I frantically started digging through my bag
for pepper spray, but Ashley grabbed my arm.
“, they just want to take you out for free,
you’re overreacting.”
Then, a loud slap echoed through the air. My
head snapped to the side, my ears rang, and
blood dripped onto the deck.
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I glared at Ashley. She stepped back,
muttering, “What are you staring at? You bit
him for no reason. He just slapped you, it’s
fine.”
I stared at them for a long minute, then
started to laugh. I snatched Ashley’s phone
and dialed 911.
But Liam grabbed the phone and hung up
before I could say anything.
I gave him a look. “What, you gonna do
something in front of all these witnesses?”
I glanced around. Everyone who’d been
talking before fell silent, exchanging glances
after they saw the blood.
Liam was quick on his feet. He forced a smile
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and turned to kick the other instructor.
“Lin, what the hell? You can’t hit a customer!
Apologize to Ms. Rory right now!”
Then, he turned to the other tourists, all
smiles. “Sorry about that, everyone. Lin got a
little carried away after being bitten. But our
service is top–notch! We appreciate you not
mentioning this when we get back.”
Everyone had to get back to the mainland on
their boat, so they all nodded. But they were
looking at Ashley with a look of
schadenfreude.
But like Ashley, there were some people who
were also foolish enough to take a chance
with a deep sea dive.
“If this sister doesn’t want to go, can you take
me? I want to see the deep sea!”
It was the same girl who went deep sea diving
with Liam in my past life.
Liam nodded enthusiastically and kicked Lin
again.
“Apologize to Ms. Rory and take this beautiful
lady with you.”
Lin got all excited, like he’d just downed an
energy drink, and apologized to me.
They all piled onto the speedboat. We were
going back to the mainland.
Ashley stopped me. I raised an eyebrow.
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“What, you changed your mind?”
She didn’t. She wanted me to stay away from
the hotel, so her parents won’t find out we
didn’t come back together.
I smirked and walked away.
An hour later, I was sobbing in the fancy hotel
we were all staying in, holding an ice pack to
my face.
My sobbing attracted attention.
Smart bloggers set up their cameras, and
followed me, waiting as I went to Ashley’s
room to knock.
Our parents were very good friends, so we
decided to travel together
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The door swung open, and Ashley’s father
appeared.
As soon as the door opened, I collapsed to
the ground, crying out.
“Uncle, you have to find Ashley! She…she…”
I made sure he saw my swollen face, but I
didn’t finish my sentence, leaving room for
speculation.
Ashley’s uncle was frantic and started to
stomp his feet.
I cried more. I said that Ashley left with a few
strangers to go deep sea diving, but I tried to
stop her. In the end, I was slapped across the
face. My phone was thrown in the ocean. It
took me a long time to call a cab. I said I was
scared, because those guys didn’t look like
good people.
The taxi driver offered himself as proof.
Ashley’s father didn’t know what to do. He
tried to cover my mouth when he saw the
cameras, but got pushed away.
My father looked at me, and gave me a hug.
The pain from my past life hit me hard, and I
hugged him as I cried my heart out.
My dad left a sentence to call the police and
returned with me to the suite and called for
room service.
After hearing my story, my father was furious.
“There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this
world. Ashley’s gonna get herself in trouble.”
He called my mother and told her to come
back.
