Chapter 402

“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?”

aback by

If she had

useful stuff. She caught a shark when we first arrived on

a shark? A

heard about the shark and the snake, but she quickly masked her surprise. “I’ve

was bewildered by her question and frowned a little. “Whatever is happening between Astrid and Mr.

Lampard knew about Astrid’s past…” Bernice trailed off, then gave an awkward laugh. “Never mind, let’s

all she

words left room for

does Bernice mean by that? Did Astrid have any dark

have a relationship with a rich guy in

that Dale, a

in the industry, she must know

secrets, but she’s spreading vague rumors. It’s too much. If you have something

the target of bad

was getting

rock in the cave, staring at the front, and his

voice echoed from the forest, and Clyde immediately jumped off the rock and

his joy.

make do tonight.” Astrid handed over the items to Clyde, then rubbed her sore arm. “I found some rainwater in a rock pit and collected it. It’s not much,

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