Chapter 3566

Matthew looked over at Ryan with a calm expression. "No big deal. Just saying—

if you plan to send them to the docks, I might be able to help a little."

Ryan raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised. "You know the guy who runs the place?"

Matthew shook his head.

That small gesture gave Ryan a sense of relief. The idea that someone could treat his injury on the spot and have connections at the docks felt almost too good to

be true.

Then came Matthew's next words-calm and matter-of-fact. "Well, in a way... you could say I run it."

Ryan's jaw nearly dropped.

had undergone a quiet power shift. Mack, the previous spokesperson, had lost the people's trust. They were tired of instability. Even

meant order. It meant survival. The new unspoken rule became: Follow Matteo Larden, and life gets

stood frozen, still processing it all. Matthew couldn't

small island nearby. Life's better over there. If any of you have family somewhere else, speak up-we'll do our

flames of the wrecked ship still flickered in the background. Matthew glanced toward it before calling out

the distance, the vessel he'd arrived on began pulling in closer. The captain had already figured out what needed to happen and brought it

instructed. Let the kids, the elderly, and the women go

that would've taken forever. A direct crossing like this would be quicker and safer over

the first time in a while, there was hope. Some of the stronger men started removing their shirts, twisting them into ropes to help the children and

go was a middle-aged woman. She took a breath, gripped the makeshift rope tightly, and jumped. The

the

all it took. One by one, the rest followed-moving steadily and without panic. Just

it across, only Matthew and

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