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

also reddened, but having weathered numerous storms,

psyche was stronger than that

west. “It gets cold by the sea at night, and we don’t have tents or anything.

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

to her feet, and the two headed back towards

branches on the ground. Sean and Claire picked up the thinner ones

their arms, then gathered some thicker branches until their

were full

in her deep brown eyes. “Sean,

a hint of panic on your

turning to glance at Claire and chuckled softly. “You said it yourself. It’s a dire situation. Is panicking and making a fuss useful at times like this? If even Fred and I were to

about you and Julia?”

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

Sean, you’re absolutely right!”

“Let’s go, put these back, and then let’s take another look in the

starve out here.”

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

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

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

now, the sun had set, and the sky grew darker. Sean sighed, arranging the collected branches

a small pile.

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

smoked, but Sean rarely did in

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

lighter, looking helplessly at Frederick. “Thank

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