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Chapter 794
The food for dinner was on the sour side. Olivia didn't like that but took a few bites of everything. In the following days, there were more sour foods in the meals. She couldn't take it anymore. She called Logan over and said, "There have been too many sour dishes recently. I'm a little tired of them.""Alright, Ms. Fordham. What do you prefer? I'll note it down and tell the kitchen."Olivia observed his expressions carefully. But his mannerisms and movements didn't resemble Ethan at all. Even if Ethan were the only one who knew her so well, he wouldn't drop everything to stay by her side. Besides, he was a proud man. He wouldn't be so subservient.Olivia had observed Logan for a few days but found nothing suspicious. She started to relax and stopped distancing herself from Logan. The days out at sea were indeed dull. Even if the view was great, it got old after an extended period of time. Olivia was sitting on the deck. The sunset was most beautiful at this hour. The
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Logan said matter-of-factly, "This is a breeding ground of crime. Criminals do whatever they want here. "Even if they had become more restrained in recent years, there is no guarantee of safe passage. You need to prepare yourself for the worst."Olivia was puzzled. "Since it might be dangerous, why didn't we take another route?""There's a little bit of a gambler in everyone, especially businessmen. If we don't take this route, we would have to take the further way around. That would be an extra two weeks at sea. "Besides, the other routes posed some dangers as well, like the risk of hitting reefs, not to mention the additional costs of a longer journey. "Since there were fewer pirate sightings in recent years, everyone feels more at ease passing through this route." Logan's explanation was very detailed, but Olivia felt like there was more to it. "Do you have a different opinion?""I just feel like we have to prepare for the worst for anything, especially when we're talki
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Olivia shook her head. "We should keep things simple and just stay on the ship."Logan hesitated before saying, "Ms. Fordham, may I ask why you're taking such a risk just to get back to Arlandia? "You aren't exactly in the best of health, and I heard you don't have any relatives there. Why would you want to go back?""Yeah. I have some things I need to do."Olivia was tight-lipped. She didn't reveal anything to him. Logan respected that and didn't ask any more questions. "You should get some rest, then."It would take around half a day for the ship to dock, resupply, and get maintenance work done. Olivia didn't even get off the ship. She didn't even leave her room.She marked her calendar with a red pen. She was getting closer to Aldenvine. She would be able to see her children after some more time. After a while, a sailor came to update her about the situation. "Ms. Fordham, I'm sorry. There's some problem with the ship. Technicians are looking into it, but we won't be ab
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The little boy sensed her fear, and he quickly wrapped his arms around her. He said, "Don't be afraid, Alicia."He covered the little girl's ears and tried his best to comfort her. The girl wasn't as brave as him, after all. Tears started to stream down her face when she thought about her dad ending up like the cat. She was scared. Terrified. Her dad and brother were the only people she had left in the world. What would they do if their dad died? The breeze blew on the sea, and the waves crashed against the reef. They could hear the sounds clearly. Then, they heard more and more people running around them. The girl bit down on her lip. She didn't dare to make a sound. Back on the cargo ship, Logan sprung to his feet when he heard the gunshots. He quickly went to the side of the ship to look at what was going on. Olivia heard the gunshots, too. She started to feel nervous even though she felt like the gunshots were far away."What happened?"Logan said with a seriou
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Olivia opened her eyes and sat up abruptly. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she was suddenly jolted awake. She instinctively scanned her surroundings. There weren't any noises, and even the sea was calm. She didn't know what caused her to wake. It was late. Olivia opened the door and saw Logan, who was smoking at a distance. She had never seen Logan smoke before. But he was leaning on the railing and smoking at that very moment. The lighting in the corridor was dim. She could barely make out his face. His body was also shrouded in darkness. Only his fingers holding the lit cigarette were visible. His demeanor was completely different from his usual self. He was like the new moon shrouded in the dark, exuding a sense of mystery. As soon as he saw Olivia, he flicked the cigarette into the ocean. He approached her and asked, "What's wrong, Ms. Fordham? Can't sleep?"When he stepped into the light, he still had the harmless expression that he always wore. Olivia thou
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There were some scrapes on the boy's face. His fingers were also riddled with scratches. Tobias felt bad when he saw such a tiny hand being so badly hurt. The boy didn't squirm when he was applying medication on him. Tears were welling up in his eyes, but he held them back.Tobias stared at the boy. He felt like the boy looked familiar like he resembled someone he knew. After he cleaned the children up, he tried asking some more questions, but they didn't respond. The girl started to nod off after she had her fill of food. She fell asleep after a few minutes. The boy was visibly tired, too, but he perked himself up and stared at Tobias. "Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. What is your name? Did you get split up with your parents?"The boy remained silent. He didn't want to reveal anything about himself. Tobias sighed. "I've never seen such a cautious little kid. Alright, I won't ask any more questions. "Rest if you're tired. We'll be here for one more day. I'll help
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The kitchen was on a different floor. The ship didn't carry any livestock onboard. There shouldn't be blood for no reason. Since shots were fired last night, Logan was extra cautious. He wouldn't allow anyone the chance to harm Olivia. He went to the monitoring room after he made breakfast for Olivia. He would get his answers there. Ruben, who was supposed to be watching the screens, dozed off. Logan operated the device with ease to check the feed from 30 minutes ago. He typed on the keyboard quickly but noticed that something was wrong with the surveillance system. He couldn't find the footage he was looking for. Someone had tampered with the system. Seems like someone had snuck onboard. Tobias sent people to look for the children's parents for an entire day. None of the families on the island were missing two children. What kind of parent would leave their children badly hurt next to a cliff in the middle of the night?No matter how much he asked, the children didn
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They were approaching Devil's Chasm. Logan figured it was time to eliminate the threat. He was sure the stowaway would be hiding in the storage room at this hour. He had asked the crew beforehand. There were only some tools in the room. People rarely came here. Logan pushed the door open and a foul smell wafted toward him. The smell of blood was mixed in with the moldy odor.It was a cloudy day and the sun was setting. It was also very dark out at sea, so the storage room on the bottom floor was shrouded in darkness. It was deathly quiet and only the sounds of the waves hitting the ship's hull could be heard. Logan slowly walked into the room. His intuition was telling him that the person was in the room, like a venomous snake, waiting for the best moment to strike. …The weather was growing stormier and the winds were picking up. Olivia didn't know how the wind entered her room when her door and windows were shut. It was making her feel uneasy. She raised her head to