Meanwhile, Andrew neither knew nor cared whether Simon was alive or dead. He was too preoccupied with Francesca, who had completely lost her mind.

"Let go of me! Please, I need you! I'm going to die if you don't help me—please!" Francesca cried out.

Her flushed, naked body squirmed helplessly as Andrew had her bound and placed inside a large tub of ice water to reduce the intense heat radiating from within.

The icy water helped cool her down temporarily, but it was only a surface-level sol