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,

food. The four of us, that little we have won’t last long… Sob… We’re

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

than that of

the sea at night, and we don’t have tents or anything. Let’s gather some

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with the girl in his arms

subtle nod, then helped Claire to her feet, and the two headed

on the ground.

cradling them in their arms, then gathered some thicker branches until their

full before returning.

of curiosity shimmering in her deep brown eyes. “Sean, I can’t tell if

there not a hint of

softly. “You said it yourself. It’s a dire situation. Is panicking and making a fuss useful

you and

equanimity that Claire couldn’t detect anything awry.

you’re absolutely

shook his head. “Let’s go, put these back, and then let’s take another look in the woods to see if there’s anything edible.

starve out here.”

returned, Julia had gradually emerged from her emotional state. Seeing Sean and

infused with determination. “Since it’s come to this, let’s

the woods, they found

sky grew

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

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

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the sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the

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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