“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

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

lot of useful stuff. She caught a shark when we first arrived

shark? A snake?

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

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

past…” Bernice trailed off, then gave an awkward laugh. “Never mind, let’s head back.”

she should

words left room for imagination among the

by that? Did Astrid have

guy in the past that Mr Lampard doesn’t know about?]

resources ever since she debuted, it’s almost like she’s cheating. And it’s strange, that Dale, a top manager in the country,” would abandon his previous clients to manage a newcomer

the industry, she must know

she was only a guest role. Everyone has their secrets, but she’s spreading vague

always the target of bad press?“]

was getting

rock in the cave, staring at the front, and his stomach was growling.

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

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