Avery tasted the crabs she roasted. The crabs were low on meat, but fortunately, she caught a bunch of them.She offered some to Kiran, but he thought they were disgusting. Sitting beside him, Avery savored the food.A subtle sound caught her attention as she indulged in her food.Avery paused and t
Seth couldn't help but burst into laughter. Amused, he looked at Kiran. "Is that so?"Kiran's lips twitched. He wasn't trying to talk back to Avery. He simply couldn't be bothered with her. Seth was far from foolish enough to believe her words.Seth traced the rim of his glass with his finger. He se
Josephine stared at him in silence for a moment. By now, she had grasped Lewis's tactics. Whenever he asked her to touch or kiss him, it was usually just a ruse.Whenever he tried to maintain a tough façade despite his pale complexion, that meant he was genuinely unwell."Then just bear with the pai
Lewis reduced the speed of the car and turned to look at her. "Why are you looking for a hospital?""The doctor recommended you go to a larger hospital for a check-up. Since we're here, let's go and get it done."Josephine looked at him solemnly. Her voice was gentle, but she had a determined look i
Meanwhile, Avery had wandered in the wild with Kiran for two days. They finally stopped for a break in an open forest area. Avery slumped onto a rock and stared at Kiran, who was in worse shape than her. She was growing frustrated. She had seized her chance to escape the camp. Little did she expec
Kiran leaned against the tree with his eyes closed. Tiredness weighed down his every muscle. "Leave. Keep going straight, even when you arrive at a fork. Take a left when you get to the third fork in the road. You'll find a village there."Avery raised a brow at Kiran, who leaned against the tree d
"I disappointed my mom. She always hoped I wouldn't compete against Lewis for anything and wanted me to live peacefully like a regular person. "I always thought I could do the things Lewis did, so I kept trying to prove myself to her. I wanted to show her that I'm not mediocre."Avery looked at the
Josephine's eyes abruptly shot open, gasping. "Did you have a nightmare?" Lewis' voice rang out beside her.Josephine turned to her side and saw him sitting beside her. He gazed at her with concern. With a sigh, she calmed herself and sat upright on the bed. "I dreamt that Kiran killed Avery."Aft