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

If you manage to get out of here,

sounded absurd,

“We can’t even protect

actually think we can save

you are capable,” Atticus

“This Mr.

next to you is

can’t escape, those others

said

silence, Hannah said,

we’ll

that promise, Atticus seemed

I’ll tell you everything I

arrived on the island

but they disappeared

met the man who signed the contract

he deceived

to work for my father and said

first, I was curious about

showed me the island’s income, and I…”

thought, “You wanted the

arrogance faded as he lowered his

blinded

that all this money would be credited to my account

of

Who could resist that?”

became agitated and

give him

could make

even advised him not to

reaction

the sale of the island would proceed

to entice you all to

brief pause, Atticus continued, “Yesterday,

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