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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.”

raised a brow. Strange behavior?”

into the footage.

to the rooftop, her steps clumsy and her face pale with

to be alone but moved as

and crouched down nervously, then broke down

kill you, but don’t forget Lauraine was the one who pushed you into the sea! Go after her

Anthony frowned.

with the rope. She first bound her feet, then her

rope

howled desperately as she hopped to the edge of the

was nothing but dirt and

as it would be from a skyscraper. Nonetheless, a fall from

was enough to cripple someone, if not kill

that moment, Andrea cried and begged on her knees for mercy, bowing so low

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appeared to be talking to herself.

given Andrea a hard push.

rope was pulled

never expected this.

but her

down grimly,

ground. The rope was too short and got caught in her arm. Dislocated arm aside, she went mad. She’d been left dangling 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

had screamed into thin air made his blood run cold. “You can make me pay for wanting to kill you, but don’t forget Lauraine was the one

Andrea talking to?

it Genevieve?” Anthony asked himself, then felt the answer coming to

he wanted to. ‘Andrea and Lauraine were behind Genevieve’s disappearance on the cruise ship!‘

the one who invited Genevieve to the cruise ship

in her

pain washed over Anthony like a merciless sea threatening to drown him, rending the air out

Genevieve’s fierce

for

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hadn’t even hesitated to cut each

in doubt, letting him

E

she predicted he would before she dealt

Lauraine and Andrea swiftly, but she took her time hurting Anthony, making little cuts here and there

thought ruefully, ‘Oh,

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Anthony when he stepped into

but before he could turn around, he was ambushed from behind and

on the head.

went

was unconscious, as though trying to make up

fragments of the past and the people who had come and

he was being torn apart.

sadness overwhelmed him as his feelings for

a depthless sea at night.

cold, flickering lights that were dwarfed by the

had disappeared. The ring was still with him.

that the person had fallen into

roar of the ocean filled Anthony’s ears. As he stood on the swaying deck and

then, a huge wave crested and tipped the

wanted to be swept away by the waves and

he could see

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rose to claim him, he felt himself

regained consciousness and felt the dampness on his face.

room, but he could hear

car in the countryside?” Quincey demanded hysterically. “Didn’t he take

doctor said Mr. Hoffman shouldn’t be taking unprescribed medication after suffering a head injury,”

That medicine was imported! It’s supposed to be good for Anthony!” Quincey

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

careful.”

hospital room after seeing Quincey

in surprise, holding Anthony’s

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

out in your car. I didn’t call the police, as you requested. How are you feeling?” Daniel

darkened.

eyes and

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