Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 874 William, You Deserve a Horrible Death

Beathan could hardly believe it. He was still alive, standing on solid ground.

He emerged from the bottom deck of a cargo ship filled with canned herring. As he inhaled in fresh air, a spark of life flickered in his gaunt, sallow face.

This wasn't Lablos. He had landed in a port of a country somewhere in the Esnua region.

No ship bound for Lablos had been willing to take him, so he had spun a heartbreaking tale of woe. It was enough to persuade an Esnuan captain to let him aboard and bring him ashore.

It didn't matter. Esnua was fine.

Beathan moved swiftly through the port, already formulating a plan in his mind.

First, he needed a place to hide. Then, he had to reach out to his contacts. There were still a few trusted allies who hadn't been caught. If they could wire him some money, he could survive.

He had to survive. He had to.

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thin and his gaze fixed ahead, Beathan clung to that single thought as he

he made his way forward, he stumbled into someone. In broken

on

as he looked up, and then he locked eyes with a pair of mocking

well, Mr. Collins. It's only been a few days. Why do

shrank as though he had

Esnua was oppressive, and Emelie was dressed according to the weather. A strappy top and a pair of denim shorts highlighted her slender neck and legs respectively. Over this,

black and wearing

carefully chosen outfit suggested that she was in an exceptionally good mood. The glint of disdain

The dock was crowded and noisy. With just a glance from Emelie,

changed his plans at the last

flew into a rage. "William, that despicable man! He swore that he wouldn't betray me, but he broke his promise.

foolish enough to offer you