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!”

so because they think that cities are too noisy. Besides, living in the countryside is

But Andrew has also done a lot of weird things. The mayor of the town sought to turn this side

years ago. But Andrew disagreed

“Ah? Why?”

many tourists came here, it would be noisy. Also, he said something about

so? Can’t the mayor

has attended college and studied overseas. So, a lot of people

know how to develop this town at all.

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

thought that Andrew was a selfish person

profit.

after nearly two hours of walking.

and white painted wooden house on the shore and said, “That’s where he lives. So, I’m leaving

find a place to stay

pick you up.”

“Okay, thanks.”

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

on the beach, and the

shrimp

surrounded by a white fence. Inside the house, three rows of wooden racks were

clothing

in the yard. He set up a pot and boiled it over

a primitive life, Anna

at each other, and then they

asked politely to the

his head and glanced at her with a cold gaze.

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

from his seat, wiped his hands, and walked toward the courtyard door. He said, “Peace? Oh,

nodded and handed

the bright sunlight, his tanned face reflected the light and

he looked at Wayne and asked, “And who is

bodyguard,” Wayne said calmly before Anna could say

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