Jacob and Elaine didn't take photos or talk loudly to keep up appearances and looked like they always flew first-class.

That in turn pleased Charlie. Fortunately, the conflict ended before they boarded their flight, and now there was peace and quiet.

The flight lasted a handful of hours until they landed in Male, the capital of the Maldives.

Male was a small island, so the airport was small—but there were private jets and other luxury aircraft as far as one's eyes could see.

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