The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow

On the cruise ship.

Sarah found herself trapped in a metal cage suspended high above the seemingly endless ocean. Her face was a mask of pure terror.

Gazing at Cyrus, who sat smugly in a plush armchair, Sarah's voice trembled with disbelief. "Cyrus, you can't do this to me! Someone at the hotel saw you kidnap me."

When Cyrus had first approached her, she'd thought about exaggerating her story for sympathy. But before she could even speak, he'd knocked her to the ground and dragged her to his car. Everything went black after that, and now she woke to this nightmare.

"Can't do what to you? You really think I don't know about you and John?" Cyrus's handsome face was now twisted with rage. "Sarah, how dare you? Nancy is the love of my life, and you did this to her!"

His voice turned cold and menacing, losing all trace of reason. "Sarah, you'll pay for this."

Seeing the dark, vengeful expression on Cyrus's face, Sarah was truly scared. Just as she opened her mouth to plead, the floor vanished beneath her feet.

She plummeted without warning, her scream piercing the air.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Splash-

Cyrus watched the water ripple where Sarah had disappeared, his face emotionless, almost indifferent.

Anyone who dared to hurt Nancy would face the consequences.

Nancy was jolted awake by the loud ringing of her phone, her mind still foggy with sleep. She didn't even check the caller ID before answering.

"Hello?" she mumbled, still groggy.

"Nancy, are you and Ramona being targeted by Malcolm?" The urgency in her friend Lenard's voice snapped her to attention.

"What?" Nancy replied, her brows furrowing.

"Ramona just announced that the Iverson family will never ally with the Green

family, especially not through her marriage to Malcolm. It's all over the headlines."

Nancy quickly checked the trending news.

Sure enough, it was the top story.

#RamonaSpeaksOut#

The first post read: [Charmant Entertainment: I, Ramona, on behalf of my entire family, declare that there will never be an alliance with the Green family, especially through marriage with Malcolm Green.] swnovel

The comment section was in chaos. After all, this was a major scandal involving high society, and today was the launch of Ramona's fashion show.

Predictably, some people speculated that Ramona was just trying to create buzz.noveldrama

"Ramona doesn't need the hype; she's collaborating with you," Lenard's voice was serious. "Malcolm must have done

something to you both to make net

Ramona this furious, risking her ties with Evergreen Global." swnovel.net

Nancy sat up in bed, not denying the situation. "Malcolm and Sarah bribed the models for the opening show..."

She recounted the events to Lenard.

"What?! Sarah and Malcolm have a death wish! I'm going to confront them," Lenard fumed, his anger escalating.

Compared to Lenard's outburst, Nancy remained calm, about to speak when-

The closed door creaked open, and Judson poked his head in. "Good morning, Nancy. Can I come in?"

Nancy looked at Judson's eager face. "No."

"What? Great." Judson beamed and dashed inside, wrapping Nancy in a warm hug. "I knew you'd let me in."

Nancy didn't even have to respond

before Lenard's voice chimed in with

mock indignation. "Nancy said no.

You better be careful or she might

decide she doesn't want you around." swnovel

Judson's eyes narrowed playfully. "Lenard, just because you're useless and didn't help doesn't mean you can take it out on me. At least I'm here to protect Nancy."

"Judson!" Lenard spluttered. "Nancy, don't listen to him. I want to help too, I just didn't know-"

"Alright, alright, don't pay any attention to Judson," Nancy interjected quickly. "Just meet me at the show later."

After Lenard begrudgingly agreed, Nancy hung up the phone.

Immediately, Judson clasped Nancy's hand with a pout. "Nancy, Lenard was mean to me!"