Chapter 366: Is Crying Useful?

Chapter 366: Is Crying Useful?

At the utterance of those words, Julia Sanders‘ eyes immediately welled up, and she turned her head to gaze at the vast expanse of the sea, a wave of despair washing over her.

As she turned back, the glisten of tears at the corners of her eyes met Frederick’s gaze. Frederick sighed softly, moving closer to Julia, his fingers delicately brushing away the dampness from her eyes. “There’s always a way, don’t worry.”

His attempt at consolation had an unexpected effect. Instead of calming her fears, Julia’s inner turmoil burst forth. She suddenly broke down, a sound akin to a sob escaping her lips as she flung herself into Frederick’s embrace.

“Sniff… It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t insisted on coming to this island, Claire wouldn’t have

agreed. Sniff… It’s all my fault…”

A faint fragrance of a young woman enveloped Frederick, causing him to freeze momentarily. Uncertain his hands hovered, unsure of what to do. In moments like these, the more fragile someone’s state of

mind, the more likely they are to unravel. Clearly, Julia’s mental defenses had crumbled at this

moment.

Her desolate cries and trembling shoulders pierced Frederick’s heart like needles. He slowly lowered

his head, observing the girl burying her face against his chest. Suddenly feeling a pang of

compassion, after a moment of hesitation, his hands tenderly enclosed Julia.

“It’s not just you who wanted to come here. We all did, Julia. Don’t shoulder all the blame on

yourself. In moments like these, we need to stay calm.”

“Sob…”

Julia couldn’t stop crying. “I want to stay calm too, but I can’t! This remote place, no fresh water,

little we have won’t last long… Sob… We’re done

also reddened, but having weathered numerous storms, even

stronger than that of

the sun slowly setting in the west. “It gets cold by the sea at night, and we don’t have tents or anything. Let’s gather some branches, light a fire tonight, and focus on getting

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nodded, but with the girl in his arms so distraught, he signaled

to her feet, and the two headed

ground. Sean and Claire picked up the thinner ones

to ignite, cradling them in their arms,

were full before

of curiosity shimmering in her deep brown eyes. “Sean, I can’t tell if you have an extraordinary composure or

hint of panic

situation. Is panicking and making a fuss useful at times like this? If even Fred and

you and

a steady gaze on Sean’s expression. His words were delivered with such equanimity that Claire

you’re

his head. “Let’s go, put these back, and then let’s take

starve out here.”

state.

face and stood up, suddenly infused with determination. “Since it’s

and even after Sean and Frederick scoured the woods, they found noth

and the sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the

a small pile.

Frederick. “Thank goodness I smoke. Otherwise, without a lighter, we’d

men who smoked, but

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the sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the collected branches into

looking helplessly at Frederick. “Thank goodness I smoke. Otherwise, without a lighter, we’d be rubbing sticks together for

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