A Film Queen

Chapter 289 Trapped in the Mountains.

The rain kept pouring down.

Luckily, despite the bad luck, they ended up surrounded by nature, with tall trees and dense foliage offering some relief from the wind and rain.

At that moment, Stephanie, sent flying two meters away by Milly’s kick, also started returning to her

senses.

She cradled her head in one hand and supported herself with the other, her expression one of pain and frailty, her voice breaking with tears, “It hurts so much.”

Milly raised an eyebrow. Really, are you still putting on an act?

“Come on, cut it out. It’s only us here.”

Unexpectedly, it worked. Stephanie, who had been calm and gentle moments before, suddenly froze. After a quick glance around, realising they were alone, her expression turned fierce, her eyes filled with a deadly intensity as she exclaimed, “Milly, why are you still alive!”

Milly gave her a contemptuous look, saying, “Looks like that’s tough for you. The fortune teller told me I’ve got a strong destiny on my side. Mess with me, and you’ll get hit back. I’ll survive even if you don’t.”

Stephanie’s eyes narrowed, filled with a fierce and hostile spark. “Really now? I’ve had the guts to go after you once; I’ll do it again without blinking.”

Leaning against the tree behind her, she braced herself, ready to get back on her feet.

Milly wasn’t worried about those threats at all. She just crossed her arms and looked her in the eye, bursting out laughing, “You’re more likely to die before you can even touch me.”

“See this tree you’re leaning on? It’s called poison arrowwood, but some call it the throat–sealing tree. It’s the deadliest tree around, packed with poison. It could stop your heart, clot your blood, block your veins, and you might stop breathing in less than twenty minutes. And guess what? The World Health Organization hasn’t even found a cure yet.”

“Ah!”

Stephanie’s face went white, and she hastily pulled her hand back. But in doing so with too much strength, she lost her footing and fell hard, ending up covered in mud and looking quite sheepish.

her laughter upon

Stephanie was shaking with fury.

raised an eyebrow, gave her a playful look, and smirked, “Can’t handle it, huh? Looks like you’re not as tough as you thought. Imagine if I told you I was just messing

tree is usually found in rainforests below 1500 meters. How do you expect to find it here? You could memorise every book and ace your way into a top college, but it’s still laughable. The tree you just touched is nothing

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mad again would only tickle Milly’s fancy more. She recognised that she probably couldn’t

definitely had the upper hand when it came to surviving in the wild, that was for sure.

figured it was best to keep her around and work out a plan to deal with her once

jokes, but shouldn’t we be figuring out a way to leave?

scanning the area, Milly replied, “We’re all without our phones, so there’s no way to call for help.

“What do you mean, zero? So, we’re

here

smug look and

especially thinking about the unknown dangers lurking in the

shade darker. “And why should I help someone who just tried to hurt me find a way out?”

torn between feeling foolish and naive.

been plotting against her, and now she expected her

walking or standing, she’d have found a way to get rid of Stephanie for good right then and there.

believed she could pull it

for a bit longer. There was no rush. Milly was not someone to easily forgive and forget. She could let slide a few things, but a direct harm done to her, right before her

on how to

took in what Milly said. After

rain stopped, though the sky remained cloudy.

evening was

was pitch dark in the uncharted wild, teering with potential hazards, leaving their odds of making it out

hoping the forest wasn’t home to predators so they could last through the night. Hopefully, the school would soon notice they were missing and call the cops