Chapter 240

“Darn, are you serious?” Carlisle asked as he stared in disbelief,

He had realized that the elderly woman was stubborn, but the extent of her obstinacy was unexpected.

He couldn’t help but wonder if she really would go to such lengths

ver their altercation.

Meanwhile, Wanda inquired quietly, “Is there another place we can disembark?”

The boatman shook his head,

*This is the only entrance and exit!”

Wanda’s face tightened with worry as she weighed their options.

Her mind raced to the possibility of arranging for an escape via helicopter through Shein, but she quickly dismissed the thought.

The repercussions of Shein discovering their date were too severe, especially for Carlisle.

She then contemplated reaching out to Lethan and Shania. She pulled out her phone and hovered over

Lethan’s contact.

Seeing her actions, Carlisle gently took her hand.

are you doing?”

for help,” Wanda

no need to involve him. I can handle this,” Carlisle asserted.

going to handle it?”

have connections in that world, too,” he said calmly.

hang out with those

menacing thugs she had seen at the ice rink a few days earlier and feared Carlisle was getting too close

while holding her close.

be spending

with Heath’s underworld connections was not a matter of choice but

and nothing more.

began to set, casting a rosy glow over the river that bathed everything in warm light.

Her eyes were fixed on the twilight beauty of the western

horizon.

reaching Yearning Island, which was about the size of a soccer field and equipped

Chapter 240

Carlisle led Wanda up the stairs onto

carried his camera and trailed behind them, capturing moments Intermittently.

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lined with vendors selling treats like cotton candy, lollipops, popcorn, and freshly squeezed juices.

already lit even though it wasn’t fully dark yet, creating

I want some cotton

the colorful cotton

her mother,

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