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The call had indeed gone through, and Claire could hear the dialing tone from her phone.

Before it rang more than a few times, the phone and Claire plunged into the lake's icy water.

It was the dead of winter, and the water was bone-chilling. Even though Claire could swim, the cold paralyzed her almost instantly.

It felt as though the blood in her body had stopped circulating, but she knew she couldn't let it end like this.

She had to save herself. If she waited for Frederick, she would likely drown before he could arrive.

Claire fought for her life, using every swimming skill she had ever learned.

But the lake's surface was already frozen. She had fallen through a hole she'd broken in the ice when she went under.

Now, under the water, she couldn't find the hole she had fallen through.

Mustering all her strength, Claire swam to the underside of the

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ice and began pounding on it with her fists, hoping to break through and reach the surface.

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hole, just enough to poke through for air or maybe even climb onto the ice and save

and the thick ice weren't so easy to

herself in that position, hitting the same spot repeatedly. Soon, she felt her muscles cramping.

running out, Claire still hadn't managed to break the ice. Her head started spinning, and her

Slowly, she began to sink toward the bottom of

Diana were still waiting on the shore. They had gone to such great lengths and taken such a risk that they wouldn't leave until they were sure Claire was dead. As for Frederick, he was at the hotel preparing

not wanting to take her call at that moment, and was about to

the call disconnected on

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After closing the call screen, he asked Richard

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last location to Moon Lake. She was supposed to be heading to the

sent him Claire's location along with a

Lake, Frederick glanced at the location. It wasn't far, and seeing that he had enough time, he

Claire still hadn't resurfaced. They assumed she must have drowned and started getting ready to leave. Just as they were leaving, they saw Frederick

them.

did he end up here? Could it be that Claire had planned this

Frederick arrive filled Diana with

I'll

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her nerves before motioning,

was out of sight, Caroline

what brings you here so suddenly? Were you worried something might

Frederick. When she finally reached him,