The Mafia Heiress's Comeback: She's More Than You Think novel Chapter 219

Chapter 219 Roasted Crabs

Nobody saw it coming–Maren, who had been silent just moments before, suddenly sprang into action.

“Watch your mouth, Maren said coldly. A glance at her watch confirmed it was time. Without another word, she grabbed two branches and made her way towards the shoreline.

“You assaulted a classmate, Maren!” Hannah shouted, her voice sharp with fury.

“Keep provoking people, and you’ll end up worse than he did, Maren replied without turning around.

“You…” Hannah faltered, shrinking back slightly. The sting of her past humiliation at Maren’s hands hadn’t faded, and now it flickered into something close to fear.

“She’s bluffing All for show,” Nadia murmured, arms crossed as she watched Maren walk away. Facing Maren in a direct fight had never been an option she knew how that would end.

“Starve, then. Let’s see how long you can keep this up.”

Reaching into her stash, she grabbed a wild fruit and showed it into her mouth. The second it touched her tongue, the bitterness twisted her face, but she forced it down

It tasted terrible. But aside from coconuts, it was the only option they had,

By now, Maren had reached the beach. She stood motionless, eyes scanning the sea, focused like she was waiting for something.

“Maren, what’s going on?” Monis asked as he walked over, having noticed her actions.

Truth be told, he did trust her. No matter how far–fetched it seemed, Maren didn’t strike him as someone who bluffed without a purpose.

It was possible she had a plan–one he just couldn’t figure out.

Any reasonable person would’ve thought about food by now. Maren definitely hadn’t forgotten that, not after all his reminders. The strange part was, she never seemed to take them seriously.

“Maren, is there something you’re already planning?

“Shh” Maren gestured for silence. Just give it a moment. It’s on its way.”

On its way? What could possibly be coming?

Morris had no idea what she meant, but he knew better than to press her when she spoke like that. If she said wait, he’d wait

“You can’t be serious What you think dinner’s just going to crawl out of the ocean and introduce itself?” Hannah scoffed, arms folded

“game on Hannah don’t be so quick to judge Maybe Maren really does have a way to get the fish to come to

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Their She did say earlier that even meat found its way to her, didn’t she?” Nadia said, acting like she was defending Maren, though her eyes gleamed with the hope of watching her fail.

What really got under her skin was how Maren always seemed so calm, so completely in control. It drove her

crazy.

“Maybe the fish will leap out, season themselves, and land in the fire, too,” added the student Maren had

silenced earlier.

Despite the jabs, Maren offered only a quiet smile. Fish weren’t coming. But something else was.

A few seconds passed, and suddenly, movement stirred at the edge of the tide.

“There they are,” Maren said, smiling as she spoke.

Crabs started making their way ashore.

“Well? Don’t just stand there. Grab them,” Maren said as she reached out with the branches she had ready. lifting a large crab first.

“Okay! Whoa, crabs! And they’re huge!” Before surprise could even register, Morris sprang into action. He grabbed the branches and followed Materi’s lead, trying to catch crabs just like she had.

“Look! Crabs, and they’re catching them!” someone from adie’s group shouted, pointing to the shoreline.

“Crabs? You’ve got to be kidding me!” Hannah jumped up, eyes wide, as the rest of her crew sprinted towards

Maren’s spot.

“They really are crabs, and they’re huge!”

“Come on, everyone, start grabbing them! We’re eating crab tonight”

“I swear, if I have to eat one more bitter fruit, I’ll scream. I want crabel

In a twist, the same folks who mocked Maren were now busy scrambling to catch crabs.

“How is this even real?” Nadia stood frozen, the only one not moving, shock pinning her in place.

How could this even be happening? Crabs crawling ashore, just like that, ready to be picked up?

Her eyes shifted to Maren, gathering crabs by the shore. A sinking feeling crept over her. Was this part of Maren’s plan all along?

Not a hint of surprise showed on Maren’s face. She was already in position, branches in hand–the perfect tools for the jab. That could only mean one thing. Maren had anticipated this from the start.

How did it turn out like this?

“Maren, what’s going on?” Confused and unwilling to accept such a bewildering loss, Nadia finally spoke up, needing answers.

Maren looked over, her tone even and cool ‘Crabs forage at night. They come up to avoid ocean predators. You didn’t know that? You were so sure of yourself, I figured you’d done your homework.”

Nadia was dumbfounded.

She had prepared, studied island survival, watched all the shows, and read every book she could get her hands

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on She’d learned so much.

She had figured out how to tell the deadly plants apart from the safe ones. That knowledge helped her track down those wild fruits without any trouble.

What nobody mentioned, though, was how tricky the habits of crabs could be.

Without glancing back, Maren wrapped the crabs in leaves and strolled towards the fire, paying Nadia no mind.

“Nadia, want to go crab hunting too?” Wilbur showed up beside her, grinning.

The shoreline wasn’t just crawling with crabs. There were shells, too, and other little treasures scattered around. He had gotten bored of the fruits and was itching to dig into something savory.

“Oh, okay, Wilbur.” Her voice was barely above a whisper. Nadia stared down, fists balled at her sides.

Two minutes earlier, she had been so sure she’d won. And then, Maren shattered her pride like it was nothing. But that wasn’t even the end of it. Another blow was coming her way.

“Oh no! We got the crabs, but how are we even supposed to cook them?”

In all the excitement, no one had bothered to plan ahead. They had no pot. No stove. No electricity. Eating them raw? That didn’t seem right.

Then someone sniffed the air and blurted out, “Wait What’s that amazing smell?”

Hends turned to Maren’s spot by the fire.

Maren and Morris were already roasting their catch like pros

“This in no good!” Morris said, cracking open a shell and scooping out the buttery crab guts. He didn’t hesitate. before taking a huge bite. His whole face lit up, like someone who hadn’t eaten in days.

Halfway through his feast, he realized who deserved the credit. He grabbed another roasted crab and offered it to Maren without thinking twice.

“You’re amazing, Maren!” he said, still chewing

This wasn’t survival anymore. It was starting to feel like a beachfront holiday.

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