Chapter 834

• There were two more groups, eight or nine people in all, clearly wealthy. They sat a short way behind and to the side of Ms. Nadali, and from how chummy they were with the captain, they’d definitely been to Mingao Island more than once.
• One of the big shots had several aides with him. One of them was holding a toddler, maybe two or three years old. It looked totally out of place.
• The toddler slept the whole time in the bodyguard’s arms—so quiet it felt eerie.