Chapter 53: It’s Time to Leave
The villagers kept their eyes fixed on the direction Benjamin and the others were leaving. When they saw them actually boarding the boat and leaving, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As he watched them leave, the Chief remained skeptical.

A villager’s voice hushed, as if afraid that someone might be eavesdropping, “Chief, what do you think we should do next? Will these people come back and cause trouble?”

Another villager chimed in, saying, “I can’t help but think that their departure this time is too calm. Is it possible that they have some malicious intentions and are deliberately disguising them?”

“If their actions end up affecting Miss Martinez, we would all feel guilty as well.”

“Miss Martinez has helped us so much all these days. Without her, my child wouldn’t even understand the basic questions.”

“Miss Martinez has done so many things for us. We can’t simply sit and watch her get into trouble. We can’t just be idle and useless, okay?”

Everyone chimed in, agreeing, “Absolutely. But I think those people have already gone.

far. Let’s call Miss Martinez out later so that we don’t scare her again!”

“That cellar is dark and damp. If it weren’t for the circumstances, I wouldn’t want Miss Martinez to go near that place at all.”

Martina didn’t know how long she had been waiting. Maybe it was an hour, two hours, or three?

She waited until her mind started to feel drowsy.

The cellar was stuffy, and if someone stayed there for a long time, it could cause discomfort in the body.

Martina felt her consciousness becoming increasingly blurry, but fortunately, just when she was about to give in, she heard voices calling from above the cellar. “Miss Martinez… Miss Martinez, are you okay?”

weakly responded, “I’m

the villagers, she managed to crawl out of

breaths. Breathing in the relatively fresh air mixed with the sea breeze, she finally felt like she had barely come back to

towards the shore, and this time, there was no way

could barely stand, and immediately she asked the villagers, “What time

Chief immediately grasped Martina’s intention, yet he found himself unable to restrain her departure, despite his reluctance

and no one knew what they were here

lucky enough to escape, but she might not be so lucky

a ship approaching the shore in about an

those people who are searching for you will give up so easily.

nodded, understanding that the Chief was trying to

a set of clothes

and intentionally applied a makeup that made her look

catch her breath. She took several deep breaths, finally feeling

any attachment to Benjamin. On the contrary, there was a growing disgust towards in her

up her mind not to love someone who

failed to bring Martina joy and a sense of care, but instead

only her

was her

gamble this time. Maybe she could evade

a long time, Benjamin would never expect her to return to LA where she used to

soon as the time came, Martina swiftly boarded a ship, but this time

spent in the cellar, she wasn’t feeling

vomit grew stronger. She could only huddle in a corner of the ship, crouching there in a sorry

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