At that moment, someone in the crowd spoke up for Cecilia Gu: "I don't think this pregnant woman is the type to steal someone else's man. But this girl crying over here—she has no reason at all! You scratched her neck and didn't even apologize! You're so aggressive, yet you pretend to be weak?"
Sure enough, Sylvia Ran's face froze instantly.
You think you're the only one who can act?
Sophie Mo was naturally slender and delicate, the classic beauty with a willow-like fragility, just like Lin Daiyu.
Seeing the crowd siding with her, Sophie Mo's eyes reddened. She took Cici's hand and said, "I'm fine, it doesn't hurt. As long as she didn't hurt you or the baby, that's all that matters. I know how much you've sacrificed and suffered for this child. Others may not understand you, but how could I not feel for you? We're best friends! When you married him, you were so unwilling... Your tears, your helplessness, your cries... And now, you're being publicly accused by a woman who appeared out of nowhere, forced to cover for someone else's mistake and unable to defend yourself."
"You've always avoided her because you didn't want to stoop to her level. But she just won't let it go, completely ignoring the fact that you're pregnant, provoking you again and again. Today, she even twisted the truth in front of strangers, deliberately smearing your name, and you still hold it all in. Cici, I'm telling you, you're too kind! How can you keep protecting her reputation at the cost of your own? She doesn't even care about her own reputation, shamelessly getting involved in someone else's family as a third party. No matter how much you pity her, it's useless!" Sophie Mo's words weren't many, but each one was like a needle, piercing Sylvia Ran's heart.
Sylvia Ran had never expected that Sophie Mo, who always seemed so delicate and ready to collapse at any moment, could have such a sharp tongue.
Sylvia Ran didn't even have time to retaliate before Sophie Mo had not only cleared Cici's name, but also managed to turn the crowd against her.
Sure enough, the people who had been watching Sylvia Ran now looked at her with increasingly sharp eyes.
At that moment, the first mate who had been watching from the side finally spoke up: "Excuse me, miss, are you a guest on our ship? You just hurt one of our guests, and by procedure, you are legally responsible."
Sylvia Ran blushed and stammered, "I... I'm... I'm here to find someone!"
"Are you looking for these two ladies?" the first mate asked Sylvia Ran.
Sylvia Ran opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
If she said she was here for Cecilia Gu, after all this, how could she stay?
If she said she wasn't here for Cecilia Gu, but Charles Yin was nowhere to be seen, how could she explain herself?
Since Sophie Mo had spoken up for her, there was no way Cici could back down now.
"Sorry, I'm not friends with her." Cici took Sophie Mo's hand and turned to leave.
"Then please, go ahead." The first mate said to Sylvia Ran.
Just then, a voice called out from behind: "She came to find me!"
Cici looked up in surprise.
No one knew where Rona Muir had been taken, and only Sean Kerr came over.
"I'm a shareholder in this company. Is it unreasonable for me to attend an event hosted by my own company?" Sean Kerr replied nonchalantly.
The first mate glanced at Cecilia Gu in surprise, then bowed and left to disperse the crowd.
Cecilia Gu stared coldly at Sean Kerr and said, "So it’s President Kerr. It seems you don’t welcome us on this ship, so we’ll just leave!"
With that, Cecilia Gu took Sophie Mo and turned to leave the ship.
Sean Kerr hadn’t expected Cecilia Gu to be so angry.
He hadn’t heard or seen any of the earlier commotion, so he just assumed Cecilia Gu was making trouble for no reason.
Sean Kerr sneered, "Miss Gu, you really do have quite the attitude! You’re not even family, are you?"
Sophie Mo looked up at Sean Kerr and said, "Oh? Is President Kerr hinting that I should buy shares in the company right now? If that's the case, I can do it for you! That way, Cici would count as family, wouldn't she?"
Cecilia Gu couldn’t afford the company’s shares, but that didn’t mean Sophie Mo couldn’t!
Seeing Sean Kerr clashing with Cecilia Gu, Sylvia Ran quickly walked over, grabbed Sean Kerr’s arm, and said tearfully, "Sean Kerr, don’t be like this. If you offend Cecilia Gu for me, it’ll only cause misunderstandings between you and Charles. I can handle a little grievance, but I’m just worried because Charles is still missing and Auntie must be worried sick at home!"
Hearing Sylvia Ran’s sobs, Sean Kerr’s gaze toward Cecilia Gu grew even sharper.
Cecilia Gu sighed.
Sylvia Ran always used this trick on Sean Kerr—and it never failed!
What could anyone do? Sean Kerr always fell for it.
Sean Kerr patted Sylvia Ran’s shoulder and said, "Don’t cry. As long as I’m here, no one can bully you."
