Anya’s POV:I no longer dared to accuse you of him and could only suppress my anger tightly.Evan had an explosive temper, and I couldn’t even came close to matching his outburst.One hour later, he drove back to X City and took me directly to villa number 7.The car came to a stop on the lawn and he forcefully pulled me out of the car.The bodyguard swiftly approached and parked the car in the garage.“Evan, what on the earth are you planning to do?” I asked.He didn’t utter a word as he carried me into the house.Then, he led me to the room and placed me on the bed.“Anya, you can’t leave here until I made up my mind.” He declared.My eyes filled with immense shock, as I impulsively leaped off the bed, exclaiming, “What do you think you are doing? Are you trying to imprison me?”“Do as you wish!” He said as he turned around and walked out of the room.I desperately tried to follow him, but it was already too late.Bang!He forcefully closes the door and locks it with the key.Inside
Anya’s POV:At 8:30 pm, the door swung open.A group of maids entered, carrying a tray of different sizes.The trays were filled with a feast fit for a king.Miss Chain maintained a gentle and respectful expression, “Madam, this is the nutritious meal instructed by Mr. Carter to prepare for you!”“I am not eating!” I seethed with anger and had no appetite.“Madam, you have not had lunch! Skipping dinner won’t do any good. You are not just one person, but you have to take care of the nourishment for two!”“All of you get out! Give me some time alone!”The six maids took a step back, their eyes fixed on me as if I were a criminal.I was fuming with rage.Evan had dared to restrict my freedom.“Miss Chain, I beg you, let me go. I can’t stay here!”“Madam, please don’t worry! Mr. Carter doesn’t want you to leave. Its for your own well-being. Before he left, he instructed us to serve you with utmost dedication! From this, it’s evident that he truly cares about you! Madam, please listen!” s
Anya’s POV:Upon hearing this, I seethed with anger.‘How could it be the same?’When I gave birth to my first child, I lost all hope and felt utterly alone in the world.And now, burdened with various troubles, I had no desire to endure another pregnancy, especially since Tina Walter was also pregnant.If I and Tina gave birth to our children consecutively, the entertainment reporters in X city would undoubtedly create a commotion.‘Who knew what kind of storm it would unleash?’“Do the right thing and have a child.”“Evan, it’s impossible. I am telling you, it’s impossible.” I weekly refused.Ignoring me, he walked directly to the table and said, “Came and eat.”“I won’t eat! I won’t touch any food! If you won’t let me to leave. I will starve death right here!”“Fine!”He didn’t utter another word. He simply grabbed his phone and sent a message.A moment later, the door swung once again.“Mommy...”Jason and Jerry hurriedly entered from the outside door.The servant also carried Flo
Anya’s POV:I was powerless to protect my children. All I could do was watch as my children were taken away.“Evan Carter, I hate you. Why are you doing this to me? How could you?”“Dry your tears and come over to eat! Quick!” he commanded.“I can’t eat.”“You have to eat. If you are obedient, I will get the children to come and see you tomorrow. If you still defy me, I will send the children overseas tomorrow!”As I listened, my eyes, turned red and I looked at Evan with resentment and anger.However, he remained unaffected. He raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze calm yet provoking.“I will count three. You should be right over for dinner. You know, I always keep my word!”I rolled my eyes and tears welled up instantly.I had intended to stand my ground against him, but the moment I saw the children, I crumbled instantly.This damn jerk always knew how to exploit my vulnerabilities.Receiving no response from me, he began to count, “One.”My heart tightened and I looked sharply at h
Evan’s POV:Fifteen minutes later, the family doctor rushed over.“Mr. Carter, how are you? Miss Walter, are you alright?” The doctor greeted us.I furrowed my brows. “She has been experiencing constant sickness and can’t eat anything. Please check if there is any treatment available!”I watched it attentively as a doctor examined Anya, checking her pulse, listening to her heartbeat, and measuring her blood pressure.“She is suffering from serve malnutrition and intense anemia.” The doctor gravely informed.“And?” I raised an eyebrow.The doctor furrowed his brows, his expression serious. “Her health is in such a critical condition that I recommend… terminating the pregnancy!”“What?” My eyebrows shot up in shock.The doctor furrowed his brows and said gravely. “Miss Walter’s health condition is such a poor state that I suggest… terminate the pregnancy!”“Isn’t there any treatment available?”The doctor paused for a few seconds. “If you insist on having this child, Miss Walter must ur
