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 make

If you manage to get out of here, you must

request sounded absurd, which made Hannah

even protect ourselves

think we can save

capable,” Atticus replied,

“This Mr.

to you

can’t escape, those others stand even less of

Atticus said was

said,

we can escape, we’ll

that promise, Atticus seemed

I’ll tell you everything I

the island

bodyguards with me initially, but they

met the man who

are right, he deceived me from

for my father and said he was managing my father’s business

his hair and said, “At first, I was curious about the business on this half-built

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

finished his thought, “You wanted

faded as he lowered his

was blinded by the

be credited to my account

talking tens of

Who could resist that?”

and looked at them

agreed to give him

make

advised him not

his reaction

the sale of the

suspected he was just attempting to

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