Chapter 3579

Ryan's message couldn't have been clearer-it was practically spelled out.

I'm not a toddler!

Matthew gave a faint smile, saying nothing in return.

Instead, he simply pointed at the blood-soaked deck, still wet with shark blood.

"If you want this boat to make it through the deep-sea zone, you'd better start cleaning. Otherwise, the stench alone might get us killed before we even get properly underway."

When he heard Matthew's words, Ryan's face lit up with reluctant agreement.

Matthew gave him a firm, approving pat on the shoulder.

"Good luck."

With that, he turned and walked into the cabin, leaving Ryan alone on the deck.

Ryan looked out over the empty deck and the bloodstained planks beneath his feet.

He was instantly thrown into a spiral of self-doubt.

So, by "cleaning"... he meant me, by myself, didn't he?

in hand, Ryan began scrubbing the deck-questioning every life

asking Matthew to

bring himself

averted a life-or-death crisis. Complaining about deck stains felt

got to work like a

since he'd done a job like

had become Ronny's top steward, he

no one had wanted to

been kept on a ship, doing grunt work-scrubbing decks, taking orders, and enduring

changed the day he met Ronny, the man

Ronny a

carried the same polished walking cane, wore a calm, reassuring smile that could

away

and dressed in stately wool coats that gave him an air

was enough to make

who posed a threat

lurking in the shadows, eager

from Ryan, Ronny had

in name, their hands were just as bloodied

night fell and the sky darkened, the deck-once reeking and

Catet

sat down, drenched in but satisfied, leaning against

wont

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