Chapter 204 I Will Hold On

Whitney hung her head low, her face etched with pain. Tears streamed down her cheeks, one after another, as hopelessness and despair radiated from her. She felt utterly defeated. Damian's gaze was icy and devoid of pity. "Painful, isn't it? Enjoy it—it's what you deserve." With those words, he turned and walked out, issuing a command to those outside. "No food or water for her." The container door slammed shut, plunging her back into suffocating darkness. Whitney shifted slightly, the chains around her neck and wrists clinking with every movement. She felt like a caged animal. Her eyes caught a faint glimmer of light at her feet. Looking down, she saw a phone. Desperate, she reached for it with her free hand, clinging to a fragile sliver of hope. But the screen displayed "No SIM Card." Of course. Damian would never have left her with a functional phone. On the screen was a paused video, showing Noel's strikingly sculpted face, his deep-set eyes exuding coldness. Whitney's hand b