They arrived at Sea Town after a few hours.

Anna had fallen asleep against the passenger seat by then with tears on her face.

Wayne didn’t want to wake her up. He was aware, though, that time was running out and that they needed to return as quickly as

possible.

He tapped her on the shoulder after pulling up and said, “Hey, wake up, Anna. We’ve arrived.”

Anna opened her drowsy eyes and stared at Wayne for a few seconds. Then, she looked out of the window to see where she

was.

She noticed that the sunlight was so strong that she almost heard her skin cracking.

Anna had only taken two steps out of the car when she noticed a glimmer of shade above her. When she looked up, she found Wayne standing beside her with a black umbrella. Then, he asked, “Hey, where are we going?”

She looked back, then pointed to the grocery store and said, “That way. Peace told me to find the owner of the grocery store. She

said that it’s the only store in this town with a pay phone.”

North Town had always been a remote and poor place due to its odd location. And Sea Town was one of the most impoverished of

these villages.

Many fishermen squatted in front of their houses, smoking homemade cigarettes and enjoying the sunshine.

After Anna explained why she was there, the owner of the grocery store promptly remembered that they had previously chatted on

the phone. He then told his wife to stay in the store, and he showed Anna and Wayne the way to Andrew Cooper’s house.

“Oh, Andrew lives right on the beach. He’s weird, and he never talks to anyone in town.”

“Really? How come?” Anna walked behind the boss and asked things about Andrew curiously.

“Well, it’s strange enough for him to give up his life in the big city and suffer in this place!”

think that cities are

lot of weird things. The mayor of the

into a tourist destination two years ago. But Andrew disagreed

“Ah? Why?”

many tourists came here, it would be

the mayor do

that has attended college and studied overseas.

town at all. So, only his

by the outside world. So Andrew, being an educated man, would be seen as an authority,

was a selfish

profit.

two hours of walking. It was then

wooden house on

you want to find a place to stay the night.

pick you up.”

“Okay, thanks.”

walked toward that one-of-a-kind house on the

sand on the beach, and the nearby scenery was not too

fish and shrimp in the

a white fence. Inside the house, three

men’s clothing were hung to

in the yard. He set

living a primitive life, Anna thought to

Wayne looked at each other, and then

are you Mr. Andrew Cooper?” Anna asked politely to the

her with a cold

told me to visit you. I heard that you and Peace attended the

wiped his hands, and walked toward the courtyard door. He said, “Peace? Oh, it looks like you’re who Miss Gabriel Peace was referring

nodded and handed him

it, and he still looked cold. In the bright sunlight, his tanned face reflected the

up Anna for a moment, he looked at

calmly before

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