Brian's eyes lit up instantly. He rushed toward the container and shouted, "Miss Winter, is that you? Miss Winter?"

"Bang! Bang!"

The sound came from inside the container again, confirming someone was there.

Overjoyed, Brian began inspecting the lock. Since these were abandoned containers, the locks weren't particularly strong. He found a rock and, after about a dozen strikes, managed to break the lock. He swung the door open to find Sophia lying inside, her hands and feet bound. The rising seawater had already seeped in, reaching her ears.

Seeing Brian, Sophia burst into tears..

Brian hurried over to help her up, untying the ropes around her and ripping the tape off her mouth.

"Ah..." Sophia gasped, then sobbed with tears streaming down her face. "It was Aveline! It had to be that bitch Aveline who did this to me! She sent someone to have me tied up here!"

Brian hesitated, saying, "But I've been with Miss Young all this time; she didn't do this."

to his arm. "Brian, I saved Lucas, but Aveline wants me

right to Brian, but this wasn't the place to discuss it. He helped

nodded. "Yes, we need to leave

woken up here, terrified out of her

had been locked inside a

through the same ordeal

the one who had arranged for this to happen to

woman-she deserved

Sophia began to calm down. Yet, she remained fixated, insisting, "It had to be Aveline who did this to me!

"Why would she want revenge

started to reply, but then realized something and looked at Brian, her eyes welling up

replied, "Miss Winter, I'm just repaying the debt Mr. Tudor

Yes.

Sophia had saved Lucas' life by sacrificing her

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