So, Zoe Ellsworth opened the closet and took out an outfit and a pair of black stockings.
She went into the bathroom.
She took off her clothes and put on the stockings.
Then she draped the pink gauze over her body.
She got into the bathtub.
The water level rose bit by bit.
It crept up to her chest.
Holding her phone, she took a picture, angling it from top to bottom.
Then she sent it to him, adding a few lines of text: "Friendly reminder: after you see this, don't get too excited... or you might have a nosebleed. Take care of your health. Your life is precious."
She added a few laughing emojis at the end of the message before successfully sending it.
Then she took her bath, turned off her phone, and went to sleep.
Meanwhile, Herman Hawthorne had been ready for bed. He opened the message, not expecting that she would actually give in to his goading and send something.
