Chapter 1418

“Ah!” With her back to Mitchel, Marlowe was startled and jumped, the towel in her hand slipping from her grasp and tumbling into the basin below.

She spun around to see Mitchel awake and observing her.

Seeing that Mitchel had woken up, Marlowe was delighted.

A grin spread on her face, and her eyes sparkled as she said, “You’re awake, finally! If you hadn’t woken up, I was planning to toss you back into the sea tonight.

Mitchel, taken aback by her cheerful proclamation, found himself at a loss for words.

Wincing, he shifted his weight and struggled to sit up.

His gaze fell upon the makeshift bandages adorning his shoulder—messy and uneven, barely covering the wound well enough to stem the bleeding.

Suppressing the urge to smooth out the wrinkles of the bandages, Mitchel directed his attention back to Marlowe.

“Did you bring me back from the beach? Thank you.

Marlowe, keenly observant of Mitchel’s lingering weakness, held back any comment, her lips pursed.

She thrust a bowl of soup into his hands, her expression stern.

up and then get

don’t want my grandfather to find out I’ve hidden a mystery man

soup, Mitchel set it aside momentarily, his focus shifting to checking his pockets as he

sighed inwardly, figuring he had been unconscious

soon, his friends and family would start to worry, especially his grandfather, who

him, he guessed it

to Marlowe and asked, “Can

“My phone?” Marlowe echoed.

seemed to recall something as her

I don’t have

confusion deepened at her revelation, his instinctive frown mirroring

have a phone in

messages and issues that

impatiently, “I said I don’t

service got cut off a while back because I couldn’t afford to pay

I just decided to stop using it

Her explanation rang true.

remain disconnected from the constant stream of messages and issues that had plagued her

felt better

desperation creeping in, Mitchel asked,

her

there’s a public phone

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