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!”

and said, “Actually, many people nowadays want to do so because they think that cities are too noisy. Besides, living in the countryside is a

lot of weird things. The mayor of the town sought to turn this

into a tourist destination two years ago. But Andrew disagreed and

“Ah? Why?”

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

Can’t the mayor

the only local star that has attended college and studied overseas. So, a lot of people will listen to him.

town at all. So,

world. So Andrew, being an educated man, would be seen as an authority, and

however, frowned and thought that Andrew was a selfish person who kept the community from

profit.

two hours of walking.

wooden house on the shore and said,

find a place to stay the

pick you up.”

“Okay, thanks.”

and Wayne walked toward that one-of-a-kind

the nearby scenery was not

fish and shrimp in the

Inside the

men’s clothing were hung to

there boiling water in the yard. He set up

a primitive life, Anna thought to

and Wayne looked at each other, and

politely to the man

head and glanced at her with a cold gaze. He asked warily, “Who are

told me to visit you.

the courtyard door. He said, “Peace? Oh, it looks like you’re who Miss Gabriel Peace

nodded and handed him her

it, and he still looked cold. In the bright sunlight,

moment, he looked at Wayne and asked, “And who

her bodyguard,” Wayne said calmly before Anna

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