After briefly biting her lip, Nicole calmly responded, "It's alright, he probably realized there was no hope and thus abandoned Everett." "So, you mean Lawrence initially helped Everett but then gave up on him?" Preston surmised.

"Right," Nicole confirmed, giving a brief rundown of the events.

Preston remarked, impressed, "I thought Everett was incredibly skilled to escape from such an encirclement.

It's unbelievable." He had been shocked when he heard Everett was captured, hardly believing it was real.

It turned out Everett's escape was facilitated by Lawrence's secret assistance.

"Does this mean all of Everett's associates have been rounded up? There shouldn't be anyone else, right?" Lulu speculated with a slight frown.

She pondered, 'It must be so, especially if even Lawrence has abandoned Everett.

It's unlikely anyone else would assist him now.' "Great, finally, everything is settled," Preston looked around the group.

"Should we head back to Grandpa's place tomorrow?" "I think we should check in," Spencer suggested.

though Benjamin had come to terms with Everett's actions, now that there was a

departed as it

else had settled for the night that Nicole and Jared retreated

this is for the best." Understanding the weight of Nicole's feelings upon learning about Lawrence's past actions,

a positive revelation, as unmasking Lawrence's true nature meant they could finally move on without any

I could overlook his past

he would harm me to such an extent," Nicole said, her voice tinged with pain, her lips quivering

was compelled to stay hidden on Crescent Island, avoiding any public exposure and concealing

recognition would endanger her and her children,

believed all her sacrifices were for her children's safety, not

person she believed to be her most helpful benefactor, her savior, turned out to be the instigator of

back soothingly,

sooner, perhaps all this pain could have been

tensely on

was already marked, nearly dragging me down with him.' "Sir, it looks bleak for Everett now," Ian remarked with a sigh,

out what happened?" Lawrence asked

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