Chloe was off in her own world, lost in thought. Her mind was swirling with all sorts of questions. For one, why on earth was Connor here on this island?
Connor mentioned that his helicopter had been swallowed up by a storm that night. But Chloe only found him on the third evening after she arrived. There was no way he could have drifted in the ocean for three days in such conditions. Plus, Connor had mentioned seeing a light after he fell into the water.
It had to be her mentor. He must have saved him and then dumped him on this island. That was so typical of that old trickster. According to her friend, her master used to be an assassin for some secret organization. He lived a life constantly on edge, always cautious and distant. This molded him into a serious and aloof person. But after a betrayal and a narrow escape from death, he left the organization and underwent a massive change. He became playful, particularly enjoying pranks, and started valuing money immensely.
Chloe remembered how, since middle school, most of her allowance ended up in her mentor’s hands. For a while, he even secretly lived in the Meadows family mansion for a month. He would often wake her up at 2 a.m., sometimes to train her in boxing, other times to play video games with him. Occasionally, it was just to make her watch horror movies with him because he was too scared to watch them alone. During that time, Chloe was always tired, and her grades took a nosedive. On top of that, strange things kept happening in the mansion, and she lost quite a bit of her jewelry. The police couldn't find the thief, even after checking the surveillance footage. Leah even thought the house was haunted and started going to churches to pray.
In short, her mentor loved causing trouble.
Connor had already sat down beside Chloe, and she hadn't even noticed.
"What are you thinking about, so deep in thought?" he asked.
Chloe snapped back to reality and looked at Connor. He looked pale and weak. "Why don't you get some more sleep?" she suggested.
Connor rested his head on Chloe's shoulder, his usual playful tone returning. "I can't sleep without you beside me."
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