Shall Under Your Charm

Chapter 70

Port of New York.

For Farah who stands beside Gege in the harbor of New York, USA is an amazingly amazing country. Although it was still very early in the morning, the city was up and on the move. There were more than three hundred ships floating in the wide bay, while small boats were back and forth between the ship and the harbor. People are busy with their own activities.

From where Farah stood, the main ship of the Dark Devil did not look monstrous and dangerous, not much different from the other ships there. While passing through the hull, about half an hour ago, Farah could see a new flag fluttering gallantly on board, and there was a name that had just been painted there. The Lion Cargo, that's what the name says. Ryan decides to take Farah by sea because he is hesitant given the security system is tighter in the air. Who knew his family was looking for Farah and detected the girl's presence at every airport?

For people who just saw the Dark Devil ship, the, no one suspected that it was actually a mafia ship that switched functions to a cargo ship with booty and a dark-haired young man chained in the cabin under the ship.

It wasn't a fun trip. Gio had been chained up since a week ago, due to the incident he had done to Ryan, but no one wanted to tell Farah, other than that it had something to do with Farah, she said, but he better not interfere. One night, Farah hears Keith's voice passing in the front hallway of her cabin.

"Yes, Kev, I know that too, but at least this way he won't get into any bigger trouble. Although he's been making trouble lately, I don't want to whip that kid for the second time. I know Gio is worried about the girl, but I doubt Ryan has enough patience to hear Gio's whining again."

"And Gege?" The voice belonged to Kevin.

"Hm Gege.., thank God, he's not stupid. He did as he was told."

Kevin said something in a soft voice that made Keith laugh.

"I think you're immune! No, Ryan didn't tell me what his plans were for the girl. I tend to think..." Keith's closed door also closed Farah's chance to listen to Keith's thoughts, which might have been better. They couldn't help him much either.

Farah only remembered the two sentences Ryan had spoken to her along the way, and it was not directly conveyed to her. He fell off the rope he was climbing with Gio, and although not too high, he landed in the wrong position and sprained his thumb. It was one of those days when he faced his injuries with an immature attitude. Unable to endure the pain, Farah thrashed and escaped from Gege, before Gege finished fixing the position of his sprained thumb. In the end, it was Mr. Yanka who caught and held him gently while whispering soothing words, as Gege did what he had to do. Surrounded by people who sympathize with her, Farah has absolutely no idea that Ryan is coming to the deck just in time to watch Gege treat her to completion. Then, with a hard-to-read expression, Ryan walked toward the crowd who were instantly speechless, then stared at Farah for almost a minute, even though Ryan was actually talking to Gio, "I don't want him climbing the rope anymore. Is that clear?"

At other times, Ryan never said anything to her. When he meets Ryan on the deck or in the hallway, Ryan's gaze looks uncaring and does not last long on him. When observing Ryan's face in such moments, Farah found it hard to believe that she had ever seen gentleness there. Perhaps Farah had only been deceiving herself for hoping to see that tenderness. If there was a reason for him to stay alive, it was to wait for the day, when he could get rid of Ryan completely from the heart, just as Ryan had removed him from the man's heart.

Farah's heartbreak with Ryan continues to haunt her day and night, along with the harrowing questions of what Ryan will do to her once they arrive in New York. Moreover, as the first days of her leaving from Keith's private island, Farah feels emptiness and emptiness because she misses Linda who has become a place to depend and sigh.

Farah celebrates her birthday on the ship Dark Devil. Birthdays are a strange thing. You woke up one morning to discover that you were a year old. Of course, that morning he didn't think about it at all. He could not even remember until noon, when Gege opened his journal and wrote down the date and month of that time. The date hung in his mind for a few moments, as if there was something familiar about the date, then he remembered: today it has grown by a year.

This morning, Gege awakens him from a restless sleep with a light touch on the cheek.

"Flood? I brought you your breakfast. Ryan wants me to take you to the harbor."

Since then, they have not spoken at all. What else could he say? Keith was right, Gege would do as he was told.

A few hours later, In front of him, Farah could see a luxury car waiting on the narrow street, Farah turned to Gege.

"Ryan will take me away?"

Gege hesitated for a moment. Then, "That car will take you to Manhattan, Farah-"

Farah's face looked up to look for a sign of hope or comfort in Gege's eyes. The rain blotted Farah's eyelashes like tiny pearl grains and fell into the indentation of her cheekbones, until Gege covered her face with the young man's face, to kiss her forehead.

Just then, there was the sound of footsteps approaching, "Really touching." The cynical voice that sounded from behind them was Ryan's voice. "Will this be a long farewell, or perhaps......... Thank you, Ge. You can put his bag on the side chair."

It was hard not to feel lost as Farah sat alone in the back seat of the car while Ryan was in front and the man was always silent a thousand languages. Farah looked out the window.

They passed through skyscrapers, wet trees and sturdy walls, though occasional sunlight infiltrated from behind the clouds that made the place look peaceful. How strange this place is to Farah.

Farah put her hand in the bag and took out a pouch containing her collection of shells, putting one at a time over the mantle that covered her lap, so that she could touch their typical tropical contours. As usual, the last clam he touched was a large clam he found on the beach of Keith's private island with Ryan.

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