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“Let’s stay here for the night,” Chloe suggested, her smile pure and innocent. She sweetly glanced toward the photographer. clearly searching for the camera.
The photographer was very cooperative, zooming in for a close–up shot of her. Chloe deliberately turned her head, allowing the camera to focus on her beautiful side profile before slowly looking back.
“Hurry up!” She urged in a soft, coquettish voice, her small hand waving animatedly as she spoke.
Her gaze fell upon the camera, blinking continuously, her smile as innocent as could be. In a soft voice, she said, “Let’s go. I’ll show you all what a naturally formed cave in the forest looks like.
The photographer watched as she strode forward. Hesitantly, he turned his head to look at Gabrielle.
Everyone knew that Gabrielle had discovered this cave, and she had expressed her desire to stay there for the night. However, Chloe boldly stepped forward and claimed it before she could.
There really is a cave here. Looks like we’ve found our shelter for tonight.” Benjamin strode in confidently.
Upon clearing the wild grass outside, they discovered that the cave was somewhat dilapidated. However, with a bit of tidying up. it could still be made habitable.
“Are we inviting people from the other group to stay?” Caleb stood there, seemingly lost in thought as he watched Gabrielle and the others. They appeared to be discussing something before turning to leave.
Caleb’s gaze was dark and inscrutable, fixated intently on Gabrielle’s figure.
Even now, he couldn’t understand. She had been all over him before, so why did she ignore him when he showed interest? Could it be that she was now interested in Brendan?
With this thought, a glimmer of coldness flashed in Caleb’s eyes. It seemed necessary for him to find an opportunity to remind Brendan about the matter of Gabrielle’s proxy marriage.
As long as he knew she was married, there was no way he would let Gabrielle get close to her again. Once that man was out of the picture, he believed he would find a way to bring her back to his side.
“Huh? Invite them over? Weren’t we split into two groups? If we stay together, how are we supposed to divide the tasks?” Chloe murmured softly upon hearing this
Subsequently, with a bit of a sulk, she bit her lip and pleaded pitifully, “Why don’t we just let them have this cave? We can continue our search later. The forest is so vast. We might find another cave, right?”
Her willingness to compromise had left Benjamin with an aching heart.
He simply couldn’t comprehend why Gabrielle was so insistent on driving away his sister, who was nothing but kind and gentle. Ever since Gabrielle had been brought back, she had been relentlessly scheming to get rid of Chloe, even resorting to framing her
Had it not been for Gabrielle’s meddling before, Chloe wouldn’t have been injured on set, almost resulting in a broken leg. This grudge was etched deep into his heart. He was biding his time, waiting for Cabrielle’s contract to become permanent before he would deal with her.
It was almost time, just half a month left! Once she signed the official contract, he planned to make her pay a hefty price. “Alright, it’s not convenient with so many people around, and we’re both injured. Let’s clean up and rest first.” Benjamin spoke in a deep voice. Ryan echoed, “Exactly. After all, we’re two separate teams. If we get mixed up, how are we going to him
later?”
Benjamin was quite pleased with his words, extending his hand to pat his shoulder as he said, “I appreciate your effort in cleaning up.”
“No problem.” Ryan was in high spirits and immediately set about cleaning. However, the place was in such disarray that even he didn’t know where to start.
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go out and find something to eat. Chloe gave a sweet smile, suppressing her inner emotions, and stepped forward to help.
Ryan was very close to her, inhaling her scent. It instantly invigorated him, and he even intentionally moved closer to her as they tidied up, their hands brushing against each other from time to time.
Chloe gave him a thoughtful look, but Ryan didn’t dare to meet her gaze.
Netizen A: What was that about? It was Gabrielle who pointed out the existence of the case. How could Chloe simply snatch it away? Was she deliberately messing with our dear Nadia?
Netizen : What was Chlor implying? Was she planning to find a cozy cave to express her feelings? And Team A just let her in like that? Netizen C Am I the only one who thinks Chloe is disgusting? What gives her the right?
Netizen D: Oh, Chloe is so suret! She’s definitely been sheltered too much at home. That’s why she’s always considering others.
Netizen I can’t shake the feeling that Ryan is a bit too eager, always deliberately getting close to Chloe. It gives off a somewhat sleazy
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Once again, the comment section exploded. Everyone watched as Chloe and his companions cleared away the underbrush and ventured inside. The cave was pitch–black, but if the wind were to pick up, it would undoubtedly be safer than staying outside.
However, Team 1 didn’t linger there, Gabrielle merely glanced around before turning and leaving.
“Gabby, are we really just going to let them have the cave?” Nadia was evidently upset, itching to drag Chloe out and give her a good thrashing.
Jennifer also cast a deep gaze at the group of people, and she murmured quietly, “They’ve crossed the line, acting so unreasonably.”
“What do you think?” Gabrielle looked up, turning her gaze toward Brendan.
Brendan was the only man amongst them. He appeared remarkably composed, not at all flustered by the earlier bout of anger Instead, he simply gave a nonchalant glance and chose to remain silent.
When Gabrielle questioned him, the other two also gathered around to look at him.
“I feel this spot is quite risky” Brendan said in a hushed tone. “We’re too close to the shore. If the wind picks up, it could cause the sea to surge, which would be troublesome. Not to mention, we spotted a snake nearby earlier. This area doesn’t seem suitable for setting up camp”
He was a man who had a fair amount of knowledge about camping in the wild..
“Right, and some caves may seem safe, but they’re actually traps designed to lure prey,” Gabrielle said in a hushed tone. With just one sentence, Nadia was leh in a cold sweat.
“What kind of prey’s trup?” Nadia was thrilled, her eyes turning bright.
Gabrielle looked at her eyes, which were sparkling with an insatiable curiosity She couldn’t help but laugh before saying, “You’ll find out tonight”
With just one sentence, Gabrielle left her in suspense.
This left Nadia feeling intrigued, despite Jennifer and Brendan not asking anything, they were curious too.
They were whispering to each other, with the photographer trailing behind them. Unable to hear their conversation, the camera lens captured them engrossed in their hushed discussion.
go” Gabrielle gestured with a wave of her hand.
She led the way, casually wielding the dagger in her hand to clear off the extending branches and weeds on the side, ensuring a smooth path for those following behind her.
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After walking for some time, Gabrielle set down her luggage.
“Are we staying here tonight?” Jennifer had been silent all along, but at that moment, she couldn’t help but ask
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Gabrielle found a rock to sit on, stretching out her long legs to relax. She pointed to the other side with her dagger and said, “We’ll stay there tonight.”
They looked in the direction she pointed at, seeing nothing but two towering trees standing there. Beyond that, there was nothing but a dense growth of weeds.
Gazing with a hint of skepticism, Brendan asked softly. “Are you sure?”
