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Chapter 21: The Price of Survival
Under Joseph’s furious rebuke, those who had been shouting accusations lowered their heads one after another.However resentful they might have felt, none of them could offer a convincing rebuttal.Joseph was thoroughly satisfied by their reaction.Then his tone abruptly changed, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth. “To tell you the truth, when I stopped my people from eating that fruit, I didn’t actually know whether it was poisonous.”“But judging from your condition, it doesn’t seem to contain any lethal poison. It merely causes a rather spectacular case of diarrhea.”“So I suppose I should thank all of you for testing it on my behalf!”“You...”Charles clenched his fists.Joseph had played them for fools. From the very beginning, he had planned all of this!Yet even though they now knew they had been duped, they had no choice but to accept it. After all, they had made the decision themselves.The more furious Charles became, the more delighted Joseph appeared.“Since no one ha
Chapter 20: You Brought This on Yourselves
“Mr. Martin, are you all right?”Joseph regarded him with feigned concern. “You look like you’re in quite a bit of pain.”“What are you doing here?”Charles glared coldly at Joseph. He wanted to lunge at him, but after so many bouts of diarrhea, he had no strength left in his body.“This is none of your concern!”After all the ridicule he had heaped upon Joseph, there was no chance Joseph had come with good intentions. He was obviously here to gloat over Charles’s humiliation.“That’s no way to put it.” Joseph assumed an earnest expression. “I came here to offer all of you medicine.”“We don’t need it!” Charles refused even to look at him.Joseph paid him no attention. He reached into his pocket, pulled out several blister packs of capsules, and began his sales pitch.“What you’re suffering from is a classic case of diarrhea.”“Just two of these capsules, and I guarantee your symptoms will disappear.”“Then you won’t have to keep enduring this misery, will you?”Joseph narrowed his ey
Chapter 19: A Taste of Their Own Medicine
Before Kyle could ask, one of Charles’s followers suddenly clutched his stomach.“My stomach hurts!”“Mine too...”“I need to use the bathroom...”The first cry was immediately followed by several more. One after another, people doubled over, clutching their stomachs as their faces contorted in agony.The fruit slipped from their hands and fell to the ground.“What the hell is happening?”Charles’s expression changed as more and more people around him succumbed to the same symptoms.“Don’t panic! Everyone stay calm!”Charles himself was already growing nervous.Everything on the island was unfamiliar to them.How could he remain calm when so many people suddenly fell ill at once?But before Charles had time to make sense of the situation, his own face twisted in pain.It felt as though a blender had come alive inside his abdomen, churning his intestines into knots.Then his entire body clenched.“Mr. Martin, the toilet paper...”A woman staggered over to him and reached for the packet
Chapter 18: The Price of Impatience
The sun dipped below the horizon.On Joseph’s side of the beach, nearly everything was ready.The makeshift shelters had been completed. They were crude, but they would suffice for the time being.Any further improvements would have to wait until the next few days.The fishing nets had also been cast. All they could do now was wait to haul them in.And so began the long wait.“Well, well. Still starving, are you?”Charles approached with a piece of fruit in his hand and a mocking smile on his face.“You must be famished.”“We certainly aren’t. In fact, we’re completely stuffed. Why don’t you go and pick some fruit for yourselves?”“Oh, that’s right.”Charles pretended to answer his own question.“We’ve already picked everything nearby. I suppose there’s nothing left for you to eat.”“So, what do you say, loser? Care to reconsider?”Charles strolled up to Joseph with a smug smile.“Kneel before me, bow your head, admit that you’re worthless, and I’ll have some food brought over immedia
Chapter 17: They’ll Regret It
“Fuck!”Joseph had to admit that Charles had surprised him this time. A man did not reach Charles’s position without possessing a certain degree of cunning.But the moment Charles turned his malice on Joseph’s wife, Joseph could no longer tolerate it.“So you’ve finally crawled out from behind the women?”“Done hiding?”Charles had been waiting for this.“Or have you finally realized there’s nowhere left to hide, so you’ve come out to offer everyone an explanation?”“Fuck you!”Joseph’s immediate response left Charles dumbfounded.This was nothing like the reaction he had expected.It was not only Charles. Even the corners of Kyle’s mouth twitched.Joseph truly was unlike anyone else.Charles’s face darkened.“Have you resorted to insults because you know you have no excuse?”“You’re damn right I’m insulting you!”“What kind of man bullies a woman?”Joseph’s temper flared.“Do I need a reason or an excuse to curse someone like you?”“Do you expect me to list every filthy thing you’ve
Chapter 16: A Web of Slander
“Charles, do you find it amusing to slander people like this?”Kyle’s voice was cold.“We have all seen what Joseph has done. We’re building shelters to have somewhere to sleep and fishing so we’ll have food to eat. Anyone with a shred of common sense can understand that. How could any of this possibly be revenge?”“As far as I can see, you simply can’t stand watching anyone else succeed!”“The man himself hasn’t even spoken, yet his guard dog is already barking?”Charles did not take Kyle seriously in the slightest.“Whether Joseph has been treating them like performing monkeys is for them to decide!”“But now that you’ve stepped forward, Kyle Lee, you’re the most suspicious one of all!”“Me?”Kyle frowned.“I’d like to hear how you intend to drag me into this.”“I’ve been doing the same work as everyone else.”“And if you didn’t, how would you ever earn their trust?”Charles sneered.“It was precisely because the esteemed heir of the Lee family stood beside him that these people agr
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