“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

had lied about watching their live stream. If she had watched it, she would have known why they all listened to Astrid.

call Bernice out on her lie. Instead, he replied, “Astrid knows a lot of useful stuff. She caught a shark when we first arrived on the

shark? A

surprise. “I’ve always known she’s capable. But do you think she’s a good match for

frowned a little. “Whatever is happening between Astrid and Mr.

knew about Astrid’s past…” Bernice trailed off, then

didn’t say all she should supposed

room for imagination among the netizens.

does Bernice mean by that? Did Astrid

Did Astrid have a relationship with a rich guy

like she’s cheating. And it’s strange, that Dale, a top manager in the country,” would abandon his previous clients to

has a wide network in the industry, she must know

but

the

getting

cave, staring at

forest, and Clyde immediately jumped off the rock and ran towards him.

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