Chapter 1439
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However, in the next moment, Neera felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck and immediately lost consciousness.
In the fleeting moments before the darkness consumed her, she caught sight of Zephyr’s eyes.
Those eyes, brimming with intense regret and resentment, seemed to plead with her to resist being taken away, reflecting a profound self-loathing for not fulfilling his promise, for failing to protect her.
When Neera regained consciousness, it was the biting cold that jolted her awake.
Confused and disoriented, she couldn’t discern her surroundings until she realized she was in a bathtub.
The chilling revelation hit her as she discovered the tub filled with ice cubes and water, submerging her chest, with only her head exposed.
Bound hand and foot, Neera was left in this chilling predicament.
The duration of her immersion in the icy water remained unknown, and her body temperature had plummeted frighteningly low, causing uncontrollable shivers.
The unbearable cold surrounded her, her teeth chattering, and her lips taking on a frightening shade of purple. It felt as though she was on the brink of freezing to death.
Attempts to move her hands and feet were futile; the ropes were tied too tightly, rendering her unable to break free.
Neera forced herself to calm down, struggling to piece together the events leading to her loss of consciousness.
As she closed her eyes, the image of Zephyr’s eyes and the horrifying scene of Howard thrusting toward him resurfaced in her mind. The pain that gripped her heart was akin to being stabbed.
How is Zephyr? Is he… dead? What about Aunt Adriana? Is she still lying there, or has someone taken her away? Perhaps something else had happened?
swirled incessantly, consuming her attention and preventing her from focusing on her surroundings.
biting cold forced her
best to control her trembling, Surveying her surroundings, she recognized that she was in an old, abandoned warehouse, and the
memory lingered: before losing consciousness, Phoebe had mentioned wanting
brought me here, right? But
she contemplated, the sound of approaching footsteps echoed from behind her, growing louder with each step.
heels resonated
through Neera’s body, her heart pounding in her chest. She instantly grasped that the approaching
that any movement proved difficult. Restrained in the bathtub,
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closer, coming to a
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about to speak, a sudden hand seized her head, forcefully submerging
were engulfed in icy water, and her eyes, drenched in the freezing liquid, refused to open.
her breath, struggling with all her
applied relentless pressure, and the bone-chilling coldness sliced across her
struggles, Phoebe
Neera felt on the verge of suffocation, Phoebe abruptly yanked her hair, pulling her out
into her nostrils, mingling with the lingering cold
the ordeal was far from over.
than a couple of breaths, Phoebe, with a sudden
water.
front of Neera,
going?
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