NovelEnglishBeck watched Maja with a pang of heartache. She had returned from the ordeal at Forbidden Island considerably leaner.
Propped up against her pillow, Maja's relief was palpable now that she knew lan was safe. She had finally set her worries aside.
Beck let out a sigh. "That island used to be cut off from the world, but the continuous explosions over the last couple of days
caught the international community's eye. Several countries have sent teams to investigate, and the place is a wreck. Only a
handful of people survived. The hospital there got exposed, too, and it's stirred up a media frenzy. Several countries have filed
requests to probe into the owners of the island. The puppet masters behind it are either sshadowy organizations, or..."
He paused, a cold smirk playing at the corners of his mouth, "or the real power behind the island might just be certain nations.
Anyway, the media is all over it, hounding the story. Whoever's behind it won't dare make a move any tsoon."
Maja nodded, feeling a sudden rush of safety.
She felt secure by lan's side, but this was the first tshe realized how good it was to have family around.
She wasn't too attached to the Sanders family, but Beck, her brother, wasn't half bad.
"Beck, how's Mr. Sanders doing?"
Originally, their venture to Forbidden Island was to find an antidote, but now that the island was in ruins, what would becof
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Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"He's stable, but we need to find that antidote fast. Maja, this isn't all on you, don't worry. There's bound to be sleads on the
island. The Sanders’ folks are still searching."
Maja nodded, her gaze falling.
"Beck, the woman locked in the basement."
She frowned, her brow creasing, "The layout down there's like a labyrinth. Maybe she knows how to craft the antidote. Try talking
to her. She's our mother."
Beck was silent. He had suspected as much.
The room fell quiet as he rubbed his temples, "I've sent a lot of people down there, but with tens of thousands of wires
crisscrossing everywhere, it's designed to keep her in and everyone else out. If we can't figure it out, that place will becher
lifelong prison."
Upon finishing, he felt a twinge of discomfort.
He had known the truth for a while now; the woman who had quietly vanished from the Sanders’ was nowhere to be found.
He had thought the woman they'd discovered on Forbidden Island was a key figure, but she turned out to be the real Cynthia.
"Maja, once you're better, I'll take you to see her."
For now, Forbidden Island was under the control of various international bodies and was temporarily safe. The self-destruct
mechanism had been destroyed, ensuring the island's continued existence.
Maja nodded. She hadn't suffered much on the island, and the wounds from the whipping were minor. With srest, she was
almost fully recovered.
"Beck, let's head out now."
Unable to dissuade her, Beck agreed.
But as Maja opened the door, she was met with the sight of Dylan, about to knock.
His hand recoiled slightly as their eyes met.
He opened his mouth to speak but felt as if something was choking him, unable to utter a word.
A cold, detached man stood by his side, both towering figures nearly blocking out the overhead lights.
Dylan instinctively stepped aside, making way for Maja, his gaze fixed on the distance, as if paralyzed.
Maja didn't know what to say.
Things were awkward between her and Dylan. The collaboration between the Sanders and the Olson families had indeed been a
great help to her, but to expect her to let bygones be bygones and get chummy with Dylan was out of the question.
The rift between them was too deep, impossible to mend in the short term.
She lowered her head and, without looking back, made her way down the corridor towards the elevator.
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