“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.”

affirming his speculation.

away, he left me many things. Among them was the authority to command the Russells, having them

“Whether Dexter knows or

heart sank. “What are you trying to

risen. Without his support, she tumbled

from his superior position. “As long as you are in my hands, what wouldn’t Dexter dare to do? I’ll make sure he obediently returns all that

sense of foreboding washing

mistaken.” Arnold strode out, instructing his bodyguards, “Dock the ship for a rest and throw her

Josie toward the exit. As her skin

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 the mechanism was activated, water from the reservoir would flood the

water level rising to her chest and still gradually increasing. She couldn’t take deep breaths, nor could she sit down to rest. That kind of torment

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