need, save it for the guys. Don’t let them catch a cold. I’m not cold." Tiana Thorne’s bulletproof vest was quite warm and much better than she expected.

Seeing this, Jesse Rivers nodded and distributed the available clothing to others.

The search mission is a major task and also a physical one; they must first protect their own bodies.

Tiana Thorne walked alongside Caleb Sterling. Caleb Sterling cautioned, "Miss Thorne, stay behind me. The terrain here is complex and it’s easy to get lost."