Tina’s POV:I had been living in Sherane Bay Villa for many days.However, Evan didn’t visit me even once.Today, I couldn’t resist and came to the Carter mansion.Children were under its roof and I know Evan would undoubtedly make an appearance to see them after work.“Miss Walter, how's your day?” one of the servants greeted.“Has Evan finished work?” I inquired.“Yes.” This servant replied“Oh, what about three kids? I bought them some toys.” I mentionedAlthough deep down, I harbored a burning desire to throttle Anya’s three kids, I had to maintain a facade.The servant responded truthfully. “They were taken away by Mr. Carter.”“Where did he take them?”“I don’t know.” The servant responded.Upon hearing this, my heart sank and an overwhelming sense of foreboding engulfed me.“Fiona, come over here. I need to ask you something.” I called out one of the servants.She looked around, ensuring nobody was paying attention, and hurriedly entered the room with me.Once inside, I couldn’
Tina’s POV:After ending the call, I felt disoriented.Despite being born into a wealthy family, I couldn’t come up with 20 million in cash instantly.After pondering fall for a while, I decided to call Mom.“Hey, Tina!” she answered the call.Overwhelmed with the emotions, I couldn’t hold back the tears and cried. “Mom…”“What’s wrong?” She asked concern.I sobbed, “Mom, I think I got into trouble.”“Don’t cry, what happened?”“Mom, where are you? I will go back and find you.”“I am at home.”“I rushed back to the Walter House in no time.”She looked anxious. “What’s the matter? Is Mr. Carter giving you trouble again?”“No, it’s not that.”“Then, what it is?”I had intended to spill everything to my mother, but at the last moment, I hesitated and held back.It would be better not to burden my mother with this.“Mom that awful Anya is pregnant.”“What did you say? Say it again?”“Anya, that wretched woman is pregnant and shes carrying Evan’s child.”“What?” Mom’s face was frozen, ange
Mia’s POV:An hour later, I arrived at my cousins’ place.I had arranged a meeting with them the day before, so, the two were already waiting for me.“What have you to be up to? Do you still want the money?” I angrily pointed a finger at my two cousins.Wallace flashed a sly smile, “Mia, we have already set the plan in the motion! But damn, this woman is so lucky. We missed her twice!”I grew annoyed and scolded, “I don’t care about your methods, just get rid of her as soon as possible. Otherwise you won’t get $200 million.”“Believe me. We will certainly take care of it.”“Don’t just talk. You always show some damn enthusiasm when it comes to money! But when it get serious, you always make excuse.”“We have already take action. Last month, we almost ran her with a car right in front of our company building! But out of nowhere, Mr. Carter showed up and saved her! And recently, we almost succeeded in ladies room in Green Town! But that woman reacted quickly, and we could not stab her h
Anya’s POV:At Sherane Bay Villa, I was feeling uneasy.I also know about Zachary's disappearance. Greyson even specially called me to ask about Zachary’s whereabouts.It was the fifth day of Christmas.I was sitting in the courtyard in a daze. My heart is a mess.Beep! Beep! Beep!My phone suddenly rang.I took out my phone and looked at it. The phone number was an unknown number. However, this was my private number, and only my family and friends know about it.“Hello?”There was a silence on the other end of the line. No one answered.“Who is it?” I asked again.There was no sound on the other end of the line, only a busy tone.I was baffled. “If you don’t say anything, I am hanging up.”There was still no answer on the other end of the line.I frowned and instinctively guessed that it was Tina. “Is it Tina?”Th
Zachary’s POV:I wanted to run. Unfortunately, my legs were already tied up with iron chains. I couldn’t run at all, let alone break free.The woman in red held a sinister-looking boning knife in one hand. Her hair covered most of her face as she walked towards me bit by bit.My heart was pounding so hard that I was about to faint.“Tina… Tina, I know it’s you! Please don’t scare me! I know it’s you! Let’s talk things over. Don’t do anything rash. Please don’t do anything rash. What do you want? You can tell me…”“Ah!”Tina had already walked to my side step by step and lightly brushed her hair aside, revealing a face as pale as paper!When I saw clearly that it was Tina, I was even more frightened.I had already seen how crazy Tina was!Now that I was in her hands, I would probably not be able to get out alive!“Tina…. Tina, calm down first. I have let you down. However, I was also forced to do it. I was also forced into a dead-end by you. I love you. I love you!”Tina was unmoved. S
Jenny’s POV:The family began to take turns calling Zachary.Unfortunately, we still couldn’t get through to him.At this point, four to five hours had passed since the first call.Mom's eyebrows kept twitching and she had a bad feeling, “Will something happen to Zachary?”Dad frowned and said angrily, “What could happen to him? Who knows where he went to play again? This rascal is becoming more and more useless.”“Forget about him. Let’s eat first!”“Impossible. No matter how ridiculous Zachary is, today is a special day. He couldn’t possibly be not coming back today!”“We have been unable to get through him. Something must have happened! Let’s quickly send someone to look for him!”When Dad heard this, his frown deepened.Zachary liked to spend time drinking and merry-making and preferred to come and go alone. Therefore, he did not like to bring bodyguards.I also started to get anxious, “Something might have happened to Zachary. Just now he said that he would be home in half an hou
