However, she didn*t dare to look into Holden's eyes as she spoke.

Her attitude made Holden suspicious. He glanced at her indifferently and said, “Let's go back."

With that, Holden escorted Sadie back to her ward. As soon as they returned to the VIP ward, Holden picked up Adele and was about to leave. Seeing that, Sadie froze. She looked at Holden and asked in confusion, “Are you leaving already?"

“Well, I still have work to do. Stay here and have a good rest." Holden didn't give Sadie a chance to say anything more and after he finished speaking, he left with Adele in his arms.

As soon as he got in the car, he instructed Shawn, "I need you to get me all the information about the people who were in Ward 308. I also need the surveillance footage on the ship."

First he found another woman in his room, and now Sadie had suddenly fallen overboard. Holden strongly felt that all these events were too strange to be fortuitous. So, he decided to investigate and find out the truth.

As he reached into his pocket to retrieve his phone, his fingers touched something with a metallic texture.

Holden took the object out and examined it. It was a metal pendant with initials engraved on it.

The initials on that pendant weren't meant for Holden.

Holden's brow furrowed as he retraced his steps. Last night, in the midst of his encounter with that woman, her bracelet had somehow become entangled, its pendant ending up in his jacket pocket by accident.

Memories of the wild night flooded Holden's mind. The woman's face etched in his thoughts caused his heart to quicken once more.

His frown deepened.

An unsettling feeling crept over him. The familiar yet distant sensations within him were growing, almost spiraling out of control.

Throughout the years, many had sought to exploit their connection to the Fredrick Group, yet none had stirred these emotions within him. A sensation akin to something swelling within his chest, mingled with an odd, unexplainable bitterness,

Every gesture of that woman had entranced him, a sensation he hadn't experienced since the woman he danced with at the banquet.

The woman in the Medusa costume seemed to evoke a peculiar resonance within him,

Confused by his emotions, Holden grasped the pendant, his attention refocusing,

“Has everyone disembarked from the cruise?" he asked.

“Yes, sir," Shawn replied,

Holden fell into contemplation, absently twirling the pendant with his fingers.