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.

trying to make things

out of here, you must take me

sounded absurd,

asked, “We can’t even protect ourselves

think we can

are capable,”

“This Mr.

next to you is also very

escape, those others stand even

Atticus said was

a brief silence, Hannah said, “Alright,

we can escape, we’ll take

promise, Atticus seemed

tell you everything

island a few days before

four bodyguards with me initially, but they disappeared the day after we

man who signed

right, he deceived me from the

father and said he was managing my father’s business

and said, “At first, I was curious about the business

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

thought, “You wanted the

as he lowered his

blinded by the

promised that all this money would be credited to my account

tens of

Who could resist that?”

and

agreed to give him

make

him not

reaction

sale of the

suspected he was just attempting to

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

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