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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.

clicked into the footage.

the rooftop, her steps clumsy

moved as

a pile of ropes and crouched down nervously, then broke

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

Anthony frowned.

watched Andrea tie herself with the rope.

was still plenty of rope left

as she hopped to the

dirt and rocks

skyscraper. Nonetheless, a fall from a standard five–story abandoned factory would still

to cripple someone, if not kill them.

her knees for mercy, bowing so low her forehead

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appeared to be talking to

given Andrea a hard push. She screamed as

rest of the rope was

never expected this.

view, but

phone down grimly, his gaze cold.

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

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 who pushed you into the sea! Go after her if you

was Andrea talking

felt the answer coming to mind and truth slowly surfacing.

even if he wanted to. ‘Andrea and Lauraine were behind Genevieve’s disappearance on

invited Genevieve to the

other words, he was complicit in her disappearance

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

understood Genevieve’s fierce and

for Andrea,

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why she hadn’t even hesitated to cut

in doubt,

E

make the decisions that she predicted he would before she dealt him the final

time hurting Anthony, making little cuts here and

ruefully, ‘Oh, Genevieve…”

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greeted Anthony when he stepped into

he sensed danger, but before he could turn around,

on the head.

vision went black.

unconscious, as though trying to make up the full picture of

the past and the people who

like he was being torn apart.

ache in his heart spread through his body, and sadness overwhelmed him as

depthless sea at night.

lights that were dwarfed by the fireworks overhead.

looking for had disappeared. The ring was still with

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

stood on the swaying deck and the salty

a huge wave crested and tipped the cruise ship.

wanted to be swept away by the waves and swallowed by

he could

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rose to claim him,

and felt the dampness

he could

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

Hoffman shouldn’t be taking unprescribed medication after

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

Daniel comforted Quincey quietly, “You should go back. I can take care of things here, but I won’t be

careful.”

Quincey

greeted in surprise, holding

medicine Daniel was holding. “How long

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

darkened.

his eyes and cleared

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