Chapter 1441

In that moment, it felt like the whole world around Noelle shifted. The sound of waves faded into nothing as the man's figure was all she could see. Suddenly, the sand at her feet kicked up, and gunfire cracked through the air. She froze and turned to see the guards aiming their guns straight at her. One of them shouted, "Ms. Liddell, if you try to get on that ship, I'll have to shoot them dead!" Her face paled as she turned back to look at the Cedric look-alike and wondered if it could be him. But the man stood there for a second before he kept walking forward. Noelle's heart sank. If it were Cedric, he wouldn't just walk away, would he? With his back turned to him, she noticed the man had tanned skin and curly hair like a local's. He might look like Cedric from afar, but when she got up close, they were nothing alike. Cedric had fair skin, so this man wasn't him. While Noelle stood there, stunned, the workers finished loading the cargo and left. She could only watch helpless