He ceased his efforts to get up and lay back, exasperated.

“Hey, I don’t know anything.

Can you stop this?”

Hannah looked down at him, a smile playing on her lips.

“I’ve offered you two choices.

Which will it be?”

Finally, Atticus gave in.

“Can I get up first?”

Hannah nodded.

“No one’s stopping you.

Clumsily, Atticus got to his feet, brushed himself off, and eyed Bryson-tall and formidable.

“Mr.

Mitchell, I’ve heard so much about you.

I never expected our paths to cross like this.

Bryson remained impassive and didn’t react to Atticus’s words.

Even though Atticus was ignored, he didn’t mind.

He brushed the dust off his arm and leaned back.

“I don’t know much.

But I can tell you on one condition that you must agree to.

Hannah raised an eyebrow.

“Do you understand the situation we’re in? You want to negotiate?”

Atticus swallowed.

to make things

to get out of here, you

sounded absurd, which made Hannah

“We can’t even protect ourselves right

we can save

are capable,” Atticus replied, glancing at

“This Mr.

to you is also

escape, those others stand even less of

said was

silence, Hannah said, “Alright, I agree to your

we’ll take you with

that promise,

I’ll tell you everything I

the island a

with me initially, but they disappeared

the man who signed

deceived me from the

said he

“At first, I was

the island’s income, and I…” He swallowed, lost for

his thought, “You wanted

as

blinded

to my account if I left the island

talking tens of billions of

Who could resist that?”

and looked at

agreed to give him the auction rights for

make so much

advised him not

his reaction

the sale of the island would proceed

was just attempting to entice you

brief pause, Atticus continued, “Yesterday, I accidentally found a

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