“I want to drink water.”

“Bear with it!”

“If I had died of thirst, I wouldn’t have been able to see your sister’s wedding.”

Johnny stared at her impatiently, then reluctantly picked up the bottle of mineral water from the ground and slowly fed it to Josie. “Didn’t get enough rainwater last night, did you?”

After finishing her drink, Josie finally felt a bit more at ease. She looked at Johnny and suddenly burst into laughter, a laughter that was truly heartfelt.

Baffled by her laughter, Johnny exclaimed, “What are you laughing at?”

Josie was very happy. “You’re so young. Why do you always pretend to be fierce and menacing? You can’t even pull it off convincingly.”

At first glance, Johnny appeared to be someone who had been thrown into the hustle and bustle of society at a young age. His face bore the marks of hardship, yet it was clear that he was not particularly old.

After being teased, he gave a fierce kick, sending the stool flying. “Stop trying to cozy up to me,” he barked, “It’s none of your d*mn business!”

anything life-threatening before, have you? Just by looking at your knife, which doesn’t even have a sharpened edge, I can

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him, analyzing, “But it doesn’t seem like it. You

the nerve to say that. Don’t you

done something significant for you, a huge favor, that make you go to such lengths

held a

your

served as a reminder to Johnny. Heather had instructed him

now, did you? I guess she

face bore a menacing glare as he stared at her fiercely. “It was you

Josie flashed a smile.

“Why are you laughing?”

me, she would find a way to ensure your safe

is murder we’re talking about. If you truly get your hands dirty, your life will be over. Why go to such

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