Chapter 164

Vivienne's POV The bus arrived. After the tour guide confirmed our identities, she instructed us to board. There were already about ten people on the bus, faces from all over the world. Sophie walked to the front, picked a row of empty seats, and sat all the way in the back. I took a seat on the aisle side, with Ariana sitting across from me. Sophie glanced around at the bus's amenities and said to me, "This bus is pretty fancy, and it even has air conditioning. When I was researching this trip, I saw other tour groups that had old vans—small, shabby, nothing special, just some cookies to snack on." "Must be that this tour package is a bit more expensive," I guessed. For some reason, ever since I left the hotel, I’d had the feeling that a sharp gaze was fixed on me, making me uneasy. It felt like there was a constant presence behind me, even on the bus. But when I looked around just now, I didn’t notice anything unusual. The passenger in front overhe