"Scumbag?" Erin asked.Matthew looked over and recognized the celebrity in question. He gave Claire a glance, indicating that she'd said too much.Claire grinned in response and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not wrong, am I?"She turned to Erin and continued, "Don't you recognize your assailant? It's Percival Lowe! The one who tried to have his way with you more than seven years ago at DragonSky Studios. He was released from prison two years ago. His father arranged for him to be a volunteer teacher in a rural area to help him make a comeback. He participated in a reality show last month and gained many fans."Erin hadn't been paying much attention to the entertainment industry. She rarely read any gossip news.She had little recollection of this guy now. Compared to the various misfortunes she experienced later, that incident seemed trivial."Oh. So, it's him." Erin's face remained expressionless. She didn't have any strong emotions toward him anymore. After
After leaving the mall, Erin felt bored and unsure of what to do. Walking alone on the street, she felt lonesome. For the first time, she felt reluctant to go home.If she went back to the villa, Asa wouldn't be there. Instead, she would have to face the mature and cool Dani.Chandler was giving her the silent treatment. He didn't answer any of her calls or messages. He was treating her as if she were invisible.Erin felt like she had no home to return to.She checked her phone and saw that it had been ten minutes since she'd sent Chandler the text message. Yet, he still hadn't responded.Every passing second became increasingly suffocating.She didn't want to go back. The warm and loving home she once had was shattered. She felt powerless and didn't know how to make things better at home.Holly was busy dating Simon now. She probably wouldn't have time to listen to Erin's woes.The next moment, Erin thought of Cherry. So, she immediately called her mother. After a while, Che
"Hello, Mrs. Frost. Do you need something?" The man with a darkened face picked up Erin's phone and ended the call without hesitation. He then flung her phone away. He threw it into the cornfield beside the road.He had darkened his face on purpose to avoid detection. Giving Erin's calf a casual kick, he confirmed that she was indeed unconscious. There was no reaction from her at all.Right then, three more men emerged from the cornfield. One of them placed a pair of shoes in front of the man who had a darkened face."What should we do now, Otis?"Although all four of them were tempted by Erin's beauty, they didn't dare to act recklessly. They decided to call their employer for confirmation about what to do next.Otis tapped the sand off the sole of his foot and slipped it into the shoe. From the time Erin left Cherry's villa, they'd been following her. They took a shortcut and waited in the cornfield for her arrival.To ensure an easy ambush, Otis even walked barefoot for a
He didn't want to bother with Erin. But she got captured again!He was so furious that he couldn't speak. In fact, that anger was soon replaced by worry and fear.And so, he took the initiative to call Osborn. Osborn picked up the call immediately. "Hello, Chandler.""You mentioned that there was an informant tailing that car. Can we trust that person?" Chandler asked, feeling uneasy.Unexpectedly, Osborn chuckled in a relaxed manner. "Don't worry. Your wife got lucky this time. Based on how he assessed the situation, I can tell that my informant isn't an ordinary person. He's either a fellow cop or he's genuinely capable.""Alright, got it." Chandler hung up, feeling slightly reassured.But until he saw Erin and heard news of her safety, he kept his guard up and couldn't relax at all.He started to blame himself for behaving coldly toward her. It wouldn't have hurt him to see her.In the short time he'd ignored her calls and messages, she got abducted. Chandler realized
In less than two minutes, a female doctor from the emergency team said, "Mr. Frost, your wife is fine. Her skull isn't fractured, but it's still better to send her to the hospital. She should get a comprehensive examination to rule out any internal injuries.""Take her downstairs. Be careful." Chandler wanted to hold Erin, but he was afraid he would aggravate her internal injuries if she had any. The emergency personnel were more experienced in handling this.The female doctor nodded. She and her colleague went downstairs to get a specialized stretcher.Hans had already rushed upstairs by then. "Mr. Frost, we have detained Percival's men. Mr. Hext will be here in half an hour. The police force couldn't send officers here in time due to a large-scale drug bust operation—""Forget it! Send my wife to the hospital. You stay here and work with Osborn when he reaches." Chandler's expression became strained as he looked at Erin's pale face. He felt a mix of anger and heartache.He
As his words fell, the door to the hospital room closed.Erin stared at the closed door, feeling a sense of inexplicable grievance. She didn't know how to respond to Chandler's cold indifference.She'd explained everything that needed to be explained and offered apologies. Yet, he still refused to forgive her. Gradually, her sense of grievance turned into resentment. She started to find Chandler difficult to get along with. What on earth would she need to do for him to be satisfied? Did she have to break ties with Paulo?As she delved into this question, Erin began to have a headache and feel weary. She hadn't eaten for a long time, after all. She glanced at her phone.Chandler's bodyguards had retrieved her phone that Otis casually tossed into the cornfield. Other than some minor scratches on its surface, the phone was perfectly fine.While Erin held the phone, tears welled up in her eyes. She recalled telling Chandler that if she ever lost her phone, she would still choo
Cherry snapped back to her senses. Anger was apparent in her eyes. "How could you talk to me like that? I'm your mother, not your child! Initially, I wanted to discuss this with you and Yvette, but now I see there's no need for it! You're embarrassed that I found someone younger, huh? Fine! I don't need you or your sister to meddle in my marriage! I'll make my own decisions. I don't care whether you both agree or not. I just want to live according to my own wishes for a few more years. What's wrong with that?"After saying this, she stood up and prepared to leave.Seeing that her mother was completely unreceptive to her advice, Erin held her tongue. It wasn't worthwhile quarreling with her mother over a man like that.Erin calmed herself down to avoid saying more hurtful words.Noticing that Erin showed no intention of compromising or letting up, Cherry walked to the door in disappointment. Before leaving, she said, "The chicken soup won't taste good when it gets cold."Withou
Seeing that Alan was genuinely concerned, Erin realized there was no need for her to hide anything.She said, "Well, there's been a bit of a misunderstanding between him and me.""You should try to resolve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the misunderstanding persists, your hearts will grow farther apart over time. Marriage is indeed challenging, especially with Chandler's amnesia now. You two might not understand each other as well as you did before. Please try to be more understanding of him. He's managing such a large company. Not only that, he also has to deal with difficult unexpected problems from time to time. It's really not easy." Alan said all that from the depths of his heart. He could see that Chandler faced much more pressure than he did as a hospital director.Erin remained silent, agreeing with Alan's words. She lifted her gaze to look out the window. It was getting late. As it was winter, darkness fell earlier."I'm an outsider, so I won't poke my nose in you