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?”

responded, “I’m

managed to

as Martina got from the cellar, she took big, gasping breaths. Breathing in the relatively fresh air mixed with the sea breeze, she finally felt like

there was no way she could

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

found himself unable

people seemed extremely dangerous, and no one knew what they were

to escape, but she might not be so lucky

approaching the shore in about an hour. If you want to leave, you can take that

those people who are searching for you will give up

Chief was trying to

a set of clothes from Candy’s mother. It was a simple floral

up her hair and intentionally applied a makeup that made her

hand against her chest, struggling to catch her breath.

hardships she had endured during this journey had not made Martina feel any attachment to Benjamin. On the contrary, there

truly made up her mind not to love someone who

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

her biological parents would recognize

was her last

this time. Maybe she

time, Benjamin would never expect her to return

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

period spent in the cellar,

grew stronger. She could only huddle

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