NovelBookChapter 287 Chapter 248 Someone quickly explained to Lucia what had happened. She turned pale with shock. "Thalia! Are you okay?" Lucia rushed over, grabbing Thalia's hands and examining her carefully. "Were you hurt?" Thalia shook her head. Beside them, Asher's eyes were cold and scrutinizing. "You invited them here?" His voice was dangerously low, his anger unmistakable. Lucia shook her head frantically. "No, I don't even know him well." Asher's jaw tightened.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"If you didn't invite them, how did they get on board?" "It wasn't me, I swear," Lucia explained desperately. "Yes, I invited sfriends from Spain, but Sean wasn't among them. One of my friends must have brought him along." - "Even if your friend brought him, wouldn't the passenger list have crossed your desk? Are you tellingyou had no idea he'd be here?" Asher's intimidating stare made Lucia shrink back. She hesitated, losing sof her conviction.
"I did see the list, and I noticed Sean's name, but I didn't think much of it. Thad no idea he had a grudge against Thalia. If I'd known, I would never have allowed him on board!" Asher's expression remained cold. Lucia's eyes filled with hurt. "Asher, don't you trust me?" His reply was immediate and icy: "No." Lucia's face went white, her eyes welling with tears. She turned to Thalia. "Thalia, you believe me, don't you?" Thalia pressed her lips together, her gaze downcast in thought.
Seeing no immediate response from Thalia, Lucia's hope crumbled. Her expression turned to a mixture of sadness and wounded pride. "Why won't either of you believe me? Thalia saved my - life. If I'd known Sean had a vendetta against her, how could 1 possibly let him on board? I would never hurt Thalia..." Just then, Charlotte, Victoria, Sebastian, James, and his girlfriend Sophia gathered around. "Thalia, what happened?" Victoria asked. Thalia briefly explained the situation.
Victoria was furious. "He deserved it! The nerve of that guy to treat you like that!" After hearing the story, Charlotte's gaze fell on Lucia's dejected face. Even Charlotte was beginning to wonder if Lucia had orchestrated this deliberately. In the water, Sean thrashed wildly, screaming for help. Yet no one dared to rescue him. suddenly, someone pointed at the water and shouted: "sharks!" Everyone looked. ---- In the distance, several shark fins were visible, heading toward Sean.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe crowd erupted in chaos. "Sharks! There are sharks!" "The sharks are coming!" "One, two, three-there are three of them!" "Sean's going to be eaten by sharks!" The passengers' shouts carried across the water. Sean, struggling in the sea, heard them.
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