"No, no. She didn't say anything. It's just that she looked frightened when she saw me, but she apologized soon."
Vaughn explained quickly before Amiyah took Tracey as an arrogant and superficial woman.
"Ease, I didn't say anything. But to be frank, you look scary indeed." Amiyah said bluntly.
"Then she definitely won't like me," Vaughn rumbled.
"Look at your whiskers and hair. You get a nest on your head."
"And your clothes. No sane girl will like you. Valerie is an exception. She grew up with you."
Living with a bunch of careless men, Vaughn seldom cared about how he looked.
"That miss was finely dressed. Her Fiance must be a posh man. If you want to win her heart, at least you should look decent."
"I see." Vaughn seemed to see a trace of hope.
Amiyah smiled bitterly, hoping she was doing the right thing.
Tracey was still immersed in the joy of having a baby. She couldn't wait to share the news with
Adam.
Seeing that Vaughn came back, she jumped off the bed gaily. "Sir, do you have a phone? I want to call my fiance."
"He must have thought that I was dead. I need to call him now."
Vaughn felt a bit guilty under her gaze for he didn't want that man to know she was alive.
Calling his fiance meant she would leave soon.
"There's no signal on the sea."
"Is there a landline?" Tracey wasn't surprised that there was no phone service and she knew ships usually had landlines.
Vaughn got one in his room but he lied, "We used to have one, but it doesn't work now."
Vaughn almost blurted out that he wouldn't let her leave.
But he hesitated because of her expectant eyes.
"He must have freaked out. I'll contact him at the next port." Tracey sighed. If something like this happened to Adam, she would be frenzied.
"Well, I don't even know your name. I'm Vaughn, Vaughn Sears."
"I'm Tracey Xia." Tracey reached out her hand with a sweet smile.
If she could know that smile would leave an imprint on Vaughn's heart that he could never efface, she would probably smile less sincerely.
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