Chapter 574 -583: Leaving

“Sterling, I’m sorry you had to see that.”

Chief Ford looked at Stella Sterling apologetically.

Sterling had saved his life and developed the antidote, performing a great service.

He should have been hosting her properly right now, but instead, this incident had occurred at his base. Chief Ford felt rather embarrassed.

Hearing his words, Stella Sterling replied nonchalantly, “This kind of thing happens everywhere. It’s perfectly normal.”

At her words, Chief Ford nodded. “You’re right. But these people… they’re my old comrades-in-arms. I knew they had ulterior motives for a long time, but I never moved against them.”

“After all, we were once brothers who fought side by side. It’s just that they’ve grown more and more restless. Now that things have reached this point, I have no choice but to act.”

As he said this, Chief Ford seemed to drift off for a moment. The senior leaders of Meridia Base were once people who had fought shoulder-to-shoulder with him.

He never imagined they would one day come to this.

Stella Sterling found a place to sit, her expression unreadable. “People always change. For profit, for other things… all sorts of reasons can make a person different from who they once were.”

“Hahaha, you’re right, Sterling. I was getting too sentimental. A man my age should have seen through these things long ago!”

Chief Ford laughed heartily and shook his head. He had been feeling a bit sad, but after hearing what Sterling said, he felt a sense of release.

‘That’s right, people do change!’

‘So there’s nothing to be so sentimental about. I’ve changed a lot compared to how I used to be, too. The only difference between me and those men outside is that my original purpose has never wavered.’

He always remembered why he established Meridia Base, but those men outside had forgotten.

If not for that, what would it matter if he handed Meridia Base over to them?

He didn’t care that much about power.

But he couldn’t let Meridia Base fall into the hands of those with crooked intentions.

Otherwise, Meridia Base would be finished, its residents would be finished, and it would be no good thing for the common people outside either.

Seeing his expression, Stella Sterling smiled. “A major base like Meridia Base absolutely cannot fall into the hands of people with ill intentions. Otherwise, it would be a disaster. By dealing with them, Chief Ford, you’re eliminating a public menace!”

“If you don’t solve this now, they’ll just cause more trouble later. You can’t be on your guard against them forever. Only by completely uprooting them can Meridia Base be stabilized.”

Stella Sterling knew better than anyone how important a base’s leader was.

A good leader could guide the base to a better future and create more room for survivors to live.

But if a base’s leader was corrupt, it was an absolute disaster for the other survivors.

Take Miles Sanctus’s Sanctyr Base, for example.

Were all the people who joined Sanctyr Base evil, ruthless individuals? Not necessarily.

It was just that their leader, Miles Sanctus, was up to no good, so the things his subordinates did were naturally no good either.

And for the survivors outside, it was even more of a disaster.

For example, the people captured by Sanctyr Base for their living-dead experiments were completely innocent victims.

So, at a time like this, she felt Chief Ford shouldn’t be soft-hearted. He should use decisive, lightning-fast methods to eliminate those people, and at the same time, give a warning to anyone else with ulterior motives hiding in the shadows, so they would never dare to have such thoughts again.

Only then could he truly eliminate future trouble and do what was best for Meridia Base.

Take herself, for example. She treated the people of her Caeluna Base very well, with excellent benefits, but she would never tolerate any hint of disloyalty.

Chief Ford looked at Stella Sterling. Having reached his position, he naturally understood these principles.

But hearing such insights from someone so young still shocked him.

He had looked into her background before. He knew that before the apocalypse, she was just a child from an ordinary family.

He couldn’t understand how an ordinary person could have come so far in such a short time, handling matters with such experience and maturity.

He shook his head. ‘Perhaps some people are just born to be leaders. The young woman before me must be one of them.’

After taking a sip of tea, Stella Sterling said, “It seems everything is fine on your end now, so I’ll be going.”

‘Meridia Base will probably have its own affairs to handle next. I’m an outsider, after all. It’s not good for me to stay here.’

Chief Ford tried to persuade her to stay. “If you’re not busy, there’s no need to rush off. How about staying to watch the show?”

Stella Sterling smiled and declined. “I’d better not. It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to be present for something like this.”

But Chief Ford said dismissively, “What’s not appropriate about it? Besides, we might be family in the future. Meridia Base’s business would be your business. It doesn’t matter if you listen in now!”

“Or are you saying, Sterling, that you really have no interest in my son at all?”

Hearing this, Stella Sterling shook her head. “As for my relationship with Gordon Ford, I don’t know what the future holds. Let’s just let nature take its course.”

Chief Ford’s eyes lit up when he heard this. So his son wasn’t without hope! At least she hadn’t rejected the idea outright.

He was about to speak when he heard Stella Sterling continue, “But today’s business is, after all, Meridia Base’s business. It’s not convenient for me to be here. Let’s not even discuss whether Gordon Ford and I will get together. Even if we do, it’s better not to overstep certain boundaries. It’s better for both him and me.”

Stella Sterling explained that if she were alone, she wouldn’t mind staying for today’s events. But she had Caeluna Base behind her.

Even though Caeluna Base and Meridia Base were on good terms now, Stella Sterling felt that it was still necessary to keep some matters separate to avoid trouble.

Seeing Stella Sterling’s resolve, Chief Ford shook his head helplessly. “Alright, then. I won’t keep you. I’ll have someone escort you out.”

This time, Stella Sterling didn’t refuse.

Having someone from Meridia Base escort her back to Caeluna Base would certainly save a lot of trouble.

Subsequently, under Chief Ford’s arrangements, Stella Sterling boarded a plane from Meridia Base and returned to Caeluna Base.

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