Once aboard the ship, Elisa rarely stayed alone; instead, she gravitated towards the deck amidst the company of others.

Actively avoiding isolation, she mingled with fellow attendees, intently monitoring Rochelle’s potential secretive strategy.

Furthermore, anyone daring to conspire against her should brace for countermeasures.

Beneath the moon’s glow, Elisa raised her wine glass and downed it swiftly, a subtle smile forming on her lips, hinting at veiled intentions.

With Elisa refusing to retreat to her room, Rochelle’s nerves went into overdrive. It was plain as day: if Elisa didn’t bunk down in her quarters, her scheming would crumble like a house of cards! What would happen to the painstakingly set-up ‘surprise’ she had tucked away?

Rochelle turned to Paul, “Do you think she’s catching on? What if she figures it out? What do we do then?”

Rochelle’s tension was almost tangible, as though Elisa’s presence had cast a foreboding shadow upon her, leaving an indelible mark of fear.

Paul picked up on Rochelle’s restlessness and pat her shoulder reassuringly, accompanied by a light chuckle.

up on

for vengeance, discovering the

who was still merrily mingling. Seeing no red flags, she eased up

already in her body. Sooner or later, the effects will kick in. If she heads back to her room, it’s a gotcha moment, her image in the gutter. If she keeps partying, her true colors get laid

nodded as if weighing Elisa’s impending predicament and then smirked. “Man, if only I had

remorse lingered in

did she know, Bella was within earshot

and make

pounce in check, Bella pinged Elisa a message. As mad as she was, Bella

for them, Elisa saw this coming. She wasn’t going to

real showdown was on its

on the deck, soaking in the breeze, Elisa’s phone buzzed with a message from

time, their tactics were still

brief pause, Elisa dialed Bella to

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