The staff who had brought Evelyn to try on the wedding dress was lying motionless on the floor.Meanwhile, Evelyn had vanished.Warren immediately called Evelyn's phone, but all he got was the busy tone.He clutched his phone until his knuckles turned white. His eyes were bloodshot with fury.He never thought that the enemy's reach extended to even the wedding dress store.At home, he kept a tight watch on everything, so much so that even a fly would not have been able to enter his home. Even during the drive here, he ensured that there were bodyguards in front and behind their car.He thought that he had covered all the bases this way.However, he had underestimated the enemy. They had managed to track down the store where he had ordered the wedding dress.Warren called Charlie next. "Evelyn is missing. Bring some men in."Less than ten seconds later, over a dozen bodyguards burst into the fitting room to search for Evelyn.Suddenly, someone shouted, "Mr. Larkin, there's a s
Seconds ticked by. They had found a clue earlier, but that trail quickly went cold.They went back and forth a few times. Warren was so pissed that veins were popping on his forehead.He knew that the more this was dragged out, the more danger Evelyn and the baby would be in.Since Clara had escaped from prison, it was clear that she had no plans on going back in there alive.She must have sought out Evelyn with the idea of ending both their lives together.At the thought of this, Warren's chest tightened to the point where he couldn't breathe.He tapped his fingers on the keyboard nonstop, trying to find any clues.…Meanwhile, when Evelyn woke up, she found herself lying on the deck of a ship.Her hands and feet were bound, and she could hear the sound of the sea waves crashing against the ship.She immediately realized that she had been kidnapped.She remembered that after she put on the wedding dress, she had been caught up in her feelings when suddenly, someone clapped
Evelyn's head struck the floorboards forcefully, sending a sharp pang of pain shooting along her skull.Bright red blood streamed down her forehead.Despite this, she was still able to understand Clara's words.Clara had said that she would never become the eldest daughter of the Sullivan family.What did being the young lady of the Sullivan family have to do with her?Evelyn stared at Clara with reddened eyes. "I think you've gotten the wrong idea. My father is Simon Jefferson. I have no relations to the Sullivan family whatsoever."When Clara heard this, she smiled sinisterly. "Do they care so much about that little bastard in your belly? It seems like no one is brave enough to tell you something as important as this. Fine, then. I'll tell you for them."They might be afraid that you'd have a miscarriage if you get an emotional shock, but I am not. I want nothing more than for your baby to die inside of you."Evelyn, listen closely. You are not the child of Simon Jefferson an
A gasoline tank behind Clara tipped over, and its contents spilled everywhere.Evelyn knew that Clara had prepared that for her.Not only did Clara want her baby's life, she also wanted hers.Evelyn tried to back away. However, her hands and feet were tied, so she could only shuffle very slowly.Even after Clara managed to get up from the floor, Evelyn still hadn't made it more than three feet. Clara took out a lighter from her pocket. There was a click, then a blue flame began dancing before Evelyn's eyes.She knew that the moment the lighter touched the floor, the entire ship would burst into flames. She wouldn't be able to escape.Thus, she tried to stop her. "Clara, I know you want me dead. But, once the fire starts, you won't be able to get away either."Clara chuckled coldly. "I'll just tell you the truth. Our people have already made arrangements to send a helicopter over the moment the flames start. They will take me aboard, and you will be left all alone here."When
Warren charged toward the inferno like a madman, but several bodyguards held him back."Mr. Larkin, it's too dangerous. There's gasoline on the ship, so the fire won't die out!""Fuck off! I want to save Evie, and I want to save my child!""Mr. Larkin, you'll die if you go. Let us go instead."Warren punched the bodyguards to the floor. Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, he drenched his clothes in seawater before dashing into the fire.As he ran, he shouted, "Evie, I'm here to save you! Where are you?"However, he still didn't see any sign of Evelyn.Just as he was about to run upstairs, he heard a familiar voice."Warren, save me!"Warren immediately turned around to see Clara tied to a pole with rope. Flames completely surrounded her.When he saw this, his heart clenched.The two must have fought, and Evelyn must have won. Then, she must have tied Clara up and ran away.In the face of such a huge fire, the only escape route was to jump into the sea.However, Evely
Before the search and rescue personnel could finish speaking, Warren cut him off sharply. "Keep searching. She must still be alive!"Even though he also knew that the odds were not in Evelyn's favor, he still believed that she wouldn't abandon him.Chet looked at Warren seriously. "Clara had suffered burns to her entire body. She is now disfigured and has lost her voice. Johnny just went to save her. Should we send someone to bring her back?"Warren clenched his jaw at the sound of that name. "This is an order—no matter what, I want her alive. She would be getting off too easily if she died!""Warren, we should mentally prepare ourselves," Chet said while nodding. His voice was full of grief, and he clapped Warren on the shoulder.With such ferocious winds and waves, the likelihood of Evelyn surviving was very small. Not to mention, she also had to face her thalassophobia.If it were a river instead, where the currents weren't so strong nor deep, there might be a chance.But thi
When Johnny heard that, his fist stopped in its path and hovered in mid-air.After a long pause, he finally responded. He shook his head incredulously. "That's impossible. How could she be my daughter?"Chet regarded him stormily. "It's not that you can't believe that this is true. You just can't accept that you did all of those things to your own daughter! For Clara's sake, you hurt Evie over and over again. This time, you even helped her escape from prison. It's your fault that Evie is missing right now."Johnny, if Evie found out that she had a father like you, she would be devastated. If she is really gone, then you would have killed her with your own hands!"It was the first time the warm and elegant Chet had roared at his father.Thinking about how all of this had happened because of his father, he grew to despise him even more.If Johnny hadn't had an affair and got his mistress pregnant, Chet's mother wouldn't have died, and Evie's life would not have been in danger over
Johnny was dragged into the car. His arms and thighs were throbbing with pain.He knew that his bones must be broken.However, that pain couldn't compare to the hurt he was feeling in his heart.He clutched his head and wailed in agony. He then lay down in the backseat of the car and sobbed.As soon as their car drove off, a silver sports car came to a stop in front of the porch.Ethan handed Jazzie a tissue and comforted her in a soft voice. "Don't cry. You've been crying for days. Warren must be even more devastated than you. We're here to see him, not make him feel worse."But the more Jazzie wiped away her tears, the more she shed.She looked at the empty swing on the porch, then at the white Samoyed silently waiting at the door. She felt a painful sting in her heart.Evelyn had lived here for three years. She had spread her youth and love all over this place.Every flower and blade of grass carried traces of her.Jazzie remembered clearly how Evelyn would take Bailey f