“Three-quarters of the cash was stolen, and you’re saying it has nothing to do with you?”

Not long ago, when the bodyguard came to report, he was so frightened that he fell to his knees. “The guards have all collapsed in the warehouse. T-The cash is gone too…”

No sooner had the words been spoken than Arnold’s entire face changed color. In the end, he was almost laughing in exasperation. “You wench. You’re quite something!”

“You know, I’m just one person. How could I possibly have managed to move so much cash by myself?”

Arnold nodded. “We had just left the port of Wavery not long ago. It seems they made their move while you were holding Josephine hostage. In Wavery, who could possibly do your bidding?”

Josie listened to Arnold’s analysis. He immediately dismissed the idea of the police being involved. “The Olsen family? Impossible. If it were them, they could have destroyed my boat. Considering the level of caution and meticulousness, the party involved could only be the Russells.”

As expected, he knows me like the back of his hand. Josie changed the subject. “Arnold, aren’t you worried now that the money is gone? Mr. Dalton will surely want you dead. It seems we’re destined to meet our end here.”

it’s the Russells,” he continued, affirming his speculation. “It

left me many things. Among them

“Whether Dexter knows or not isn’t important. What’s crucial is that

“What are

his support, she tumbled off the

as you are in my hands, what

dilated, a sense of foreboding

always assumed I’d be exceptionally tolerant with you, Josie, but you were mistaken.” Arnold strode out, instructing his bodyguards, “Dock the ship for a rest and

exit. As her skin scraped against the

the name suggested, was surrounded by sturdy stone walls. It was a two-tiered structure, with a water reservoir on one level and a prison cell on the other. Once

to her chest and still gradually increasing. She couldn’t take deep breaths, nor could she sit down to

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