Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1345

The Security Captain did not dare hide a single detail and reported everything truthfully. "Shortly after you and Mercedes went underwater, a massive riot broke out at the hospital on Lani Island. The local police requested emergency backup, and our perimeter security forces were urgently dispatched to assist them. This created a brief gap in security coverage right above your diving sector. As for what exactly happened underwater, Mercedes is currently the sole surviving witness."

He paused for a second, seemingly weighing his words carefully. "According to her official statement after being rescued, she claims that you intentionally selected that specific dive site to lure her into an ambush. She insists she was merely collateral damage in your plot, which resulted in her tendons being slashed and her nearly drowning in the deep sea. Thank God Mr. Nelson arrived just in time alongside Major General Calony. Mr. Nelson pulled you from the water, and the Major General rescued Mercedes."

Emmy thought back to the terrifying sequence of events before she blacked out. The people swarming that dive site were undoubtedly enemies who wanted her dead. Their division of labor had been incredibly precise. One group surrounded Penny, ensuring she could not break free to mount a rescue, while the other group dragged Emmy downward, torturing her and forcing her toward an underwater death. She had indeed chosen that diving spot herself. But it was a widely known tourist location, not some desolate blind spot.

Could Mercedes really have just been caught in the crossfire?

Something about the story felt fundamentally wrong. Emmy suddenly spoke, her tone turning razor sharp. "There were numerous other divers in that sector that day. It is impossible for Mercedes to be the only witness."

The line went dead silent for several agonizing seconds before the Security Captain finally spoke again. "Ms. Lincoln... By the time Mr. Nelson and the Major General arrived, the water was a sea of blood. Aside from you and Mercedes, who were pulled from the water... there were no other survivors."

Emmy's heart slammed against her ribs, constricting painfully. A horrific premonition made her voice tremble. "Then... what about Penny?"

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