"Hey, Yaacob, can you tell me about your past relationship?" Nancy leaned against Yaacob's shoulder. Suddenly, she had the desire to know about the old him."There's nothing to tell." Yaacob patted her back and tried to put her to sleep."But I want to know," Nancy insisted."Can you promise not to get angry after listening?" Yaacob asked."Yes, I can," Nancy answered."I don't believe that," Yaacob said.The next day, Nancy went to the police station to report on Wilfred. She refused to let Wilfred off the hook for the suffering she had gone through, but Wilfred claimed that he only did it because she made other people bully Ain. Now everyone, including Ain and her classmates, was involved in it too.Nancy was required to cooperate with the investigation. When she arrived, Ain and Wilfred were already there.As soon as Ain saw her, she stood up excitedly, limping toward Nancy, and handed her phone to Nancy to read the message she typed earlier.[Nancy, I'm sorry for causing t
After reading the text message, Anna got a chill. She looked around her. How did that man know she had already reached the hotel? Was he keeping her under surveillance?That was such a horrifying thought!She desperately wanted to go home. Since she could not get Nancy on the phone, she did not know who else to turn to. After hesitating for two minutes, she could not keep from wanting to run in the opposite direction of the hotel. However, as soon as she stepped away, her phone rang again."Hello, Nancy?" Anna answered without looking at the caller ID."No," answered a man. Anna did not recognize his voice.Anna's heart was beating faster, and she held her breath subconsciously. She took a look and realized it was a call from a stranger. Nervously, she was about to reject the call.However, the man on the other side of the line seemed to know what she was thinking and shouted, "If you dare hang up now, I'll make sure everyone close to you knows about that little secret of yours."
The man did not give Anna any time to react as he climbed onto her and pinned her down.Anna started to struggle and said, "Let me go!"The man was not one to show sympathy or compassion. He continued to press both of Anna's hands over her head and tied them with his shirt."Let me go! What are you doing?"Since Anna could not free her hands, she started to twist her body restlessly."You do know whatever you're doing now is not going to help. Stop it and you may suffer less."Sure enough, Anna stopped when she heard that.Like it or not, she knew she was not getting away from what was about to come tonight. There really was not much point in putting up a fight.She could already feel the man quickly removing all her clothes, and she closed her eyes as she gave up all her hopes."Get… get it done and over with!" said Anna."What? You can't wait, huh?" the man mocked her."I just want it over with, then I get to have those photos and go home!""Guess you're too inexperienced
Nancy returned Anna's call. The man answered the call and put it on speaker before placing the phone beside Anna."Hi, it's me, Nancy. You called?" Nancy asked.When Anna heard Nancy's voice, it was as if she heard the voice of someone dearest to her. If she were not tied up and she was being blindfolded, she would have jumped up, reaching for the phone."Nancy… " Anna sobbed incessantly."What's wrong? Is someone threatening you?" Nancy was spot on.Anna nodded and wanted to say yes, but the man suddenly grabbed her waist and pinched her to give her a warning."Ye…" Anna took in a deep breath before saying, "No!" "Then why did you call?" Nancy asked."Nothing really.""Really?" "Yes, I was bored shopping alone so that's why I called you. However, I ran into another friend so we went out together instead," Anna lied."Oh, I see. When you called, I was drinking at the bar, maybe had a few too much. It's good that you're okay and nothing urgent happened."'Something terribl
"Dad, what are you talking about? Why would you not be around? The average life expectancy has gone up with medical advancements. My grandpa was eighty-plus before he passed away, right? You are only sixty now, you still have plenty of time ahead!"Anna was timid by nature, and she felt Wesley was talking funny today."Besides, Xander won't bully me," Anna continued.Wesley exhaled deeply as he looked into Anna's innocent eyes. Then he patted her shoulders after a while and said, "Why don't you go outside and get Xander for me?" Anna got up when she heard this, but she did not head out immediately."Dad, what is it that you want to talk to Xander about that can't be said with me around?" "It's matters concerning the company. You won't get it," Wesley replied."Okay." Anna was more at ease after hearing that."Are you afraid that I'm going to give him a hard time?" teased Wesley.Anna stuck out her tongue, embarrassed, and left the ward to look for Xander.Xander was not out
Xander turned around and picked up a pair of silver heels for Anna. "Try these.""Okay."Anna, who was surprised by that, took the shoes and put them on immediately.The color was indeed a better match for her dress. She walked a few steps, deeply impressed by these gorgeous shoes, and turned to Xander happily. "I love the design and color."Only then did Xander notice that there was some space between the heel of her feet and the back of the shoes, enough to slide in a finger."Your feet sure are small," he said with a frown. He then turned around and ordered the store assistant to get Anna a smaller size.Some men, especially those who seemed unreachable like the gods in heaven, could make someone's day with a simple action.Anna was all over the moon when the store assistant passed her the shoes requested by Xander.Xander walked to the cashier and paid for her shoes without being asked.On the other hand, Nancy was getting more and more confused about their relationship.
Xander raised his eyebrows in confusion when he heard Anna actually turned down a movie with him."Why not?""I… I've made plans with Nancy for a facial together this evening." Anna lowered her head guiltily as she silently apologized to Nancy in her head, 'Sorry, Nancy. I don't have any other friends, so I can only use you as a cover.'"Can't you move your facial to another day?" Xander asked."No, I promised her a long time ago. She even confirmed it with me again when I met her in the mall just now. Plus, it'll be rude to cancel on her at the last minute.""Then why didn't you tell me when I was booking the movie tickets?""I… I forgot."Xander was speechless.Anna felt really bad when she saw how angry he was. She prayed really hard that he would not ignore her in the future for turning him down just when he finally asked her out.Anna was about to say something nice to make him feel better, but Xander had already turned around and left angrily. Before he left, he put do
That night, Anna did not go to Xander's room.He waited for her for over an hour after taking a shower, but she did not show up.Finally, he could not wait anymore. He went up to Anna's room and knocked on the door. "Anna? Anna!"No sound came from inside Anna's bedroom. He did not call her anymore for fear of attracting Wesley and the servants' attention. Instead, he turned the door handle and went in. Once inside, he saw Anna was already fast asleep on the bed."Wake up, Anna!"Xander turned on the bedside lamp and lifted her blanket unhappily.Anna woke up in fright, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the man beside the bed. It took her a moment to realize that she was not dreaming."Xander, what are you doing here?" she asked sleepily."Didn't I ask you to come to my room?""Huh?"Suppressing his anger, Xander leaned down and put both of his arms on Anna's bed. "You dare to defy my order?""No…""Then why didn't you come?""I… I…"That was as much as Anna could get out.