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.

It’s unlikely she’d pick up on

discovering the

Elisa, who was still merrily mingling. Seeing no

later, the effects will kick in. If she heads back to her

“Man, if only I had more of those pills, I’d

lingered in her

was within

this was their plot – drug Elisa and make her

message. As mad as she was, Bella realized she had to rein it in and not torpedo

She

– the real showdown

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

wry grin tugged at Elisa’s lips. After all this time, their tactics

Bella to share

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