Chapter 216

Denise’s mind was a mess, spinning with memories of Jason — how they met, how she accidentally ended up in his room that night… how she shamelessly stuck to him after that, constantly trying to get his attention, messing up his engagement to Samantha. And then, the two of them fell hard, crazily in love. “Jason... is this really the end? Will I never see you again?” All she could hear now was the ocean crashing around her. Nothing else. Just the suffocating dark and the sound of waves. She slowly closed her eyes, ready to let go. “Dad, what did you just throw into the water?” Sophia’s voice suddenly broke the silence as she walked over. “Why are you here, Sophia?” William asked, his tone neutral. “You still haven’t answered my question — what did you toss overboard just now?” she pressed, clearly anxious. “Nothing important. Just some useless stuff,” he replied blandly. Yeah, right. Sophia didn’t buy that for a second. Her dad was way too busy to come all the way out to sea just to get