Timothy didn't waste a second before he set things in motion.

Patric remained rooted to the spot, his gaze fixed in the direction where lan had vanished, a flicker of murderous intent crossing his

eyes.

Inside the restaurant, only lan and Quentin were seated.

Quentin didn't speak, nor did he touch any of the food laid out before him.

lan also leaned back into his chair silently, with a casual, yet piercing gaze resting upon Quentin.

The atmosphere was quiet, yet charged with an unspoken tension.

After a while, Quentin tapped his fingers on the table, which broke the silence.

"Got beef with Kevin?"

"Something like that."

"There are two factions that have entered the island. One is Kevin's. The other, which landed ten minutes ago, is yours, right?"

lan remained silent, but his eyes, which exerted a subtle pressure, spoke volumes.

Quentin chuckled coldly, "Ten minutes ago, huh? That's when I covered for you. lan, you sure know how to play your cards."

lan had been investigating the power behind Forbidden Island but had hit a wall; the person was too well-concealed and never

showed their true face.

Today, he finally met the man behind the curtains, and this enigmetic figure was unexpectedly on his side.

lan was well aware that his arrival had thrown Inner Island into chaos; his previous emergence had united the powerful families

against him.

him, and willing

his finger into the condensation on his glass, lan slowly wrote a word on

registered the word with just one glance before he

Never had he

was meant to rule Forbidden Island, and masterfully manipulated the powerful

now, something

the way Maja looked at

for bones. No one had ever

was no stranger to wrongdoing, and he could even be

about anyone else's opinion, yet Maja's mattered

that the Quentin she wanted to

in front of her as she was beaten, which

trust.

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even staged a play to let the

selfishly, he wanted her to remember the

one had ever given him candy. Maja had offered him a piece, and although he hadn't tasted it, he wanted

sweetness.

been mad; he was walking towards his own

to show Maja the last shred of his

away the words from

that even if the man didn't agree, he would still turn a blind eye to his

now, Quentin was aware of lan's reinforcements but hadn't stopped

napkin to wipe the moisture

did you contact the

with an address where we could find a

There

raised an eyebrow

be the only way to communicate with the outside world, and lan had found

the puppet master of Forbidden Island, had

his orders had been given ten minutes before, allowing his people

fell silent again. He didn't know lan well, but he was beginning to

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