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,

four of us, that little we have won’t last long…

reddened, but having weathered numerous storms, even the depths of

her psyche was stronger than that of an

slowly setting in the west. “It gets cold by the sea at night, and we don’t

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arms so distraught,

helped Claire to her feet, and the two

fallen branches on the ground. Sean and Claire

ignite, cradling them in their arms, then gathered

were full before

a few steps, Claire suddenly turned to Sean, a glint of curiosity shimmering in her deep brown eyes. “Sean, I can’t tell if you have an extraordinary composure

hint of

“You said it yourself. It’s a dire situation. Is

you

gaze on Sean’s expression. His words were delivered with such equanimity that Claire couldn’t detect anything awry. She turned back, a soft chuckle escaping her lips.

Sean, you’re absolutely right!”

Claire, chuckling softly as he shook his head. “Let’s go, put these back, and then let’s take another look in the woods to

starve out here.”

time they returned, Julia had gradually emerged from her emotional state. Seeing Sean and Claire bustling about, she felt a pang of embarrassment.

the remaining tears from her face and stood up, suddenly infused with determination. “Since it’s come to this, let’s focus on how we can strive to

more branches and even after Sean and Frederick scoured the woods, they found noth edible before returning

the sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging

a small pile.

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

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sun had set, and the sky grew darker. Sean

search in his pocket, he pulled out a lighter, looking helplessly at Frederick. “Thank goodness I smoke. Otherwise, without a lighter, we’d

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