Grace was thoroughly despaired. However, Grace felt like a warm bowl of soup had been poured into her chest when she heard someone address her as their ‘dear girl’. At the same, her tears rolled down her face like a string of pearls.

“Dear girl, dear girl, don’t cry, what’s wrong, what happened, tell me.” The middle-aged man’s tone turned even more gentle.

Her voice hoarse from her tears, she asked, “Can I ask, who are you?”

She had never seen this middle-aged man on the island before. She could feel he was not any ordinary old man. He exuded an aura of absolute dominance between his eyes, like a warrior who returned from battle.

Her guess was accurate. The man she encountered was Old Master Shaw in his prime. Old Master Shaw was in his early 50s back then.

The Shaw family and the Ford family were old family friends. The Fords were businessmen, while the Shaws were military men. Although the two families did not have any business ties, the close relationship between them had be