The Mafia Heiress's Comeback: She's More Than You Think novel Chapter 245

Chapter 245 The Winners

Nadia fumed with frustration. She had gone to such lengths, using all of their remaining food as bait to draw the wolves towards Maren. Yet, despite her effort, the plan had crumbled.

Her irritation deepened as her team began grumbling again, their complaints stirring a burning anger within

her.

She couldn’t afford to ditch them. If she did, who would take care of the grunt work? She wasn’t going to do it

herself.

While Nadia scrambled for a solution, the distant thrum of helicopter blades cut through the air. Without thinking, everyone turned their gaze upward.

A helicopter was coming into view.

It was the very same helicopter that had dropped them off on the island.

“What’s happening? Why is the helicopter coming back?” someone asked.

“Could it be coming to pick us up? Is the island challenge/over? Are we finally getting some real food?”

“Are you crazy? There’s only one helicopter. It can’t possibly carry all of us. It’s probably just bringing new

instructions.”

Nadia’s team members recognized the helicopter and began forming theories, each one more optimistic than

the last.

The helicopter passed right over them and continued its flight until it reached Maren, and Morris. It hovered there, suspended in midair.

Then, a rescue ladder descended from the aircraft, landing just a few steps away from where Maren and Morris were standing.

“What the hell is going on?” Morris wiped sweat from his brow. He’d barely finished stacking the dead wolves when this unexpected scene caught him completely off guard.

After a moment’s reflection, Maren pieced together what was going on.

A judge made his way down the rescue ladder, a faint smile on his face as he held out his ID for Maren and

Morris to see,

The moment Morris realized it was a judge standing in front of them, his breath caught.

Then came the announcement–so out of the blue, it barely felt real.

“Maren Morgan and Morris Calderen, you’ve outperformed everyone in this survival challenge. The panel reached a unanimous decision–you’re the winners. Your time here is officially over!”

“What?”

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Shock gripped Morris. Nadia looked just as rattled. Her teammates couldn’t hide their confusion either, eyes wide, mouths slightly open.

“Sir, what exactly does that mean?” Morris asked, his voice shaky with disbelief.

The competition had barely started. Just a few days in–and now this?

The surprise announcement had come so suddenly that he wasn’t ready to accept it at all.

And judging by the looks from Nadia’s team, he wasn’t the only one reeling. Confusion spread fast, and bitterness wasn’t far behind.

“Hold on! Why do they get to leave before the rest of us?”

Frustration boiled over as Nadia’s teammates fired off a stream of angry protests.

“Enough! You have no authority to question the ruling of this panel!” the judge fired back, his tone slicing through the noise.

Turning back to Morris, he smiled again. The edge in his voice dropped.

“This entire trial was built to reveal who could truly survive under pressure. From catching crabs to sharing a cave with black bears… from facing a tiger head–on to standing against a full pack of wolves–no one has proven their grit and endurance more than Maren. His words carried genuine praise.

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And the sentiment wasn’t his alone. The silent nods from the rest of the panel, including Gerald, confirmed it.

“You too, Morris…”

“Hold on! What exactly did Morris do to deserve any recognition? He’s just been trailing behind Maren this whole time!” Hannah’s voice broke in before the judge could finish.

It was one thing for Maren to take the lead–no one could deny her strength. But Morris? To Hannah, he wasn’t any tougher or more skilled than she was. So why was he suddenly being placed above the rest?

A few others who didn’t know him well started murmuring their agreement.

Everyone had watched him during the first shooting challenge. He hadn’t stood out. If anything, he was barely holding his own. How did someone like that end up a winner?

“Last warning. Keep your mouths shut!” the judge snapped, voice firm and unforgiving.

From the moment he’d reviewed the footage of Nadia’s team, he’d taken note of their arrogance and lack of discipline. He wasn’t about to show them patience now.

The frustration was still written all over their faces, but not one of them dared to push back again.

“Morris, we watched you take down that cheetah. Outside of Maren, no one else came close to doing what you did.” His words cut through the tension as he turned the spotlight on Morris.

Nadia’s team was stunned into silence.

They’d seen Maren’s team haul in the cheetah and had even tried to team up with them–only to get brushed off.

Everyone had assumed Maren was the one who took it down.

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With her build and reputation, no one else seemed capable of pulling that off.

None of them had ever imagined that it was actually Morris who had done it.

“No way. There’s just no way Morris pulled that stunt off, could he?” Nadia muttered, disbelief written all over

her face. The rest of her team looked just as doubtful.

But the judge wasn’t making things up. He had no reason to.