Melinda told Gu Mengmeng about what happened last night. It was more or less the same as what Lea told her.
Fearing the curse of the Beast Deity, Dora took the initiative to return the Giant Fish Tribe's treasure and admitted to framing Melinda for the theft. Dora was imprisoned by the Giant Fish Tribe as a slave, awaiting her fate as a bartered good with other tribes. To a female, it was not much of a punishment. She would still be treated as a cherished item even after being traded to another tribe. After all… she was a female.
Nevertheless, since Melinda's criminal charges had been cleared, the Giant Fish Tribe no longer had to right to imprison her.
Moreover, Carter had returned the Mermaid Tribe's territory as compensation for wronging her.
Everything had returned to its original state.
However, Carter's love for Melinda was growing deeper by the day.
While Melinda's fear towards Carter was increasingly obvious.