mind was blank. His hand that was about to knock on the door shrank back, and

he smiled self-deprecatingly before he continued forward with a shake of his

head.

How could someone be in the hospital’s storeroom? The sobs must be his

imagination.

Josiah’s phone rang, and he quickly picked up.

“Sir, we managed to track down the yacht!”

“What?” Josiah was overjoyed. “Where is it?”

“The signal’s choppy. We can’t be sure for now but we’re certain that Mr. Z and

others must definitely be on one of the surrounding islands!”

“Then go look for them! Contact the rescue team! Add more manpower!”

Josiah yelled as he walked forward briskly.

What he did not notice was that there was a small gap opened in the storeroom behind him. Kelly looked at his back with tears, eventually blurring her vision. She told herself they would never become a thing because he was just her dream.

It was just that she was unwilling to let it go. She clamped a hand over her mouth, and her tears fell harder. She pulled out her phone shakily and went through the texts Josiah had sent her previously.

[Kelly, are you alright?]

[There are so many stars tonight. Do you want to come to watch them with me at my place?]

[My bro and sis-in-law got a fat tabby cat. It’s adorable. I’ll borrow it and let you play with it some day!]

[Kelly, why don’t you ever reply…]

lips and dried

the sea. Send the yacht a

dimmed. Her pale fingers hesitated, hovering above

Chapter 402

no one,” Kelly said flatly. “We… just got to know each

coincidentally.”

gaze was vicious as her red lips

ran

do that.” Kelly looked at

pale and beautiful

gaze. She was scared of it

She gnashed her teeth

as suffocating fear and despair crept

with great difficulty, “Nelly, if… I really

you’ll lose everything too!”

hit, Nelly let go slowly, but her gaze was still

ruin my face, my injury will be in the open.” Kelly

see

“Kelly Tanner!”

death is an escape to me. But you want

been treating me, you’ll lose everything then. Even your birth will be exposed… Are you

is what you want?”

Nelly’s lips twitched as she

down at Kelly, leaving the

the click-clacking of heels fade, she relaxed

shoulders jerked. She hugged herself, burying her face between her knees, and could

she did not hear it. The

his steps.

few seconds that he spent standing in silence felt like centuries-Josiah’s Books Chapters

His hand that was about to knock on the door shrank back,

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