A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love novel Chapter 618

In fact, that was what confused Rickard the most.

‘Based on what I know about Hesper, she wouldn't lay back and do nothing throughout the whole journey. Even if she’s been imprisoned in Fredonia, there must have been some way for her to leave a trail behind while they were on their way there. But after all this time, we haven't found a trail of any kind. So there’s only one possibility, and it's that Hesper was extremely occupied with other things that she didn’t have the time or energy to leave us a life-saving message.’

Matthew shook his head first, but then suddenly remembered something. "Hesper hasn't told me anything about what she’s afraid of, but I've noticed that she hardly ever takes part in events that are held on a boat."

"Seasickness?"

Rickard frowned. They had checked various means of transportation, but they had not thought about a boat or ship, as it would take a long time and it would be extremely inconvenient for the kidnappers to do anything while they were at sea. If it had not been mentioned out of the blue, Rickard would have almost forgotten that there was such a kind of transportation.

Thinking about this, Rickard tapped on Shermere. "We’ll go here first."

"Okay." Matthew heaved a long sigh. "God, please... Please make sure to bring Hesper back safely."

On the other hemisphere of the Earth, Hesper was staring at the peanuts in front of her. She remained silent for quite some time before picking one up.

Half a month had gone by in the blink of an eye, and Hesper knew that she could no longer sit still. Although Nathaniel had not made a move after such a long time, Hesper was not dumb. On the contrary, she had been thinking of more possibilities during this period of time.

‘I’ve been locked up here all this while, so that makes me some kind of bait... As long as I’m still here, Matt and Rickard will continue to look for me no matter what. And if this continues, sooner or later, they’ll fall into the trap that Nathaniel has meticulously set up.’

Thinking of this, Hesper closed her eyes and swallowed the peanuts in her hand without any hesitation. However, worried that her body would not give off a strong enough allergic reaction if she ate too little, Hesper ended up eating half a plate of peanuts before her cheeks started to feel faintly warm.

Using the edge of the table to support her weight, Hesper staggered to the window, glanced at her reflection in the glass pane, took a few deep breaths, and then lost consciousness completely, falling to the floor.