Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 1888

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If this dire situation continued without replenishing their dwindling food

supply, the entire army faced certain doom.

“Land in sight!” The cry echoed across the deck.

“Land in sight!” The joyful announcement rippled through the ranks like a

beacon of hope.

Amid this surge of optimism, a subordinate burst forth with a crucial update,

his voice tinged with urgency, “Commander, we’ve spotted land! Please give

the order to dock and resupply our provisions!”

“Excellent!” Emmanuel’s face lit up with relief and determination.

He immediately commanded the crew to anchor, their hearts swelling with

renewed hope. As they docked, a tense realization dawned upon them: the

island they had arrived at was a contentious territory, disputed between

Chanaea and a neighboring nation. Should the island still be under the

Chapter 1888 The Return to Freedom

control of the neighboring country, the arrival of Chanaea’s forces might

provoke its inhabitants, leading to potential hostility and even violent

expulsion.

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Emmanuel approached the locals with diplomatic intent, but his efforts were

met with cold resistance. With no viable alternative, he issued a decisive

order. Three thousand elite warriors from Dark Night Island swiftly descended

upon the island, their presence imposing and their actions resolute. The

anti–Dragon forces were overwhelmed, subdued, and forced to kneel in

submission.

The island’s residents were astonished by the Chanaea forces‘ formidable

strength. Three thousand warriors were more than sufficient; even three

hundred would have been more than enough to overpower the island’s

entire armed contingent.

“Listen up!” Emmanuel’s voice rang out with authoritative clarity. “This island

what’s good for you,

defeat you again every

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return to his homeland, where his wife awaited

waste

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returning home swiftly.

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managing the situation and “borrowing

sail once more, their journey

would have been a mere half–day flight

into a grueling month at sea

hore.

Upon disembarking at the port,

carrying the weight of their shared ordeal. “It

am profoundly

At last,

the soldiers shouted in unison,

the outside world! We no

day! The outside world–the air is so fresh! The

blue! The sun

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they had felt upon leaving Dark Night

harsh realities of their past seemed distant

the beauty of their newfound

tears, overwhelmed by

and the boundless possibilities before

with their shackles cast away, did they fully grasp

and the extent to which their

opened to the vastness

understanding of life itself forever

sincerity as he continued, “Next, I

Nuthana. If any of

me, I will take responsibility

desire to return to your own home

you are free to do

declaration hung in the air, a moment of truth

everyone, their faces reflecting the

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Quell, the indomitable brother and sister pair,

dignity. They clasped their hands toward

respect and gratitude. “Emmanuel, we are deeply

to Chanaea. We must follow our paths, but if fortune

you and your

voice rang with a note of finality.

her

guide our steps until we

attempt to detain them but instead watched with

Quell departed. Soon after, many others

their path.