Chapter 227: The Reason

Ophelia felt as though time itself had come to a standstill at Leonard's revelation. The air in the chamber seemed to thicken, suffused with an almost palpable tension that hung heavy around them.

Among the shipwrecks? The words echoed in her mind, sending a chill down her spine. She struggled to comprehend the gravity of what Leonard had just disclosed.

Questions tumbled through her mind like turbulent waves crashing against the shore.

She could feel her eyes starting to water as Ophelia stared at Leonard, her gaze searching his face for answers. She found herself confronted with a wall of silence. His expression remained inscrutable, his eyes betraying nothing of the turmoil raging beneath the surface.

But Ophelia could sense it—the weight of his words, the burden of a truth too heavy to bear alone. She reached out to him, her hand trembling as it sought his, a silent gesture of solidarity in the face of uncertainty.