After telling Sam where he was staying on the island,
the two agreed on the terms and officially began their employment relationship.
Shortly after, Hunter took his leave.
Sam soon met up with her colleagues. After finishing her work, she asked her supervisor for a few days off.
Although the Atlantis Resort was funded by foreign investment,
because the thousands of staff members employed were all locals,
many of them were related in some way, and Sam was no exception, so she easily secured a week's leave.
Thinking about the small fortune she was about to make!
In a great mood, Sam quickly hopped on her bike and headed home.
"Woof! Woof!"
Just as she returned home, Sam heard barking.
A somewhat dirty-looking large dog ran toward her.
She smelled a pungent, spicy scent in the air.
Sam, who didn't particularly like heavy flavors, frowned.
She remembered this was her boyfriend Jared's specialty dish, which he only made when he was in a very bad or very good mood.
Recalling the gossip she had heard earlier at the Water World,
it seemed her boyfriend had once again clashed with the owner of the dive shop where he worked.
Sam couldn't help but shake her head.
She and her boyfriend were childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
Because of that, Sam knew him all too well.
Jared had a mind full of adventure and dreams of sudden wealth, but he lacked patience and practicality.
So, even though he was the one who taught her how to dive,
Jared had better diving skills than she did, but it was hard for him to make any money.
In fact, much of the time, because of his explosive temper, he frequently clashed with dive shop owners, colleagues, or even tourists.
As a result, Jared would often lose his job and need Sam to support him.
And whenever that happened, his unrealistic ideas of treasure hunting and getting rich quick would resurface.
Then, for a while, Jared would put all his effort into it.
Only after failing would he briefly face reality and work honestly for a while.
Then, a new vicious cycle would begin.
Thinking of this, Sam felt troubled.
"Can't Jared just settle down and find a real job?"
Although Sam was only twenty-one this year, because her parents died early, she had to drop out before finishing high school to start earning a living.
Having entered society so early, Sam had endured a lot of hardship.
Because of this, she had a stronger obsession with family and loved ones than those around her.
Jared's family situation was actually similar to Sam's.
He was seven years older than her. Not long after his mother gave birth to him, she ran off with a us tourist.
Jared's father worked hard to raise him to adulthood, but he also passed away from illness when Jared was twenty.
Since their families lived close by and their situations were similar,
finally, last year, Sam and Jared, who had been dumped by his ex-girlfriend, got together and became a couple.
To be honest, Sam wasn't entirely satisfied with her boyfriend.
Jared treated her well, but he had no heart for work and was always chasing unrealistic dreams of treasure hunting and instant riches.
As a local of the Bahamas, Sam had naturally heard many rumors since childhood about pirate treasures buried in these waters.
But these rumors had been circulating since the Age of Discovery hundreds of years ago.
Every year, many professional treasure hunters from all over the world came to the Bahamas.
And the result? They all left in disgrace.
So, Sam had always scoffed at Jared's attempt to get rich through treasure hunting.
However, she had tried advising him and talking to him.
No matter what, she couldn't convince him to work with his feet on the ground.
Over time, it was impossible for Sam not to feel disappointed.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, she stopped wasting her breath,
but she also abandoned the idea of starting a small family with him after getting pregnant.
After all, life was already so hard.
Sam didn't want her child to suffer with their parents as soon as they came into this world.
Hearing a loud noise from not far away,
Sam quickly followed the sound and saw her boyfriend, shirtless, tinkering with a broken fishing boat.
That fishing boat was left behind by Jared's father.
It seemed he had bought it when he was young, and it was now twenty or thirty years old.
Since Jared's father passed away, the boat hadn't been well maintained and was now in a state of disrepair.
"Hey, baby!"
Jared was repairing his family's boat. Earlier today, he had once again clashed with the owner of the dive shop where he worked.
Hearing that the owner was going to dock his pay, he pushed him into the sea in a fit of rage.
The result was predictable: Jared lost his job again.
His reputation in the area wasn't very good to begin with.
Although Jared was one of the best diving instructors in the area, because of his terrible temper,
he had clashed with tourists, colleagues, and even dive shop owners.
477 Over time, even though his diving skills were excellent,
fewer and fewer people were willing to hire him.
The owner of the dive shop where he previously worked was just greedy for a bargain; knowing Jared's bad reputation, he hired this top-tier instructor for a very low wage.
But even he didn't expect Jared's temper to be so foul.
As it turned out, not long after he started working at the shop, he dared to lay hands on the boss.
Although the reason for the conflict was that the dive shop owner, because Jared had not taken good care of a tourist, resulting in the loss of a diving belt.
He then wanted to deduct the money for the belt from Jared's wages.
Anyway, after losing his job once again.
And after searching for work again, hitting multiple walls, and being subjected to the cold mockery of a bunch of local youths who were jealous of him for having a good girlfriend.
Jared's unrealistic ideas of treasure hunting and getting rich quick surfaced once again.
He planned to spend some time properly repairing the family's fishing boat.
Then he would set sail to find undersea treasure, showing all those who looked down on him what Jared was capable of...
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