Billionaire Assassin

Chapter 40: The Floating Wave

The boat departs from the marina and then passes the fishing port where full boats gather to rest after the voyage. Faintly then are the trees that create a strong windbreak wall for not only the land of Long Beach but also the West Coast area.

The strong scent of the wind with alluvium and the salty taste of the sea has created a characteristic taste of Long Beach that is rarely found anywhere else. Lana was the happiest person on the boat as she hummed and recounted some of the bizarre stories she had heard from the locals.

Most of the students were fascinated by the half-false and half-real stories about people and nature of Long Beach. Mr. Joseph has a few plans with the school when he wants to sponsor to organize these tours for students or groups from other localities to introduce people and culture of Long Beach. in a free way.

Although his aim is also to bring internet services and infrastructure at his Group to new sources of consumption. Inside Mr. Joseph's body always flows an extremely sharp business blood. Aurora looked at Lana and Mr. Joseph getting along with everyone and secretly wished to have a family like that. She watched the sunlight lurking in the cork trees spreading to the surface of the water. For some reason, Aurora was willing to tell Tommy the story of her life and Tommy looked at her with wide, bright eyes.

When Aurora became aware of the world around her, she was in an orphanage. She was raised by the teachers there until she attended university. Even Helena Kinghams, both grew up side by side, but when she went to school, Helena Kinghams completely changed. She becomes sharper, more thoughtful, and uses Aurora as a guide or tool for her own intentions. This caused the two's relationship to gradually break down.

One of the reasons why Aurora tries to keep this relationship with Helena Kinghams is because when the two were children, Helena Kinghams always protected Aurora.

She still remembers that every time it was time to eat, she was often bullied by other children at the orphanage, sometimes even hitting her. Helena Kinghams saw that, so she always came out to protect Aurora. The two always yielded and shared for each other during their time at the orphanage.

Sometimes, when Helena is scolded, Aurora is always by her side to take care of her. The friendship of the two is so beautiful that Aurora never thought that both of them had to go to this step.

Entering the University, Helena Kinghams still decided to go to the same major, the same school as Aurora. Both pay for college thanks to Helena Kinghams registered a scholarship fund of businesses sponsoring students with difficult circumstances. So no matter how badly Helena Kinghams behaved, Aurora never held a grudge against her. All her life, Aurora owed Helena too much.

Aurora's story is gradually coming to the matter of her dreams when suddenly Helena Kinghams appears sitting next to both. Jake looked at Helena Kinghams, the images of her and Nicolas Finn in the alley from the previous day flooding back, making him constantly confused.

Helena Kinghams put her hand lightly on Tommy's shoulder making him jump. She smiled at Aurora and Tommy's surprise: "No matter how close you two are, you must remember that your relationship is a girl and a girl. Don't let others have a chance to turn you two. who is the focal point to protest."

Aurora smiled into the distance, Tommy was silent, momentarily confused by Helena Kinghams' gaze as she looked at him. Helena Kinghams took Aurora's hand lightly and whispered just loud enough for all three to hear: "I'm sorry! I was wrong!"

Helena Kinghams' eyes for Aurora are so familiar and full of affection. Aurora seemed to just need to hear Helena Kinghams' own apology to be reassured about copying the outline, but Tommy's annoyed face didn't seem to accept the extremely weak way of handling the matter. and through Aurora's speakers. He felt that in Helena Kinghams' eyes there was always a great danger that he could not explain.

From a distance Mr. Joseph and Lana were still instructing a few students how to distinguish the trees that are typical of this country. Lana suddenly grabbed Aurora's hand and pulled her closer to Mr. Joseph, using the excuse that she wanted to give her a taste of what it was like to steer a boat even though she knew that Mr. Joseph would never accept a woman at the helm.

Lana hates the weird superstition of men on the beach, but it's not just a day or two that can change their mind. Aurora is also self-aware of things that are within her scope, so she quickly refuses. But she also enjoyed sitting in the cockpit looking at the beautiful scenery of this place when the sea on one side, the forest on the other. Tommy stood next to Aurora and unintentionally said the words in his heart that he should have kept hidden: "When I graduate from school, I will drive Aurora around."

When she heard that, she smiled shyly, pretending she hadn't heard anything. Tommy realized that he was too hasty to say anything. Mr. Joseph and Lana looked at each other and smiled surreptitiously. The awkward atmosphere enveloped the cockpit, Aurora made excuses for being a little breathless, so she snuck out. Tommy saw it and followed.

The two grandparents inside were giggling like two children. Lana nudged Mr. Ethan and asked if the two of them had gone too far in this assignment. She also worries about how Aurora feels. She did not want to force the feelings of others to comply with her son's wishes.

Mr. Joseph thought of this and sighed, he looked at her for a long time and then said that he was in such a hurry that he forgot the important thing that both Aurora and Jake must really have feelings for each other. The two grandparents could only temporarily focus on the two young people and forget about driving the boat. Strong winds from the sea began to whip the two mangrove forests. The boat swayed slightly, leaning with the waves when it came to a narrow turn.

A loud noise was heard, the bow of the boat was hit by the waves and crashed into the mangrove forest, making the boat aground and unable to move. The whole group of people on the boat were as chaotic as monkeys. Lana ran out to observe the situation, Mr. Ethan remained still in the cockpit to check. She reassured everyone and then returned to discuss with her husband, she blamed him for not paying attention to let this happen.

Tommy and Aurora also curiously ran up to the front of the boat. She advised everyone to call the rescue team for help. But when people took out their phones, it was completely unusable because of the loss of signal. In the end, it was only possible to communicate via the boat's radio waves.

Mr. Joseph informed the other boats about the current situation, and was teased that because he had been on the ground for so long, he had gradually forgotten how to steer. Mr. Joseph smiled wryly, but quickly stopped when he saw Lana's sharp eyes on him.

Everyone begins an endless time series of waiting for the rescue team to arrive. And the weather also turned extreme as the wind blew like a scream and rain poured down suddenly.

The group had to temporarily go back inside the boat compartment to avoid wind and rain. This was the first time Aurora felt the fury of the sea when each wind was like someone screaming in frustration, the boat was shaken by the powerful punches from the fierce waves. Everyone was scared by the sound of waves crashing on the side of the boat like the drumming of a festival.

Aurora huddled slightly in a corner, Tommy and Helena Kinghams beside her. Others were restless and restless, but Mr. Joseph, Lana and even the Head Teacher were very calm. They are the people who have lived here since they were small to large, cases like this have been experienced countless times. Some of the teachers started to get nauseous.

Mr. Joseph and Lana had to find plastic bags for them to deal with temporarily. The head teacher just sat calmly using her authoritative tone to reassure the rest, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

Aurora felt her surroundings begin to spin. Sweat was pouring down her face like rain. She reached into her bag and suddenly discovered something.

Aurora stood up and looked around. She ran out of the cabin. Tommy and Helena Kinghams ran after them. Outside, it was pouring rain, a gray screen like smoke, cold to the skin, but Aurora still tried to grope. She shouted, “Both of you, don't come out! I dropped my cloth doll!"

Helena Kinghams now asks everyone to drag Aurora in. She knows the cloth doll is Aurora's inseparable item. It was a gift from a certain child at the orphanage to Aurora, but the two of them had lost contact with each other since childhood.

Until now, it is still the most precious thing to Aurora. Helena Kinghams secretly blamed her for being a fool with no way out, fond of clinging to the past. Helena Kinghams grabbed Aurora's arm, preventing her from going to the bow area. But Aurora slammed her hand, causing Helena Kinghams to fall to the ground.