61. The Mysterious Cruise

Half a month later, in the North Atlantic, a luxurious cruise ship sailed smoothly across the sea.

Despite being winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the ship was near the equator, where the air remained hot and humid. The setting sun cast a warm glow on the shimmering ocean, while occasional salty breezes brought a fleeting sense of coolness. Around the pool on the deck, over a hundred young, beautiful women, dressed in all kinds of bikinis, held colorful cocktails and laughed and played, their lively chatter almost drowning out the rock music blasting from the speakers.

When they were invited, they were told this was a beauty pageant party hosted by a young, mysterious billionaire. If any of them managed to catch his eye, they might become his wife, and their life would change overnight.

Though the cruise had been at sea for three days and the women had spent those days indulging in endless luxury, none of them had seen the elusive billionaire. But that didn’t stop them from competin