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

she sobbed, Claire’s eyes also reddened, but having weathered numerous storms, even the

psyche was stronger than

observing 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

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

her feet, and the two headed back towards the

a few fallen branches on the ground. Sean and Claire picked up

easier to ignite, cradling them in their arms,

were full before returning.

her deep brown eyes. “Sean, I can’t tell if you have an extraordinary composure or what. In such dire

of panic on

at Claire and chuckled softly. “You said it yourself. It’s a dire situation. Is panicking and making a

about you and Julia?”

steady gaze on Sean’s expression. His words were delivered with such equanimity that Claire couldn’t detect anything awry.

you’re absolutely right!”

back, and then

starve out here.”

state. Seeing Sean

with determination. “Since it’s come to this, let’s focus on how

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

sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the collected branches

a small pile.

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

didn’t particularly dislike men who smoked, but Sean rarely did in

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sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the

pulled out a lighter, looking helplessly at Frederick. “Thank goodness I smoke. Otherwise, without a lighter,

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