The female janitor pushed the janitor's cart over to a large garbage truck in the underground parking lot. Two men got out of the truck and lifted the blue garbage bin with Erin in it onto the truck.Calla and Candra were sitting in a car, thinking that Erin was meeting Matthew at that moment. Erin had an appointment with Matthew to discuss the creation of a new script, but in reality, Matthew was just using that as an excuse to meet her. He'd endured not seeing her for so many days, but in the end, he couldn't bear it any longer.Half an hour later, Matthew waited longingly in his office, but Erin never showed up. He'd just called Erin when she entered the underground parking lot of the Starlight Media building earlier. It had been so long since then, and Erin was still nowhere to be seen. Matthew grew anxious and went downstairs with a male secretary to personally welcome her.Matthew asked the receptionist whether she'd seen Erin and was told that she'd gone into the restroom and
Dana laughed hard upon hearing that. She even started tearing up from the intense laughter."Ha! How dare you jeer at me when you're completely at someone else's mercy!"Devoid of any expression, Erin queried, "Did you kidnap me as revenge? I was the one who reported to the police and got you arrested, after all.""That's right. It's all for revenge. Did you know that I'd come to terms with all the past grievances during my second year in prison? I'd planned to start anew after I regained my freedom—" At this point, Dana's gaze suddenly turned sharp as she stared daggers at Erin as if she wanted to pierce holes into Erin's body.With a grimace on her lips, she growled, "But you! You pushed me onto a path of no return!"Erin could only respond with an immensely confused expression. Seeing that, Dana sneered. "Are you trying to act innocent now? Ha! Save it! I know it was you. Who are you trying to fool with that look? You disgust me, Erin Lane!""Tell me, Dana. What did I do to yo
As soon as Dana mentioned what she wanted them to do, Irene looked at Caleb. Her dissatisfaction and jealousy were clearly exposed in her eyes. "Honey, don't kiss her! I'm fine. It's just a few slaps—""So, you won't do it? Continue with the slapping!" Dana's words had barely left her mouth when Irene was slapped again. Both her cheeks were already red from the repeated slaps she endured.Caleb roared angrily, "Stop it!"He turned around with a determined expression as he looked at Erin. Erin instinctively stepped back. "Caleb, don't come any closer.""Erin, I'm sorry!" As he said that, he pressed her arms against the metal wall.His urgent kiss landed on her cheek, and Erin tried to reason with him. "Caleb, you don't have to do this. I know—"Ignoring her pleas, Caleb kissed her passionately. Irene watched as her husband kissed another woman—the woman he'd once been so fond of. Her heart shattered into pieces.The happiest person in the room was undoubtedly Dana, who gleefully
Two days later, Dana blindfolded Erin and brought her on board the luxury cruise ship. The owner of the cruise ship was none other than Mr. Snake, whose real name was Gunnar Newman.Caleb and Irene were once again locked up together, but they weren't taken to the luxury cruise ship. Dana's men forcefully injected them with a drug that would make them sleep for a week. At the moment, the large fishing boat carrying them set sail toward a small border country in Azores.Bringing Erin to Mr. Snake was a significant event, so both Dana and her man, Marvin Jekyll, didn't dare to make light of it. Therefore, they decided to go and meet Mr. Snake in person.At 10.30 pm, Marvin held Dana in his arms with a satisfied smile. "Darling, you were so passionate just now. I feel like doing it again—""We have plenty of time, Marvin. We can leave this for later. When will Mr. Snake arrive?" Dana's mind was preoccupied with offering Erin to Mr. Snake. She hoped that Mr. Snake would take Erin as his
Right after Gunnar was done speaking, the two men behind Erin pointed their weapons at her back. She didn't dare to retaliate, so she did as she was told and lifted the mask off her face.A foreign couple seated on the sofa recognized Erin instantly. The husband said in Emstian, "Mr. Snake, I don't think her husband will be happy about this—"The couple weren't fools. They could tell that Erin was there against her will. She was forced to stand before them, and her husband might be fervently looking for her.On the other hand, Erin's attention was fully drawn to the couple sitting beside Gunnar. "Why is Sean here?" she wondered in bafflement."So, it's her … Mr. Snake, I think you should let her go. She isn't suited for our game." Sean concealed the complicated emotions he felt as his heart raced inexplicably. The moment he saw Erin, he felt an overwhelming sense of excitement and nervousness. He was afraid that he would accidentally reveal himself right there and then.Erin clenc
"I don't like what you just said, Chandler. My adoptive father did get rich through smuggling arms and drugs. However, that's in the past—we don't sell drugs anymore. I've also donated a lot of money and built many schools. We're now considered part of the upper-class circle." Indeed, Gunnar was now a businessman on the surface, but those in the inner circle knew about his shady dealings. Legitimate businessmen didn't dare to get into any business dealings with him, as they feared ending up in prison.Chandler's heart gradually sank. After Erin was kidnapped, he and Sean worked together to find her whereabouts. However, this area in the sea was under Gunnar's control, so they couldn't simply bring a large number of bodyguards and mercenaries onto the luxury cruise ship.Hence, they pretended to join Mr. Snake's "high-end" private club to infiltrate the ship. Sean even convinced Kendall to obtain their marriage certificate in advance to rescue Erin. As someone's life and safety were
Erin cast a disdainful sideways glance at Gunnar and smiled sarcastically. "Your heart is just like your face—you can only hide them away from others because of how filthy they are—"In an instant, a large hand wrapped itself around her neck. Gunnar was around 6'5" in height. His towering stature was due to his Northern Eupathean genes that he inherited from his father.With her average stature, Erin looked like a little girl when he held her up by the neck. His voice was as cold as ice. "Just because I was polite to you earlier, it doesn't mean you can provoke me without a care! I've killed so many people with these hands that I've lost count. Killing you is like squishing an ant! I don't really want to cross Chandler. You'd better behave yourself throughout this one month, and I won't harm you in any way. I'll release you once the time is up. Got it?"Erin's bloodshot eyes stared into the black holes on the devil mask. She understood painfully that she wasn't in a position to rebe
Philip reluctantly withdrew his outstretched hand and cursed as he stood up, "That woman set me up!"Without even thinking, he understood why Dana kept telling him to have his way with this woman. Because of this, he even began to suspect that Marvin was trying to do him in as well. He left with a furious expression on his face.Colton instructed the people outside, "Listen up—no one can touch this woman. If you don't want to be thrown into the sea, you'd better follow orders.""We understand," all of them replied.When Colton walked back in, Erin had already gotten up. Her leg was stained with blood."Mrs. Frost, Mr. Snake wants to see you. Come with me now."Erin gritted her teeth and endured the pain as she quickly followed him. She intended to confront Gunnar and get to the bottom of how he said one thing and did another. At that point, she thought he was a despicable bastard who went back and forth with his words....Ten minutes later, Erin met Gunnar in an incredibly spa