Chapter 96

Valerie instantly understood what Everett meant. On the way to the old mansion, she had scrolled through the trending news online but saw no news about the cruise ship hijacking. She could more or less guess why it was being suppressed. Maybe someone wanted to take justice into their own hands and didn't want to alert the authorities or stir up public opinion. That, or the matter involved multiple powerful factions, and they feared it would spiral out of control once it blew up. Either way, Caelus, who stirred up this mess, would find it nearly impossible to keep his life. Of course, he was just a waste of oxygen, anyway. When Valerie didn't reply for a long time, Everett said, "Although all the rich guests on board were rescued, no one knows what kind of fallout this will trigger. "Val, try not to get yourself tangled up in trouble, and don't associate too closely with those kinds of people, especially the White family. Word is, they're backed by a mysterious bigshot. "Over the