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!”

white, and she hastily pulled her hand back. But in doing so with too much strength, she lost her footing and fell hard, ending

hold back her laughter upon seeing her, laughing so

Stephanie was shaking with

not as tough as you thought. Imagine if I told you I was just messing with you before.

do you expect to find it here? You could memorise every book and ace your way into a top college, but

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herself she realised that getting mad again would only tickle Milly’s fancy more. She

the upper hand when it came to

and work out a plan

a way to leave? Do you actually want to stay

for help. It’s raining,

chances. “What do you mean,

here

gave her a

the unknown dangers lurking in the forest, her whole body shaking from

why should I help someone who just tried

was torn between feeling

her, and now she expected her to figure out an escape route. Did she look like

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

she believed she

roam lost for a bit longer. There was no rush. Milly was not someone to easily forgive and forget. She could let slide a few things,

Milly had plenty of ideas on how

got a clue, or she took in what Milly said. After Milly talked, Stephanie quietly sat in

the rain stopped, though the sky

The evening was approaching.

wild, teering with potential hazards, leaving their odds of making

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