“Victor in defeat, I may not possess your refined skills, but I am resolute in upholding my commitments. For you to renege on your word is an embarrassment of no small measure.”

Dottie’s voice was a hushed murmur.

Another voice chimed in, harmonizing with Dottie’s sentiment, “Indeed, Nancy seems heedless of her obligations when it comes to honoring pledges.”

“She boldly agreed in front of everyone, and now she claims it was a joke?”

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The critique of Nancy’s actions stoked her ire. Yet she clung to the belief that Millie had orchestrated her undoing. Her faith in Millie’s inevitable downfall propelled her to gamble.

Those who had once stood on her side now found themselves cloaked in silence, abstaining from lending voice to her cause.

shone

mere jest. It was a genuine wager. The time has come for you to

nearly brought her to the brink of oblivion. Sympathy for Nancy was an extravagance she

an icy pit, and enduring the chill of the surgeon’s table while a frigid blade loomed

had spared

cruelty knows no bounds.” Nancy

bear in mind, Millie, restitution shall

paper cup. Submerging it in the bucket, she imbibed its contents in one resolute draft. She cast the cup

your aim, laying my pride

retreated into the haven of her

the brunt of

drain the entire bucket, yet her intake stopped at a solitary cup. What a

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