48 Hours a Day - Chapter 182

Chapter 182: 182

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 Nassau 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 nobody 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 .

 “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 Nassau 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 Nassau 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 Nassau . ”

 …… . .

 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 Nassau . 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 ship with new supplies . I think I can move all those things to our ship and leave Nassau 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 hellhole 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 shirt . 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 .