Rachel paused for a moment. "The wedding is on the 15th. I don't want anything to go wrong."

Arnold's enthusiasm plummeted as a result of the phone call. He pulled away from Josie, who quickly buttoned up her clothes. "It's already the 10th. Instead of preparing for your wedding, you're here doing this. Do you have that much free time?" Rachel was left speechless, perhaps due to a certain degree of apprehension she felt when facing Arnold.

"I just want to remind you not to let your personal feelings ruin our plan."

As Rachel spoke, Arnold glanced at the flustered Josie, who was glaring back at him intently.

He rose and walked to the window. "Before Dexter boarded the ship, did he tell you exactly what he planned to do?"

Rachel replied, "No, he doesn't trust me much. He doesn't tell me many things. All I know is that he boarded the ship to conduct business."

"Business," Arnold savored the word. "Quite a significant business to discuss in international waters." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"International waters?" Rachel was surprised. "He hasn't left for international waters. He's still in Wavery. He just called me, saying he'll return in an hour."

changed

didn't go out to the open

her back against the wall and rapidly processed the complexities of

hung up the phone, he stared at her for

he roughly grabbed Josie's

what was happening. She was taken downstairs, where Arnold had her cleaned up and

road for some time before it stopped on the side of the road. Soon, a person from another car got in and reported cautiously, "Mr. Carter, the batch of goods we were exporting has been intercepted by the

closed, abruptly opened them sharply. "Which police force

another jurisdiction,

looked at him.

the ship was a stand-in..." His voice trailed off as he spoke, losing confidence. Then, he lowered his head, not daring

tricked us," Arnold

She glanced at the scenery outside in the dark night.

the vehicle stopped, and Arnold closed his eyes to

swung open, and two people escorted a woman out. She was older but well-maintained. Josie frowned

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