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.

not trying to

just want… If you manage to get out of

absurd, which made

can’t even protect ourselves right

actually think we can

know you are capable,” Atticus replied, glancing

“This Mr.

next to you is also

others stand even less of a

Atticus said

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

we can escape, we’ll take you

that promise, Atticus

you everything

island

four bodyguards with me initially, but they disappeared the day

man who signed

are right, he deceived

father and said he

“At first, I

he showed me the island’s income,

his thought, “You wanted

arrogance faded as he

was blinded by

would be credited to my

of

Who could resist that?”

agitated and looked at

you resist? So I agreed to give

make so much

advised him

reaction

sale of

he was just attempting to entice you

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

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