Felicia’s hand froze as she tumed toward the source of the scream

The first thing she saw was a pair of white leather shoes. They were dirty, but the ankles above them were slender and delicate–unmistakably belonging to a woman.

The sight struck a chord of familiarity

Felicia hesitated for a moment, then remembered they were the same shoes she had seen before losing consciousness in the fog the previous night.

Maurice also remembered.

In fact, from the moment he regained consciousness, he had never forgotten that final scene–the one that played out while Felicia had been unconscious.

So, throughout the entire day while he wandered the island and pretended to be aimless, he had been discreetly watching. He had been searching for these shoes. And now, their owner had appeared on her own.

Maurice’s lips curved into a

barely perceptible smirk, but the coldness in his eyes betrayed his true emotions. Beneath the surface was a simmering intention to kill

Even Felicia noticed it.

glanced at him questioningly, trying to

a faint smile, indicating it

Felicia didn’t press further.

that could save Maurice’s life, only for it to slip away at the last

ones most infuriated, however,

had been played Eke a rollercoaster. Their hopes rose, only to crash back down in an instant. Their patience

say a word, Maurice’s men stormed forward, ranked the woman out of the bushes, and threw her onto the open ground before them. “Who are you? Why did you

Maurice’s men, the woman trembled violently and shrunk into herself in terror. She didn’t even dare in her

stammered, her voice shaking “I didn’t know what you were doing. I was just passing by! It wasn’t intentional,

was quite an

little strange. They were in such a desolate place filled with strange things, yet this woman just

stole a quick, frightened glance at Felicia before immediately ducking her head

the glimpse lasted only a second, it

destroyed. Her features were covered in deep, grotesque scars–like jagged wounds left by something sharp. The injuries had testered and healed improperly, leaving

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