The Pride

On a cruise ship sailing off the coast of Atlantic City, thick smoke billowed from the vessel, the ships structure teetering on the brink of collapse, threatening to explode and sink into the ocean at any moment.

A man stood at the bow, his sharp eyebrows and eyes marred by cuts from a blade, with fresh blood trickling down his cold, hard features.

Despite the ships violent swaying, he stood firm, his gaze unwaveringly fixed on the girl on the deck.

As the sound of the impending explosion grew closer, he finally spoke in a slow, deliberate tone: "Julia, for you, father, mother, my second brother, my third brother... and now me, all have lost our lives!"

"You can leave now, and forever, never claim to be a daughter of the Li Family again!"

The girls face turned deathly pale, staring at the man as if she was too pained to utter a single word.

Lucas Li, as if he felt those words were not hurtful enough, his eyes as dark as the abyss, filled with loathing, "Forever, do not appear before me again."

With that, he turned around expressionlessly.

His subordinates, following his silent command, quickly grabbed Julia and threw her from the deck into the sea.

Julias eyes widened in shock, but before she could react, the icy cold seawater flooded her mouth and nose, her body sinking uncontrollably.

In a place she couldnt see, the man on the cruise ships veins bulged on his arm, his fists clenched tightly as if suppressing something.

Though he had made all the arrangements, seeing the pale, disappointed face of Julia cut him like a knife.

He slowly took out a delicate white box from his suit pocket, inside which lay a pure gold rose necklace, with red rose petals vividly set in diamonds, dazzling and spectacular.

After a while, the only sound was the mans soft murmur: "If there is a next life, I will tell you in advance, I love you, Julia."

Julia in the water was completely unaware of what was happening on the cruise ship. Her heart was already dead as she was thrown overboard.

Her life, from beginning to end, was a conspiracy orchestrated by her boyfriend and best friend!

Julian Yu and Sharon Yang, in order to destroy the Li family, one from a deliberate encounter to an engagement with her; the other, from an adopted daughter of the Li family to becoming her confidante...

Ha, she was so blind, for the sake of these two beasts, she gambled with the lives of her brothers and relatives!

As the consciousness in her mind was gradually taken away by the sea, Julia vaguely saw a lifeboat and rescue personnel calling her name not far away. She slowly reached out to the faint hope, but let her body sink to the bottom of the sea.

Now that all the Li family members have died because of her, what qualifications does she have to survive in this world?

Fortunately, she secretly arranged something yesterday, and now those two beasts should be poisoned and dying, right?

She can finally go to the afterlife to see her ashamed relatives, Julias eyes are getting darker and darker...

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The sharp cold feeling is still not reduced, Julias instinctive desire for survival makes her struggle, her hands waving in the air but accidentally hit a hard wall.

This movement also made her realize the abnormal pain in her body, a part of her body seems to be torn apart, and the cold water around her body not only has no effect on relief, but also amplifies this pain.

Hot kisses fell on her skin, causing a series of moans, the big hands that walked on her body were possessive, and the low panting sound in her ears...

Julias face turned red for no reason, some strange and hot memories flooded into her mind, she suddenly opened her eyes.

Its still water, its the foamy bath water, her body is covered with blue and purple marks, which is unbearable to look at.

Looking at the strangely familiar decoration around, her face turned white and red, and her fingers clasped in front of her chest turned white.

Because she realized that this is not a different place, but the hotel where she was robbed of her innocence before.

She looked down at her arm, there are no wounds caused by the cruise ship...

So, is she already dead, or is she reborn back to the day when she was robbed of her innocence?

And the day before, she was busy with sadness and humiliation, and even the face of the man who robbed her of her innocence was not clear.

It was also because she ran out of the hotel that she met Julian Yu.

He not only didnt mind her body that lost its innocence, but also said affectionately that he wanted to take care of her for a lifetime.

Later, when she was exposed by the paparazzi for the shameful news of the hotel, it was also Julian Yu who stood up and said he would marry her...

Haha, she didnt know, all this was planned by Julian Yu in advance!

Suddenly, there was a sound beside her, her wet hair was casually pasted on her forehead, and her eyes were alert, staring at the "hard wall" in front of her, only to find that what she just hit was not a wall, but a man sitting by the bathtub with his back against the wall.

The mans naked upper body is obviously strong and slender after years of exercise, and he seems to notice Julia waking up and stands up, the clear abdominal muscles looming in the mist of the bathroom.