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Deathly silence greeted Anthony when he stepped into the factory.

He bristled when he sensed danger, but before he could turn around, he was ambushed from behind and struck

on the head.

Anthony’s vision went black.

Fractured images flurried through Anthony’s mind while he was unconscious, as though trying to make up the full picture of the three years he had lost.

He saw fragments of the past and the people who had come and gone in his life.

He felt like he was being torn apart.

The ache in his heart spread through his body, and sadness overwhelmed him as his feelings for a certain woman grew convoluted.

He saw a depthless sea at night.

He saw the cold, flickering lights that were dwarfed by the fireworks overhead.

The person he was looking for had disappeared. The ring was still with him.

They told him that the person had fallen into the sea and died.

The dull roar of the ocean filled Anthony’s ears. As he stood on the swaying deck and the salty sea breeze enveloped him, he went mad.

Just then, a huge wave crested and tipped the cruise ship.

Anthony wanted to be swept away by the waves and swallowed by the dark ocean.

At least then he could see her.

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However, the moment the waters rose to claim him, he felt himself hauled upward.

Anthony regained consciousness and felt the dampness on his face.

He was in a quiet room, but he could hear loud bickering going on outside.

“What happened? How did he pass out in a car in the countryside?” Quincey demanded hysterically. “Didn’t he take his medicine? Where is it?”

“Mrs. Hoffman, the doctor said Mr. Hoffman shouldn’t be taking unprescribed medication after suffering a head injury,” said Daniel patiently.

“What? That medicine was imported! It’s supposed to be good for Anthony!” Quincey yelled.

“All right, Mrs. Hoffman. I’ll have Mr. Hoffman take the medicine after he comes to.” Daniel comforted Quincey quietly, “You should go back. I can take care of things here, but I won’t be able to come and go as I like, so be

careful.”

Daniel returned to the hospital room after seeing Quincey off and saw that Anthony was already awake.

“Mr. Hoffman,” Daniel greeted in surprise, holding Anthony’s medicine.

Anthony narrowed his eyes at the medicine Daniel was holding. “How long was I out?”

“About 48 hours, Mr. Hoffman. I tracked your coordinates and found you passed out in your car. I didn’t call the police, as you requested. How are you feeling?” Daniel poured a glass of water and added, “I’ll go get the doctor.”

Anthony’s gaze darkened. “Wait.”

He closed his eyes and cleared his thoughts.

He had realized something when his memories overlapped, like why Genevieve had reappeared suddenly and grown to hate Andrea and Lauraine.

Anthony’s heart tightened as a dull ache seized him. He looked pale. When he opened his eyes again, restrained emotions seemed to crest in his depthless gaze.

“Keep quiet about this. If anyone asks, just say I relapsed and passed out,” Anthony ordered. “Also, did you find Andrea?”

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Daniel paused, contemplating his response. “Yes, but…” He hesitated as a strange look crossed his features. “She’s gone mad.”

Anthony frowned and cut Daniel a look as sharp as his jawline.

Daniel took a deep breath and pulled up the footage he had gotten from the police. He explained in a raspy voice, “There were no surveillance cameras along that road, so we don’t know how she got there in the first place. But, there was a functioning surveillance camera on the rooftop of this abandoned building and it managed to capture Andrea’s strange behavior.”

brow. Strange

clicked into the

up to the rooftop, her steps clumsy

moved

stood before a pile of ropes and crouched down nervously, then broke down in tears.

shouting in a hoarse voice, “You can make me pay for wanting to kill you, but don’t forget Lauraine was the one who

Anthony frowned.

the rope. She first bound her feet, then

rope

hopped to the edge of

dirt and rocks

as it would be from a skyscraper. Nonetheless, a fall from a standard five–story abandoned factory would

enough to cripple someone, if not kill

and begged on her knees for mercy,

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was alone and appeared to

had given Andrea a hard push. She screamed as

the rope

never expected this.

out of view, but her frantic

the phone down

for 12 hours before a passerby saw her and called the police. After that, her mind was a mess and she spoke only gibberish. A psychiatric evaluation determined that she was severely traumatized from being in a stressful situation for too long. She was later

but the words she had screamed into thin air made his blood run cold. “You can make me pay

Andrea

then felt the answer coming to mind

wanted to. ‘Andrea and Lauraine

invited Genevieve to the cruise ship party.

he was complicit in her disappearance to some

Anthony like a merciless sea threatening to drown him, rending the air out of his lungs until he went

fierce and

for Andrea, Lauraine,

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hesitated

suffer in doubt, letting him drown in confusion.

E

him to make the decisions that she predicted he

Andrea swiftly, but she took her time hurting Anthony, making little cuts here and there until he was left

thought ruefully, ‘Oh,

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silence greeted Anthony when he

he sensed danger, but before he could turn around,

on the head.

vision went black.

Anthony’s mind while he was unconscious, as though trying to make up the full picture of the

the past and the people who had come and gone in his life.

he was being torn

overwhelmed him as his feelings for

a depthless sea

flickering lights that were

disappeared. The

person had fallen

he stood on the swaying deck and the salty sea

a huge wave crested and tipped the cruise

to be swept away by the waves and swallowed by the

least then he could see her.

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only) L

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moment the waters rose to claim him, he felt himself hauled upward.

consciousness and felt the dampness

a quiet room, but he could hear loud bickering going

happened? How did he pass out in a car in the countryside?” Quincey demanded hysterically.

Mr. Hoffman shouldn’t be taking unprescribed medication after suffering a head

supposed to be good for Anthony!” Quincey yelled.

after he comes to.” Daniel comforted Quincey quietly, “You should go back. I can take care of things here,

careful.”

to the hospital room after seeing Quincey

in

his eyes at the medicine Daniel was

didn’t call the police, as you requested. How are you feeling?”

darkened.

and cleared his thoughts.

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