Zachary’s POV:I quickly walked to the car and hurriedly opened the door.It was not until I got into the car that my pounding heart felt a little better.“Hurry up and go home…”Buzz!After I started the car, I got out of the parking lot as if I was fleeing.This hotel was about 25 miles away from the Garcia residence.Without traffic, I could reach home in less than an hour.The Garcia family was also wealthy. Wealthy families paid more attention to privacy and safety. Their residences were usually very remote. Many of them were mansions halfway up the mountain, far away from the city.I was driving home.It was halfway through the journey. After a few more turns of tree-paved roads, I was able to see the top of the mountain where the Garcia residence was located.“Beep! Beep! Beep!”When I made a turn, my phone suddenly rang.“How annoying…” I thought that my sister was urging me to go home again, so I picked up the phone and answered it.“I already said I will be home soon. Stop c
Jenny’s POV:Today was Christmas Eve.Almost everyone returns home to spend the New Year with their families.The Garcia family was naturally no exception.As soon as I walked into the house, Mom stood up with the blame on her face. “Jenny, you are finally back. I called you so many times, but you didn’t answer. What are you busy with?”“I am back now. Merry Christmas Daddy and Mommy!” I hugged my mom happily.Dad stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. He pushed up his round-frame glasses and said unhappily, “What time is it? Why isn’t your brother home yet?”“That’s right! What’s going on with Zachary recently? He doesn’t come back more and more.”“He is also listless and distracted every time he comes back. This brat is getting more and more outrageous.”When I heard this, I secretly curled my lips in disdain.I know that my brother and Tina were dating.Now that his little girlfriend was gone, he must be sad.“Hurry up and call your brother. Tell him to come back quickly.”
Anya’s POV:“You are the one who came to me, not the other way around. If you don’t believe me, you might as well return.”“Miss Garcia, I am asking you for your help sincerely. If you continue with this attitude, we really can’t continue this conversation.” I stood up and pretended to leave.Seeing this, Jenny panicked and suddenly stood up, “Anya, what do you want?”I shrugged slightly, “I said that as long as you can get Evan out, I will certainly leave X city. I will keep my word. I can write you a guarantee.”“Hah, what’s the use of that?”I sneered, “Of course. It had a legal effect. As long as I leave X city, with your outstanding looks and family background, Evan will certainly fall in love with you over time.”Jenny’s POV:When I heard this, my eyes darkened. I also agreed with Anya’s words.As long as Anya left X city forever, then my chances with Evan were considerable.“Alright, I will believe you this once. Then write to me a guarantee. If you go back on your word at that
Jenny’s POV:I was stunned.I had looked for Anya and Evan before, but they all rejected me.Now that Anya had taken the initiative to look for me again, I was surprised.“Why? Have you thought it through? Are you willing to sacrifice yourself for him?”Anya took a deep breath. “Yes, if you have a way to get Evan out, I am willing to accept your suggestion to leave X city and never come back.”I rolled my eyes when I heard that.“Are you serious? You are not going to tease me again, are you?”“Why would I? I am very sincere!”“Alright then come to City Cafe!”“Will do.”Then I hung up the phone.Anya’s POV:After hanging up, I said, “Sam Drive to the City cafe!”“Alright!”City Cafe is X city’s most upscale coffee shop.At the same time, Jenny owned the place. It should be very safe to meet here.Thirty minutes later, Sam drove the car and arrived at City Coffee.“Where are you? I am already at the door.”“Then come in.”“Sam take the kids home first, then pick me up.”“Okay.”I got o
Anya’s POV:When I heard this, I felt a punch in my heart again.“Daddy will be out soon. Be good when Daddy isn’t around. Don’t be naughty, and don’t make Mommy angry.”“Yes, we will.”“Give the phone to Mommy. Let Daddy and Mommy a few words.”Anya took the phone. Her eyes were still a little red. “Don’t worry. The children have been good!”At this moment, I want to smash the glass window and hug the four of them.“Anya, I am worried about your safety. If anything happens to you, I can’t accept.”Anya pondered for a few seconds, “After the New Year. I will send the children overseas.”“What about you?”“Of course, I had to stay here!”When I heard this, my eyes turned even redder.I suddenly regretted it.I felt that I should never have given Anya the position o
Evan’s POV:(There was a shooting on Eastern Avenue, seriously injuring three people.)(The target of the gunshot is suspected to be the Carter Group’s new president.)I was special. Therefore, I lived in a separate cell that was even occupied with that television.After watching the news early in the morning, I was so shocked that my scalp went numb. I felt as if the blood in my body flowed backward.Bang! Bang! Bang!I patted the prison door.A guard walked over, “What’s the matter, Mr. Carter?”“I need to make a phone call.”“No, you are still in custody…”My eyes widened and I shouted, “I have to make a phone call now. Or you have to bear the consequences.”Seeing that I was agitated, the guard didn’t dare to act on his own. He quickly went to ask his superior.My request was approved by the higher-ups.I finall