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,

that little we have won’t

eyes also reddened, but having weathered numerous storms, even

psyche was stronger than that of an ordinary

sea at night, and we don’t have

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

a subtle nod, then helped Claire to her feet, and the two headed back towards the forest.

few fallen branches on the ground. Sean and Claire

easier to ignite, cradling them in their arms, then gathered

were full before

in her deep brown eyes. “Sean,

not a hint of panic on your face?”

softly. “You said it yourself. It’s a dire situation. Is panicking and making a fuss useful at times like this? If even

you

Sean’s expression. His words were delivered with such equanimity that Claire couldn’t detect anything awry. She turned back,

Sean, you’re absolutely

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

starve out here.”

her emotional state. Seeing Sean and Claire bustling about, she felt a pang of embarrassment.

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

Frederick scoured the woods, they found noth edible before returning to the shore.

had set, and the sky grew darker. Sean

a small pile.

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

didn’t particularly dislike men who smoked, but

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sun had set, and the sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the collected branches into a small pile.

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

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