The sound of the sea gently lapping filled Josie's ears. She wanted to escape, to cover her ears, but she was powerless to do so.

She was entirely engulfed by the rushing water, on the verge of gasping for breath in the next second. Her body yearned to collapse from exhaustion, yet she was restrained by chains. "Josie." A distant voice suddenly echoed, rousing Josie from her daze.

With great difficulty, she forced her eyes open. She saw several overlapping images before her, which, after a long while, slowly coalesced into a single figure. The person was Josephine. "Why are you here?" Josie asked, her voice weak and devoid of energy.

"I've done my research. You are Robyn, no, Arnold's romantic encounter in Wavery two years ago. You're quite a spectacle of a woman. No wonder you had the audacity to bet with me just now." She crouched above the water dungeon, her head bowed as she intently observed Josie's agonized and miserable state.

Josie's attention was diverted. She let out a scoff. "Ms. Yowell, do you think you've won?"

"You're trapped here now, so how could I have not won?"

Josie continued to laugh. "Even though that bullet hit my leg, he did pull the trigger, Ms. Yowell. At that moment, he didn't consider your safety."

Josephine's smile faltered for a moment but she quickly recomposed herself. "That was because he knew you wouldn't pull the trigger."

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why- The two women locked eyes,

Knowing each other well enough was

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laugh. "Did he tell you about his past? Do you know how many

dare to be

me tell you. There's no need for you to do this because I've never loved him." Josephine was

her airs of superiority instantly

"Then what was the purpose of all that you did

not about me. He hasn't come clean. Josie moved her neck slightly. "For my own

fool. There's no way she took such

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