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Chapter 223 Let’s Make a Bet to Not Be Together

“Matthew, wake up! Matthew? Hey!”

Veronica reached out and tapped his cheeks, but even with her gentle movement, he remained unconscious.

“Matthew, get up right now! Gosh, forget it!”

She failed to wake him up despite several attempts; her hand was raised high in the air as she intended to give him a tight slap, but she later realized that she did not have it in her to do so.

Just as she was in a dilemma on what to do, she noticed that there was a container on the table filled with water.

Matthew must have known that this water was safe to drink; otherwise, he would not have placed it on that spot.

At this point, she did not bother much and all she could instinctively think of was to quench her thirst with it.

She lifted the container of water before checking its condition. It was crystal clear and odorless, so she instantly tipped the entire container of water into her mouth and finished it.

“Phew!”

Wow, I feel like a fish on the shore being thrown back into the sea. I finally feel more alive!

Veronica finished the water and she felt energized instantly. Just as she was about to put down the container, she suddenly realized an important question.

Water? Where does this water come from? Could the way out be connected to the water source, then?

With this epiphany, Veronica’s spirits were immediately lifted as the glimmer of hope for survival shone upon them. She placed down the container and rushed outside.

It took only a few steps before she stopped and recalled the still unconscious Matthew. Worried that he might wake up and panic without her presence, she suddenly thought of her phone after some deliberation.

phone and opened the message function to draft a message. ‘Stay right here

she changed the setting on her phone to remove the password option and placed

they had completely turned their phones off, so their battery levels remained quite full. His phone was specially custom-made and he had paid more than a hundred

the areas nearby. At last, she managed to find a

way as she explored the area and she lit up all of the lamps that were located downstream. Finally, she stood at the end of the stream and found that the water continuously flowed

However, she was unaware of the

some hesitation, she finally plucked up her courage and removed her clothes to submerge

in a gown, so it was hard for her to submerge underwater.

enter the water with her phone’s flashlight, a voice suddenly rang out

maze and for a moment there, she was frightened out of

was standing not

and despite feeling slightly embarrassed, she did not bother much seeing that there was a much bigger problem to deal with. “Why did

sickly face. “I saw the message you left

bowl of water that you left in the room and I suspected that there must be a hidden stream nearby, so I ended up discovering it here. Look, the water is flowing so that means there should be an exit here. I want to go underwater to check it out,” she told him about her little discovery

who had just made a

very smart.” He walked to stand next to her, then stood by the edge of the hidden stream to look at the moving stream as he spoke, “Last night, I discovered this place while you were fast asleep and I

lips spoke, “I didn’t leave before because I was waiting to share this situation with you

for a moment. “There is a cliff at the end of this stream and a hole that measures twenty meters in height on top of it. It would take some time to climb out. Besides, there

“Two hundred meters?”

minutes to swim two hundred meters. As for a non-athlete but with great swimming skills, it would take the person at

they would be unable to catch their breaths once they submerged themselves; they would have to hold their breaths until they

for him to make his way to the end of the stream and

get out, your wounded hand won’t be enough to help you climb out,” a worried

and revealed a smile; his

to shave for two days. Surprisingly, he

overwork yourself. If you end up dead, then I will probably die in here too!” She was in no mood to joke around when faced with such a life-and-death