Chapter 182 - Smoked Fish Alley (2/2)

“Do you not care about your father as well?”

Carina stopped walking and was instantly filled with anger. However, she managed to control her emotions when she thought about what Laeli was doing right now. She turned around and tried her best to sound as calm as possible.

“My father?”

“I’m so sorry for what happened to him. An uncle of mine is close to Count Slaughter. Maybe I can ask him to release your father as early as possible. I think you want him to be free, right?” asked Malcolm while looking straight into Carina’s eyes.

“What’s will it cost me?”

“Leave Na.s.sau right now. I think you had earned quite enough from selling those spices. This amount of money is enough for you and your father to start afresh elsewhere. And the money that you will earn from your new business should be able to feed your family.”

Just when Carina was about to react, Malcolm put up his finger.

“This is not a trade. Because of your father, I’m willing to grant you a final chance to redeem yourself. I want to resolve this matter peacefully. You should know that better than anyone else. Whatever you’re doing right now, it won’t last long. And my patience has a limit.”

“What if I say no?” asked Carina after a short moment of silence.

“Maybe I have underestimated you. All the while, I thought you’ve come to Na.s.sau to earn enough money to set your father free. You are now treating this whole thing as your business, right? Unfortunately, this is not the right time for you to do something like this. I have changed my mind, and I don’t want to keep dragging this matter. The time of games and chatting with you are over. Bad things are going to happen to you if you refuse to leave Na.s.sau.”

……..

15 minutes later, Carina came out of the coffee shop.

“How’s everything? Did he do anything to you?” asked Malone.

“Same old same old. Malcolm thought that I’m still a little girl. He thought that he could threaten me to leave Na.s.sau. Let’s ignore him. The Jackdaw should be back soon as well. We need to do what we need to do before they come back. There are still some items in the storage. I will need you to sell all it as soon as possible.”

“I have restocked the s.h.i.+p with new supplies. I think I can move all those things to our s.h.i.+p and leave Na.s.sau before the sky turns dark.”

“Great. You can prepare to set sail right now. I have to make a trip to Smoked Fish Alley. Let’s part ways here,” said Carina as she sat in the carriage.

“Should we go together? I don’t need the whole afternoon to do what I need to do. Smoked Fish Alley is a lawless h.e.l.lhole with thugs, and thieves are everywhere. I don’t think a young woman like you should travel there alone.”

“Don’t worry. I have a friend over there. Please be careful, Uncle Malone.”

After that, Carina closed the door and left the place.

“I should be the one telling you to be careful,” said Malone.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in an alley, and Carina stepped out. A couple of thugs immediately whistled at her. Although she looked calm when she talked to Malone earlier, she was actually worried about her safety. When she thought about the way she handled Malcolm’s threats, there was no way she would be scared off by a couple of low-life thugs.

So, Carina took in a deep breath and walked into the alley. After walking a short distance, she crossed paths with some kids. This time, they deliberately spilled some squid ink on her s.h.i.+rt. Left in frustration, Carina took out her handkerchief, attempting to wipe off the ink, but to no avail. It was at that time when she realized that the thugs she encountered earlier were following her.