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

want my grandfather to find out I’ve

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

figuring

he didn’t call soon, his friends and family would start to worry, especially his grandfather, who

with him, he guessed it would unlikely be

turned to Marlowe and asked, “Can I borrow your

“My phone?” Marlowe echoed.

recall something

don’t have

revelation, his instinctive frown mirroring his

not have a phone in this day

messages and issues that having

“I said I

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

I just decided to stop using

Her explanation rang true.

her phone had been out of service, she had chosen to remain

better

in, Mitchel asked, “Do you have a

shook her head in

there’s a public phone

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