“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.

conviction shone with undiminished

wager. The time has come

the brink of oblivion. Sympathy for Nancy was an

the chill of the surgeon’s table while a frigid

had spared

cruelty knows no bounds.” Nancy pronounced her

bear in mind, Millie, restitution shall find

Nancy approached the water dispenser, retrieving a paper cup. Submerging it in the bucket,

your aim,

retreated into the haven of

voice bore the

vow to drain the entire bucket, yet her intake stopped at a solitary

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