Chapter 182 - Smoked Fish Alley (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Carina walked toward the horse carriage, with Malone opening the door for her. Suddenly, she stopped and did not enter the carriage. Looking at the coffee shop opposite her, she spotted Malcolm having his lunch. He invited her to join him by signaling her with his hand.

After a short moment of hesitation, Carina walked towards the coffee shop. Malone wanted to follow her but was stopped by two muscular men that seemed to be guarding the shop. Malone was worried about her, but she simply nodded at him, indicating that everything was fine.

“What do you want to eat?” asked Malcolm while cutting his fried egg with a knife.

“I recommend the coffee and tuna sandwich. They are quite good.”

“I will order whatever you ordered.”

“Those who know me well know that I dislike those who say no to my suggestions. I want to have another cup of coffee, a fried egg, and a tuna sandwich,” said Malcolm to the waiter.

Carina only responded with a smile.

“I have stayed in Na.s.sau for quite some time now, but I’ve never really walked around town. I had no idea that there’s a coffee shop here.”

“I don’t blame you. On normal days, this coffee shop remains closed. It’s only open for business when I’m here. Sitting here makes me feel like I’m back in the modern world.”

“I would have fallen in love with you if you were ten years younger.”

“I have known your father Fegan for some time, but I didn’t know he’s got such an excellent daughter. When you first appeared in front of me, I thought that you were some kind of scammer. Now, I believe that you are your father’s daughter. Both of you share the same qualities. Once you have a goal in mind, you will never give up until you achieve it.”

Malcolm placed some fried egg into his mouth and sipped his coffee.

“Perhaps it’s because we don’t have the right to give up on life.”

Carina thanked the waiter that brought her coffee.

“Are you still angry at me for what happened when you first came to this island?”

“Should I be angry at you?”

“Even a man like me isn’t allowed to do whatever I want to do.”

Malcolm put down the cutlery and cleaned his hand with a napkin.

“To be precise, this position that I’m in doesn’t allow me to do whatever I want. Outsiders might see that the black-market alliance is mighty, but n.o.body knows that it was no easy task forming this alliance. We had to face all kinds of threats from outside and within the alliance. We had to compromise so much.”

“I’m sorry, but what does this have to do with me? I have acquired what you people have refused to give me. Right now, I don’t need anyone’s pity. I don’t care about the effort that you put in to form the alliance. I don’t care how much it means to you. I would ask you to stop wasting your time if you plan to take advantage of my emotions! I’m not as free as you. I have other things to deal with. Goodbye.”

After that, Carina was about to leave the coffee shop.