After resting their legs for a moment, Frank's group headed out to check out the scenery.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw that the young man in a suit whom the dame chased away had returned.
He had brought a large mob with him, and they encircled the dame's cottage while he shouted into a megaphone along with the others, "This is a public service announcement! The owner of this cottage is a conwoman! She raises the price of your stay as she likes and chases you off if she can't swindle you!"
The dame was livid and ran outside with her broom, snapping, "You have too much time on your hands that you had to make trouble for me, huh?! I'll kill you!"
Though she started whacking the mob that the young man brought, she was already old and therefore had not much strength to speak of.
The mob naturally did not fear her. Moreover, the young man also made it clear that they were not leaving and not starting fights, so the dame's outburst merely fell flat.
"How about that, hag?" Jada walked up, laughing gleefully. "It's called comeuppance!"
The dame smirked. "Just you wait! I am more resourceful than you think. You're nowhere near as ruthless as I am!"
And with those words, she turned and ran back inside her cottage, leaving everyone laughing themselves silly as they watched.
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Half an hour later, Frank's group arrived at the foot of Mount Statera, where they visited the first attraction: a water park!
It was the most famous one in Shagan, with its vastness and its famous ferris wheel that towered into the clouds—a sight to behold.
After changing into her swimwear, Jada leaned against Frank and purred, "Thank goodness you're here, Mr. Frankton, or you'd be really missing out."
Frank ignored her and took a lounge chair, ordered a cocktail, and started sunbathing.
Jada groaned. "Why? This isn't the beach—come on, swim with us!"
"Nah, you ladies enjoy yourselves."
Seeing that Frank was really uninterested, Jada gave up on persuasion and joined everyone else in the pool.
Delighted, Dawn scooped her up in her arms and asked, "What's your name? Where are your parents?"
"I'm Jojo. My parents are over there!" Jojo pointed at a middle-aged couple in the pool, splashing water at each other happily without an ounce of maturity, looking more like newlyweds.
Dawn smiled. "So you're telling me that your parents really love each other, but you're just an accident?"
Jojo quickly shook her head. "I don't like pools. It's too deep, and I'd choke."
Dawn smiled and nodded. She was going to hang out with Jojo when a shady character approached them. "Sorry, lady. That's my daughter—come on, time to go, girlie. Quit troubling others already!"
Dawn smirked as she shielded Jojo. "She told me that the couple in the pool are her parents!"
The man laughed coolly. "You don't get it. My daughter is a liar—right, little lady?"
Jojo quickly shook her head, clearly terrified.
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