“It’s my fault we don’t have any water, Bernice muttered, and Odell immediately rushed to comfort her.

“No, none of us blame you.”

Bernice said, “But Astrid…”

“Don’t drag Astrid into this unnecessarily, she never blamed you,” Elio chimed in.

Feeling the icy atmosphere coming from Elio, Bernice fell silent.

Astrid glanced at her, then looked away. “If you’re tired, you can head back the way we came. I’ve marked the trees along the path. Mr. Naylor, Elio, and I will go find some food.”

Bernice, having grown up in comfort and never experiencing hardship, was indeed struggling. The heat was unbearable and she was considering turning back. The cave was boring, but at least it was cool.

Seeing Astrid leaving, Parrish said to Clyde, “Clyde, you and Odell escort Ms. Bernice back. I’ll protect Astrid.”

“Wait, she doesn’t need your protection! You just want to hang out with her!” Clyde grumbled, but he didn’t follow. He was worried about Odell and Bernice encountering danger on their own.

On the way back, Bernice noticed Clyde’s low spirits and asked, “Isn’t Naylor the leader of your group? Why does it seem like you all follow Astrid’s orders?”

taken aback by the

their live stream. If she had

of useful stuff. She caught a shark when we first arrived on the island, then a snake.

a shark?

when she heard about the shark and the snake, but she quickly masked her surprise. “I’ve always known

between Astrid and Mr. Lampard is their private business. It’s

Lampard knew about Astrid’s past…” Bernice trailed off, then gave an awkward laugh. “Never

say all she should supposed to say.

her words left room for imagination among the

Bernice mean by that?

relationship with a rich guy in the past that Mr Lampard doesn’t know about?]

cheating. And it’s strange, that Dale, a top manager in the country,” would

has a wide network in the industry, she must know something!]

she was only a guest role. Everyone has their secrets, but she’s spreading vague rumors. It’s too much. If

Astrid always the target of

was getting dark.

on a rock in the cave, staring at the front,

echoed from the forest, and Clyde immediately jumped off the rock and ran towards

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