Chapter 5330

As Darryl spoke, Rachelle burst into tears as she launched into her tale of woe.

"There's something you don't know, sir. My… my life is so tragic… I don't live here, but in Emerald Cloud Lake, more than a hundred li northwest of here. I came from a town of fishermen who made a living from the lake until a month ago when tragedy struck.

"A contagious plague wiped out my entire family and village. I was lucky enough to get out alive and find a way to make a living out here on my own, but I never thought that those bastards from the Four Seas Alliance would have targeted me…

"If it hadn't been for you suddenly appearing, I don't know what would've happened to me…

Rachelle bawled her head off while sneaking glances at Darryl every once in a while.

Of course, she had made the story up well before just to gain Darryl's sympathy.

She was quite the cheat.

Darryl stared Rachelle down, taking in her every move clearly as he smirked to himself, all while plastering on a falsely sympathetic