Both had been hurled into the torrential currents by Derek. Miraculously, Giovanni had survived, while


    his ill-fated aplice found his resting ce beneath the river’s surface.


    Fear tinged Fiona’s expression as she surveyed Giovanni’s disarray.


    “What’s be of you? Moreover, you’re well aware of my circumstances. I’m hospitalized, yet you


    arrange a meeting here?”


    Upon emerging from hera, a call from Giovanni beckoned her to an immediate rendezvous,


    threatening a hospital visit should she notply. She had no choice but to sneak out.


    “Provide me with funds. I need to flee Preagend without dy. After tailing Millie, her husband


    discovered us, subjecting us to brutal assault before casting us into the river. I narrowly escaped


    drowning. I cannot risk their knowledge of my survival.


    Departure from Preagend is imperative.”


    Giovanni extended a hand, a plea veiled within.


    After reflection, Fiona considered the grim impact of Marcus’ ruthlessness.


    Giovanni’s departure from Preagend would neutralize a looming threat.


    “However, don’t you seek solitude and relief? I will reconnect with you when necessary. You shall make


    periodic deposits in my ount.”


    “Do you take me for a bank? Monthly transfers won’t be my prerogative.”


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    Momentary sce dissipated, shattered by Giovanni’s renewed demands.


    “Refute not the arrangement. Leon possesses substantial wealth. An incremental sum to appease me


    should not present an issue.”


    Giovanni’s audacity knew no bounds. Should he cling to her indefinitely, she would respond with


    unrelenting resolve.


    “Agreed. Yet one task remains for you. Eliminate Millie. Her knowledge is perilous.


    She stands as a menace. Uponpletion,pensation shall be rendered.”


    Subsequent to Millie’s demise, Fiona nned Giovanni’s demise—the culmination of her scheme,


    undeterred by any obstacle.


    “It was her husband’s doing that reduced me to this state. Prudence dictates my distance from her.


    How dare I engage in her murder?”


    Recalling Millie, Giovanni’s voice quavered, a product of his apprehension toward Marcus.


    “Adopt a more strategic perspective. Let this serve as a lesson, prompting caution.


    Recall that Millie witnessed our intimate encounter. Were she to disclose this to Leon, would his


    benevolence toward me persist? What chance of receiving your duepensation would remain?”


    Fiona elucidated, and Giovanni’s thoughts enveloped him in silence.


    Millie returned home after her conversation with the detective and walked past Fiona’s apartment on


    her way to hers. The door was notpletely closed, and she could hear noisesing from inside.