Peter immediately turned his head, looking at a beautiful woman in a pink dress standing nearby. “Nice to meet you, Miss Bianca.”Bianca rolled her eyes. She was really upset with Peter because of what happened at the graduation party yesterday, but she had to admit that Peter looked very handsome now.“I have to go,” Peter said as he started walking away.“Wait, what are you doing here, Peter?” Bianca repeated the question. “Did you win the cruise giveaway?”Peter turned to face Bianca. “No, I didn’t win anything. I paid for this vacation myself.”“You paid for the trip?” Bianca asked, confirming.“Yes, of course. I’m a five-star priority customer at a prestigious bank, so I have easy access to getting vacation tickets on this cruise ship.”“You’re a five-star priority customer at a prestigious bank?” Bianca was surprised, though she quickly changed her expression. “Are you lying to me?”“I’m not forcing you to believe my words, Miss Bianca. Nothing will change even if you don’t beli

Peter immediately let go of the woman just as the flash of the event faded.“Who are you? What do you want to do to me?” the woman shouted.“I just want to help you, Miss,” Peter said as he took a few steps back.The woman forced herself to stand, though she fell again. “Don’t touch me! I don’t need your help either!”“I have absolutely no intention of touching you, Miss.”The woman glared at Peter. “Can’t you see I’m in pain? Why are you just standing there?”“You just said you didn’t need my help. You also don’t want me to touch you, do you?”The woman winced in pain, clinging to a tree branch. “Why did you....”“I saw you unconscious in these bushes, and I decided to check on you. I had absolutely no ill intent toward you.”Peter looked around. The situation was extremely quiet and still, in stark contrast to the bustling area under the stairs.“Alright, I’m leaving, Miss.”“You’re going to leave me here alone? Where’s your conscience?”“Is this how you ask me for help, Miss? If yo

“That woman....” Peter hurried to check on her, glancing around briefly. The restroom seemed completely empty. Only a few of his bodyguards were standing guard outside.“This woman isn’t okay. She....” Peter found a gun tucked behind her back. “I have no choice but to look into her past. I have to know what happened to her.”Peter touched the woman’s hand and began to concentrate. A series of flashes of events rapidly appeared in his mind.“This woman fought with that fake doctor and nurse after leaving the art room. She... kept moving from place to place until she finally hid here.”Peter watched the woman while occasionally glancing toward the door. “This woman… needs immediate help now. However, if I take her to the health clinic, those people will come after her again.”“I actually don’t know for sure whether this woman is on the right or wrong side. But she still needs help. I also can’t draw attention to myself so those people don’t mistake me for her friend.”Peter immediately

Peter was still in the room, checking his belongings before leaving. “I’m going to surprise…”Suddenly, gunshots rang out from outside. The quiet atmosphere instantly gave way to screams and cries. The crowd descended into chaos in an instant. Some visitors fell and were trampled. Children cried because they were separated from their parents.“Everyone, stay calm!” shouted a guard.Guards in other areas addressed the people jostling toward the entrance. “Stay where you are! Follow our instructions!”A woman spoke over the loudspeaker, “Attention all cruise ship passengers! You are all expected to enter your respective cabins immediately to prepare for an emergency! Follow the evacuation routes! The ship’s crew will assist you all in reaching your cabins safely!”The woman kept repeating her instructions as the passengers grew increasingly frightened. The chaos spread to other parts of the ship. People were running around in panic. Small children still cried, and the women looked terri

Although she was hesitant at first, Clara finally confided all her problems to Cindy. She knew her best friend wouldn’t be much help, but at least she could feel calm and a little relieved.“What should I do now, Cindy?” Clara asked as she wiped her tears away. “Simon is a good man. I don’t want to hurt him. If I just break up with him without a clear reason, he’ll definitely be deeply hurt and angry.”Cindy took a deep breath, took a sip of her drink, and suddenly choked when she made eye contact with one of Peter’s bodyguards.“Oh my gosh, Cindy.” Clara handed her a tissue.Cindy offered some advice, “I think you have no other choice but to tell Simon about this. You... could ask Simon to meet your parents and explain your relationship, or you might be able to introduce Simon to that man.”“Do you think that’s a good idea, Cindy?” Clara asked.“Simon will find out about your relationship with that man sooner or later. Some of our friends might have noticed how close you are to him.