Josephine seemed uncertain about whether to trust Arnold’s words, but nonetheless, she nestled within his embrace, seeking comfort.

Scar unable to contain his impatience, nudged Josie, signaling it was time for them to leave. “Enough gawking. Let’s go!”

Suddenly, Josie found herself being whisked into a bedroom, the door locking with a click behind her. “Hey!” she called out in protest, but Scar had already secured the door from the outside, leaving her with no choice but to stay.

Surveying her surroundings, Josie realized she was in a room far too lavish for any ordinary bodyguard. The presence of liquor on the bedside table caught her attention-it was brandy, a detail that hinted this was Arnold’s master bedroom.

The thought crossed her mind that Arnold had managed to keep a secret lover hidden in such a place.

While searching for an escape, she was startled by a pair of hands that suddenly covered her mouth from behind.

“It’s me!” a familiar voice whispered, bringing a sense of relief.

Turning around, Josie found Dexter standing there, his presence in the room as surprising as it was reassuring.

“How did you get here?” she asked, stepping back to gauge his response.

“I went on a patrol.”

“What did you find? What’s on the ship?”

reflective as he recounted the sight of an entire warehouse overflowing with

her concerns, “Arnold mentioned that any mishap could lead to the ship being blown up directly. Dexter, there’s something

off by

“You…”

Josephine was roused from her sleep?” Dexter revealed, shedding light on the cause of the

exactly is that woman, and why does Arnold seem to tread so

examining a bottle of wine on the table, shared, “She’s the daughter of the second-in-command in Rivodia. Arnold needed a reputable wife to

in his own game,” Josie mused aloud. “Arnold and Summer were merely pawns for Wayne, used to ingratiate himself with the elite. It’s rather sad,

Arnold sought from his actions. Was survival his sole

progressed, she made a connection, “The second-in-command-that was the contact you had

understanding, with Dexter concluding,

second-in-command is one of Mr. Dalton’s

the silence, Dexter broached the subject of Josie’s earlier interaction with Arnold. “I heard your conversation with him,”

was playing him,” Josie admitted

a rueful smile, was,

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