Nicole’s eyes felt sore. "They must think that I'm dead... My dad and my brothers must be so sad right now..."
Nathaniel paused and looked up at her. He felt a little heartache at her expression of despair.
"We still need to have a little hope..."
"What hope?"
Nicole looked up at him with shining eyes, as if reflecting a sea of stars.
Nathaniel froze before saying, "Throughout history, there have accounts of people who have crossed the seas by swimming..."
Nicole said, "Will you shut up?!"
"Okay..."
Nicole laid down on a pile of leaves and unknowingly drifted off into a deep sleep.
When Tigger realized that they were no longer in danger, it poked out of Nicole's pocket and went to explore the cave.
Nathaniel caught Tigger with nimble movements and appraised it.
"Nikki carries a pet with her?"
Tigger's four legs flailed in the air.
"Let go! I'm a tiger, not a pet!"
Nathaniel's eyes shined.
"It's a talking fake tiger!"
Tigger’s whiskers trembled with anger. This was an insult to his self-esteem as a tiger!
"I'm a real tiger!"
Nathaniel chuckled and spun Tigger in circles by its tail, like a cat toying with a mouse.
Tigger yelled in anger, "Mama, save me! I’m gonna get killed..."
Nathaniel immediately covered Tigger's mouth and cast a guilty glance at Nicole, who was still fast asleep, before he sighed in relief.
"No more screaming!"
He let go of Tigger, who jumped to the ground and held its head high proudly.
Unfortunately, Tigger was dirty, so no one could see its clean and lovely appearance from before.
Tigger tilted its head and looked up at Nathaniel cutely.
"I know you! Nathaniel Ferguson is a well-known social media influencer. Your adventure documentary has won five consecutive international awards, and you have fans all over the world! You're also the greatgrandson of the Chairman of Ferguson Corporation. You're from a powerful family."
Nathaniel was originally just surprised, but when he heard the last sentence, his eyes darkened slightly.
"You know quite a lot, huh..."
When Nathaniel first got popular, his close friends found out his identity, but the news quickly disappeared.
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