The onlookers watched as if they were seeing a drama unfold, amazed by one twist after another.
If this were a TV series, it would be absolutely thrilling!
The relationships between these people are so complicated!
That crying girl wants to steal the pregnant woman's husband.
Then a man rushed over and started blaming the innocent pregnant woman.
And then that crying girl started acting all gentle and dependent toward the guy who was blaming her!
Honestly, who does this endlessly crying woman even like?
The crowd started imagining all sorts of dramatic romance plots in their heads.
If the first mate hadn’t kept urging people to leave, they would’ve stayed to watch the drama unfold!
After clearing everyone out, the first mate said, "Since you’re all family members, please keep things quiet and safe. If there’s any more out-of-line arguing, we’ll have to ask you to leave."
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Sean Kerr frowned, but nodded anyway.
Sean Kerr glared fiercely at Cecilia Gu and said, "Let’s see what happens next."
With that, Sean Kerr took Sylvia Ran and left the deck.
Cecilia Gu was left speechless.
Sean Kerr’s protectiveness was honestly jaw-dropping.
Seeing the wound on Sophie Mo’s neck, Cecilia Gu immediately felt guilty. She hurried back to their room with Sophie, grabbed the first aid kit, and started tending to her.
"Thank you so much for earlier. Otherwise, who knows what Sylvia Ran would’ve done to me." Cecilia carefully disinfected and applied medicine to Sophie Mo’s wound, her eyes a little wet. "I really didn’t expect Sylvia Ran to act like a crazy person."
Sophie Mo didn’t take credit, just smiled and said, "Charles left without warning—they must be furious. So naturally, they think you left first and then called Charles away to show off."
Cecilia Gu replied disdainfully, "I’m not surprised they think that way. But where could Charles have gone? He hasn’t contacted me either! Whatever, he can go wherever he wants—I don’t care anymore! But with Sylvia Ran and Sean Kerr on board, it looks like our days of peace are numbered."
Sophie Mo smiled and said, "If you don’t like it here, we can just leave. Fun is fun no matter where we go, right?"
Cecilia Gu shook her head. "I can’t leave! I came here with Myron, and I can’t let Sylvia Ran ruin my reputation. If people think I have poor character, it’ll reflect on my mom too. She finally found happiness again, and she really gets along with Myron. I can’t let her get her heart broken again! Myron doesn’t care now, but what about later? People’s words can be cruel! So even if I have to tough it out, I will! I want to see how much more Sylvia Ran can smear my name!"
Sophie Mo nodded. "Alright, whatever you decide, I’ll support you!"
Cecilia Gu gave Sophie Mo a grateful look.
It was only at this moment that Cecilia Gu truly recognized Sophie Mo as a close friend.
In such a dangerous situation just now, if Sylvia Ran had used a little more force, she really could’ve scratched Sophie Mo’s face.
As a girl, risking disfigurement just to protect a friend—how could you not be grateful for that kind of loyalty?
Rona Muir burst in, panting.
Cecilia Gu looked up and saw Rona Muir looking furious, her hair messy, holding her high heels in her hand and her stockings completely torn.
How did she end up in such a mess?
"If I see him again, I’ll make him pay!" Rona Muir said through gritted teeth.
"What happened to you?" Cecilia Gu noticed Rona Muir had some scrapes and asked, "Did you get in a fight?"
"A fight? Sean Kerr locked me in the storage room and tied me up with his necktie. I crawled backwards onto a shelf to untie myself." Rona Muir said angrily. "That jerk, he doesn’t even care about me anymore, all for that manipulative Sylvia Ran!"
Rona Muir’s gaze fell on Sophie Mo’s neck, her eyes narrowing. "What happened to you?"
Sophie Mo answered calmly, "Sylvia Ran scratched me."
"Ha!" Rona Muir gritted her teeth. "Sylvia Ran! How dare she! You're the Mo Family heiress!"
Sophie Mo smiled faintly. "Yeah, in all these years, no one’s ever dared scratch me before."
Sophie Mo didn’t finish her sentence, but when she and Rona Muir exchanged glances, they both understood what the other was thinking.
Sylvia Ran, your luck is about to run out...
Seeing that Rona Muir was also injured and the medicine wasn’t enough, Cecilia Gu hurried out to find a doctor and get more ointment.
As soon as Cecilia Gu left, Rona Muir met Sophie Mo’s gaze directly.
Rona Muir looked at Sophie Mo thoughtfully. "Even if you’re using your brother to deal with Sylvia Ran and win Cecilia’s favor, isn’t this price a bit too steep?"
Sophie Mo smiled gently. "If I want to be as important to Cecilia Gu as you are, I have to pay a price."