Natalie pretended not to hear and continued walking forward.
Bursting with rage, Annie quivered. Having seen how everything unfolded, her two friends were infuriated on behalf of Annie. They gave each other a look before they rushed forward and gave Natalie a push with all their might.
Given that Natalie was already walking along the perimeter of the deck, the strength of two people was enough to send her flying past the railing and straight into the water. She let out a screech before she plopped right into the ocean.
All who witnessed her fall were flabbergasted.
Registering what they had done, Annie’s two friends were trembling in fear and they turned pale.
Annie, too, realized the gravity of the situation and fled the scene in a fluster.
At the same time, Stanley was feeling cheery as he just returned from the photography shop. He had barely stepped foot on the deck when he bumped into Annie.
If it were any other situation, Annie would have pestered him and clung onto him tightly. However, she looked at him in terror and took off at a faster speed. Following closely behind her were her two friends.
“What’s going on?” A mystified Stanley adjusted his glasses.
Before he could figure out what was happening, he heard a cry for help.
“Nat?” He recognized her voice. Looking around for the source of the cry, his face completely fell when he realized the sound came from the bottom of the ship. He rushed forward to the edge of the railing to take a look.
The sight that greeted him was Natalie flailing her arms desperately in the deep blue sea.
Perhaps it was because she had been struggling for a long time, she started to show signs of slowing down. The strong currents in the ocean were taking a toll on her.
Stanley immediately tossed the photographs aside, hopped over the railing, and dived straight into the ocean without thinking.
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