As soon as the boat reached shore, Jack quickly took the children from Olivia and said urgently, “Quick!
Follow mel
Olivia held Everly’s hand as they got on the island. They followed Jack to a tunnel that he had dug
beforehand.
“Although they won’t be able to find us for now, we can’t just stay hidden down here. Won’t we be trapped
when they surround the island?”
Jack’s forehead was covered in sweat.
He said in a deep voice, “If my calculations are correct, they’ll have the people from one helicopter come to look for us while the other helicopter remains on standby. This type of helicopter only has enough fuel
for three hours of flight.
“It’ll take them some time to get people to surround the island. With the people they have on the island
now, it’d be impossible to find us in the darkness like this. We just need to wait for two hours.”
Everly looked at him with admiration. “What’s your name, Mister? You’re so smart. You’ve thought of
everything.”
“Jack,” he replied emotionlessly.
He brought the others to a huge underground cave. There was food and drinks there. Jack handed Olivia
a bottle and said, “Drink some water and take a break. We’ll be on the move for the next few days.”
“Thanks.”
The children were used to life on the run. They weren’t fazed by his words.
As Jack mentioned, the island hadn’t been developed by anyone before. It was filled with rich, natural
vegetation.
It would take three whole days to walk around the entire island on foot. Ethan’s men weren’t familiar with the place. It would be impossible for them to find Olivia and company.
Everly leaned on Olivia and fell asleep for a while. When Jack came back, the helicopter was gone. Once they lost the eyes in the sky, they could escape into the vast ocean, and Ethan could never find them.
Olivia felt a sense of peace after they left the island. They had been running for the entire night. Dawn broke, and the sunrise at sea was very pretty.
Olivia couldn’t hold herself back anymore. She yelled, “I’m finally free!”
It had been years. She finally did it. She finally broke free from Ethan’s grasp. From then onward, she
could live her own life.
Everly was infected by her joy. She hugged Olivia and said, “Liv, I’m so happy.”
“Eve, look forward
Olivia was still overcome with joy, but she suddenly felt her stomach churn. She leaned over the side of
the boat and started to gag. 2
“Mom!” The children looked at her worriedly. The concern in their eyes was apparent.
Everly came over to her and asked, “What’s wrong, Liv? Did you catch a cold from the cold sea breeze?”
Even Jack slowed the boat down. “I’ll slow down.”
“I’m okay. It must’ve been the wind and because I haven’t had anything to eat. Ignore me. Go faster. I don’t
want them to catch up.
Alright. To prevent them from finding us, we’ll be on our way after refueling at the next island. You’ll have
to put up with the discomfort for now.”
They soon arrived at the next island. Everly helped Olivia onto the island and handed her a fresh coconut.
“Drink some coconut juice to alleviate your fatigue.”
Olivia sat under the shade of a tree and enjoyed the sea breeze. She took a sip from the coconut and
started to feel a little better.
Jack found some fresh ingredients for her. “Are you hungry?”
Olivia felt much better after eating. She didn’t want to delay the schedule, so she said, “Let’s go.”
“How are you feeling?”
“I’m fine. Let’s go.”
After they traveled some distance, Olivia started to vomit again. She threw up all the food she ate on the
island.
“What’s wrong? Are you seasick?”
Everly was worried.