CHAPTER FIFTY TWO – A WEB OF EMOTIONS

As she walked away, Rebecca felt a heaviness settling in her chest. She'd come on this voyage hoping for freedom and a fresh start. Instead, she found herself tangled in a web of complicated emotions and unspoken tensions. The next few days passed in a blur of forced smiles and polite small talk. Rebecca threw herself into the yacht's activities, desperate for distraction. She joined a yoga class on the sun deck, tried her hand at a cooking demonstration in the galley, and even participated in a karaoke night in the lounge. But no matter how busy she kept herself, she couldn't escape the growing sense of unease that plagued her. Every time she saw Luca and Irina together - at meals, by the pool, at evening events - it felt like a knife twisting in her gut. One afternoon, as Rebecca lounged by the pool with Sophia, she caught sight of Luca and Irina engaged in what appeared to be a heated discussion near the bar. "Trouble in paradise?" Sophia mused, following Rebecca's gaze. Rebecc