The surrounding individuals cast disdainful glares at Howard. Despite the discrepancy in their social standings, his deceitful actions of framing Adrian after the latter had saved his fiancee were perceived as utterly reprehensible.

"How shameless!" someone muttered indignantly under their breath.

Howard's glare pierced through the crowd angrily, yet the voice seemed to reverberate from all directions, rendering it impossible to pinpoint the speaker amid the multitude of eyes fixed upon him. His guards were aware of the identity of the speaker, but in this pivotal moment, they found themselves preoccupied with weightier concerns. Moreover, they couldn't refute the truth in the accusation. Howard's actions were undeniably shameless.

Several minutes later, Anthony had dutifully notified all surviving upper deck passengers, prompting over a hundred individuals to hastily descend the narrow corridor leading to the lower deck entrance. Upon encountering Adrian stationed at the threshold,