How could Tiffany possibly let her off? She pushed her into Jackson’s arms, “You hold on to her so that she doesn’t get washed away. Hold on tight; the wave is coming again. You’ll enjoy it once you get used to it. It’s fun! I’ve heard Jackson mention that Mark is a pretty good swimmer. Why are you such a landlubber? You’re no different from someone who can’t swim at all.”
Arianne and Jackson both felt awkward. Why was Tiffany so open-minded? Jackson was dressed in swim shorts, and Arianne was dressed in a skimpy bikini. Wasn’t it inappropriate for them to be hugging each other like that? Jackson did not dare say a word and was too afraid to reach out and hold her. Only Arianne awkwardly held onto his shoulders, “Tiffie! What are you doing? Why can’t I hold onto you?”
Tiffany could see their embarrassment and giggled, “I think it’s fine. I can swim, you can’t. It’s not like you’ll lose a few pieces of yourselves by holding each other. Don’t worry, I trust you!”
Jackson was crying internally. Tiffany might have a lot of trust in Arianne, but he couldn’t trust himself. Boners were well beyond his control!
In his desperation, Jackson searched every corner and finally spotted Mark on shore, sipping on a drink leisurely. He glared madly at Mark, hinting at him to come over. Finally, Mark noticed his stare. Jackson lifted his arms and made a provocative gesture, indicating that he was about to wrap his arms around Arianne. Mark promptly put his drink down, got into the water, and walked over.
Soon, the wave rose again. In the midst of the chaos as the wave crashed over everyone’s heads, Arianne accidentally released her hold on Jackson’s shoulders. She thrashed around in panic. Suddenly, someone grabbed her from behind and steadied her. By the time she regained her senses, she tried her best to open her eyes and realized that she had been washed two meters away from Tiffany and Jackson. Then… Who was holding on to her?
She turned around and looked straight into Mark’s cold eyes. She instinctively struggled away from him, then sunk into the water. She reflexively wrapped her arms around his neck, “Take me to shore!”
“No,” Mark denied, surprisingly.
She was annoyed, “You…”
Not only did Mark refuse to bring her to shore, but he also brought her further into the deep end and said, “Let go, if you dare.”
He was playing dirty! He knew that she would be forced to hold onto him. She should have brought a swim ring along with her in the first place!
“I’ll call a lifeguard if you don’t take me to shore!” She glared at him angrily.
“Go ahead.” He lowered his head and stared at her, the corners of his lips curling up subtly.
Just as she was about to issue another retort, he caught her mouth with his lips.
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