Chapter 1344

Zane was gasping for breath, his throat dry as sandpaper. "Give me some!"

Winona lounged on the couch across from him, setting down a bottle of red wine and a pair of glasses on the coffee table.

"Do you even remember what this wine means?" she teased, swirling the bottle in her hand. "If you can answer that, I'll pour you a glass."

Zane frowned, his mouth opening and closing as he struggled to find the words. Nothing came out.

Winona shook her head and sighed. "Honestly, you forget everything. Even this?"

"This is the wine we saved from our wedding," she reminded him. "We agreed to keep it sealed until one of us was on our deathbed. Only then could we open it."

Before Zane could even process her words, Winona grabbed the corkscrew and popped the bottle open, not giving him a moment to react.

She poured herself a glass without letting it breathe, took a generous sip, and smacked her lips. "Mmm... That's good. Real good."

to kill me? Don't forget, murder's a felony! Plenty of people know I'm here with you. If you kill

the past month, he'd tried everything-arguing, begging, bargaining. He'd realized by now that Winona was dead set on making him suffer. But he was sure she wouldn't dare kill him.

"Kill you? Please. I'm not about to

she continued. "You cooperate, you get a glass. Simple as that. If you don't, well, you stay hungry and thirsty until you change your

warily. "What do you

took from my dad," she replied smoothly. "Hand it over, and I'll let you

a ring for his proposal to

right now, he was dying of thirst. He hadn't had a drop of water in ages, and the torment was

It's in my study. Bookshelf, third shelf down, far right—there's a hidden compartment. Inside's a safe. The code is...

felt sick, picturing a slimy toad fawning over a swan-how dare he even think of

pulled out the safe, punched in the code, and retrieved the sapphire. It was even more stunning in person than in photos-deep blue, sparkling,

a celebrity, but this gem was on another level. She could

Still, she tucked it away carefully-this belonged to her father,

to return it to Keaton

basement. True to her word, she poured Zane a glass

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