Chapter 3
Karen and Oliver were dragged onto a cruise ship. The group first stripped them of their clothes and took several intimate photos of them together.
After sending the photo, one of them called and asked, "Ma'am Rachael, how should we deal with these two?"
Rachael let out a cold laugh.
"Useless people! Throw them into the sea to feed the fish! But it has to look like an accident, just like before. Understood?"
"Got it, we'll take care of it right away!"
After the cruise ship had been sailing for a while, it suddenly crashed into a massive rock. Immediately, water began to pour in through the huge gash in the ship's hull.
Karen was jolted awake by the salty water splashing over her. She looked around in terror as the sea engulfed everything, quickly shaking Oliver awake.
Spotting a nearby speedboat, she waved frantically. "Hey! Help! Save us!"
But what greeted her was the wild laughter of men. "Foolish woman, this is a gift from Mr. Winston. No need to thank us..."
Karen felt a chill run down her spine! Was this from Nathan? The cruel words echoed in her ears once more.
"Karen, I wonder when you'll die! I can't wait for you to go to hell and join Chad!"
"Ha ha ha ha..." Suddenly, she burst into laughter, shaking uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face. "Nathan, oh Nathan Winston, so you wanted me dead from the very beginning and never intended to let me go, did you? All for some baseless accusation, you want me to pay with my life to satisfy your so-called friendship?!"
But even so, it would have been fine if it were just her, so why did Oliver-her brother have to get dragged into this too?
"Karen, stop wasting time with them! These bastards clearly want to kill us! Do you see over there? There's a huge rock! If we swim hard enough, we'll definitely be rescued!"
Karen followed his finger and, through the dim night, spotted a dark shape jutting out of the water. Realizing what he meant, she quickly nodded. Together, they began to swim toward it with all their might. The cold sea felt like a thousand sharp knives slicing against their skin, each cut more painful than the last.
Fortunately, the distance wasn't too far, and they soon reached the rock. However, Karen was exhausted and had no strength left to climb up. Seeing this, Oliver gritted his teeth and dove back into the water, lifting her onto his shoulder.
"Karen, step on my shoulders and climb up! Grab onto the rock and don't let go."
Karen panicked, "No! What will you do if I go up?"
"Don't worry, I still have strength left. I can get up myself."
Karen wasn't sure if he was telling the truth, but seeing that he wouldn't let go, she gritted her teeth and desperately began to climb. After what felt like an eternity, she finally found her footing and quickly reached out her hand.
"Oliver, come up! I'll pull you!"
But Oliver could only manage a weak smile. The icy seawater had turned his lips and cheeks a dark shade of blue, and his teeth chattered as he spoke.
"Karen... I don't have the strength to climb up. You can't pull me up either.... We'll both end up drowning... This area of the sea isn't too remote...there might be boats passing by."
"Listen to me, conserve your strength, and wait for rescue." he continued. "I... I can only escort you this far."
As he spoke in broken sentences, his body sank deeper into the water.
Karen's eyes widened in disbelief as she watched Oliver being slowly consumed by the waves, feeling as if a boulder had exploded in his chest, leaving him in heart-wrenching agony.
"Oliver, don't go! Please... Don't leave me!"