Chapter 288

---- The fear of death made his blood run cold. He thrashed more desperately, kicking wildly, creating white splashes in the water. Asher watched coldly from the railing. Thalia turned to him. "That's enough. Let him come back up." She wasn't sympathetic to Sean, but she didn't want anyone to ---- die. Thalia knew Asher had thrown Sean overboard just to scare him, not intending to actually feed him to sharks. Besides, most sharks don't even eat humans.

Gentle species like whale sharks generally don't attack people. More aggressive sharks like tiger sharks and great whites might attack humans, but usually don't consume them. But most people present didn't know about shark behavior and assumed all sharks were man-eaters. So the spectators were excited and shouting, creating a chaotic scene. The closer the sharks got, the louder the crowd became, and the more terrified Sean grew.

Seeing that Thalia had spoken up and that Sean had been sufficiently punished, Asher nodded. "Alright." He ordered his men to lower a dinghy and life vests, drop a rope, and instructed two bodyguards to retrieve Sean. From being thrown overboard to being rescued took only a ---- few minutes, but Sean had been thoroughly traumatized. He had stared death in the face. Even after being rescued, the intense fear of impending death had left him with shot nerves.

learned my lesson!" He looked completely unhinged. Scarlett was frozen in terror. Her legs were weak, her body shaking uncontrollably, intensely aware of her narrow escape. She thought that if she hadn't accepted Thalia's terms for apology, she might have

had long disliked Sean and Scarlett were eagerly taking photos and videos. Spectacular. Absolutely spectacular. ---- Such a rare, dramatic scene needed to be documented. Lucia was somber. She looked at Thalia, her eyes red. "Thalia, I truly didn't know Sean and Scarlett had a history with you. I never deliberately

for seven years didn't trust her, yet her rival did? Thalia nodded. "You're not that malicious." Thalia had thought this through carefully. Although Lucia had separated her and Asher's rooms out of jealousy, she wouldn't be cruel enough to deliberately invite Sean

asking for trouble. ---- If she truly wanted to harm Thalia, she would have found an opportunity to do so discreetly. So Thalia believed

rolled down Lucia's cheeks from emotion. Thalia's expression softened. "Don't cry. You're the birthday girl-if your makeup gets ruined, you won't look your best for the party." Lucia sniffled and nodded. Asher gave his head bodyguard

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