Lyla's eyes lit up.
Ethan, however, was caught in an awkward silence. He couldn't understand why Lyla would suddenly bring up seeing Amber Zane and Rainie Chen together, or why she claimed the Nether Jade was something she had personally given away.
Earlier, when he discovered the dry cavern, he had fought hard to break through the milky-white flames guarding its entrance. Inside, he found a massive shark skeleton.
And there was Astrid— that silly girl, feasting as if she hadn't eaten in days. The shark, easily over fifty feet long, had been completely devoured by her.
Ethan could only piece things together because Lyla had been lying unconscious near the cavern wall. She had only begun to stir after he entered, groggy and weak, as if waking from a deep slumber. Judging by her state—and the growl of her stomach—she clearly hadn't eaten anything.
