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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.

and opened the message function to draft a message. ‘Stay right here for me. I’m going

drafting the message, she changed the setting on her phone to remove the password option

so their battery levels remained quite full. His phone was specially custom-made and he had paid more than a hundred thousand for his special phone; to be precise, it was anti-theft, water-resistant

the areas nearby. At last, she managed to find

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 in the direction

However, she

to submerge underwater. She intended to see

dressed in a gown, so it was hard for her to submerge underwater. As such, she had no choice but to remove

was about to enter the water with her phone’s flashlight, a voice suddenly rang out from behind her,

in the empty maze and for a moment there, she was frightened

turned around to find that Matthew was standing not too far away while making his way in

embarrassed, she did not bother much seeing that there was a much bigger problem to deal with.

her phone and revealed a slight smile on his sickly face. “I saw the message you left for me and I knew that you would definitely

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

resembled a child who had just

night, I discovered this place while

obsidian-colored eyes and his pale lips spoke, “I didn’t leave before because I was waiting to share this situation with you once you are awake. Then, I’ll make my way out to

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

“Two hundred meters?”

for a non-athlete but with great swimming skills, it would take the person at least five to six minutes

meant that they would be unable to catch their breaths once they submerged themselves; they would have

would be difficult for him to make his way to the

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

his brows and revealed

some stubble growing under his chin after not being able to shave for two

then I will probably die in here too!” She was in no mood to joke around when faced