"Eh?"Naturally, that was Chris. When Anne heard that, she appeared even more uncomfortable. Anthony's back was facing them, and Anne knew well why.It was too obvious and a little frightening."Mama, why is your face so swollen red?" Chloe walked over.Anne saw the three little ones walking this way with doubts, and she hurriedly went to hold them back."Let's go, let's go. Let's go out. Have you washed up yet?""Not yet!""Me too. Let's wash up together!" "Okay!" Anne took the three little ones out of the walk-in closet.Anthony lowered his head and took a deep breath, covering his eyes.Anne took the children to their room to wash up, and she did not bother to find out what happened to Anthony after that.Anyway, he looked normal during breakfast."Are you going to the company today?" Anthony asked."No. I'll be at home with the children," Anne said. She wanted to spend more time with them because she could not see them before. Besides, Charlie's forehead was s
"Of course not!" Mia denied frantically, "T-This is prepared for you daily, Mrs. Marwood. Why would there be a problem with it? Mr. Marwood won't harm you.""Then drink it." Anne forced Mia to drink the beauty collagen drink.Mia stared at the beauty collagen drink with fear, but she had no choice but to take it.Then, she drank the beauty collagen drink bit by bit in front of Anne."Is it delicious?" Anne asked,"Yes. Um…Mrs. Marwood, c-can you not tell Mr. Marwood about this? Otherwise, I'll be fired if he finds out I finish your food," Mia said anxiously."Don't worry. I won't tell Mr. Marwood. Also, I'll tell him there's no need to prepare beauty collagen drinks for me anymore."Mia turned and left with the empty bowl, looking worried. Nothing would have happened if she only ate the drugged beauty collagen drink once, right?Anne sat on the sofa. Seeing that Mia had actually finished the beauty collagen drink, she wondered if there was actually something wrong with it. If
Even though Mia lowered her head, she was still paying attention to the study.It was obvious that Anne had upset Anthony. When Mia saw Hayden bringing some tea to the study, she cleverly walked over and greeted, "Sir, let me do it!""It's fine. I noticed that Mr. Marwood is upset, so it's better that you don't get close to him.""Sir, if Mr. Marwood is angry, isn't it better for a lady to send the tea over? That way, it'll only lift his mood, right?" Mia reasoned."Then be careful when you go in.""Don't worry!"Hayden did not worry much as Mia had worked in the Royal Mansion for several years and was quick-witted. Later, Mia knocked on the door and only cautiously went in with the tea when she heard the deep voice allowing her to go in."Mr. Marwood, your tea." Mia placed the teacup next to Anthony's hand on the desk so he could take it easily.As soon as she placed the teacup, Mia realized that Anthony was looking at her.Mia felt a little weak in her hands and feet and
Once Anthony drove Anne away, would it be her turn?Mia suddenly became even more ambitious. If she were to become Mrs. Marwood, would Bianca still dare to order her around?Anne lay on her side, unable to sleep.She wondered where Anthony had gone.Was he at the study, or did he go out?It was scary how she could feel so anxious about losing Anthony. The more Anne forced herself to sleep, the more she could not fall asleep. She felt empty and bored with no one around her...Was it because the night lights were still on? Anne got up, turned off all the lights, and lay in darkness.As soon as she lay down, Anne heard the sound of the door opening, and someone entered the bedroom. Then, she felt the bed behind her sink slightly and a strong and broad chest pressed against her back.Anne knew who it was, but she did not dare to move and pretended to have fallen asleep. Due to Anthony's lack of self-control and Anne's rejection before, he slammed the door unhappily. Yet, why
Anthony was Anthony, and she was herself.The company was left by her father, so Anne would like to manage it herself, and she did not prefer others to intervene.Xander had no objection. "Okay, I'll talk to Mr. Marwood later."After that, he went out. Anne thought out loud, "Are you going to stay if Anthony disapproves? Is this his company or mine?"Nevertheless, Anne knew that Xander was following orders, and he had taken good care of her in the past. Hence, she would not make things difficult for him.However, was Anthony really not going to let Xander leave?Anthony was not interested in running the company, but Anne knew he was spying on her. That was what made him possessive… Not long after, Xander knocked on the door and came in. "I've informed Mr. Marwood, so I'll be going back to Marwood Group as the Director of the Finance Department, which I'm good at. "Anne secretly breathed a sigh of relief.She initially thought Xander would stay, and she was already gett
"Ah." Lucas rubbed his temples. "I drank too much. I thought I was hallucinating.""Take care of your health." Anne still cared about him.After all, what happened between them was the past, and they were not strangers. When she was locked up in the detention center, Lucas also tried to help her find the best lawyer.Lucas's eyes glimmered as he looked at her. "Have you recovered your memory?""Yes, I did," Anne admitted.She was also blind during the period, but Lucas definitely did not know about it, and she did not think it was necessary to mention it.Lucas was shocked. "That's great."Now that Anne had recovered her memory, she would remember everything that had happened in the past, including those between them."I won't forget a friend like you." Anne said 'friend'. She felt a little sorry for Lucas for actually falling in love with Anthony when she lost her memory.How unbelievable was that?What good end would she have from falling in love with the demon? Anne
"What conflict do we have?" Anthony's expression was getting gloomier.Anne glanced at him, wondering how he was so shameless as to say that. Then, she ignored him and entered one of the stalls, closing the door in Anthony's face.Anthony directly blocked the door."Anthony, what's wrong with you?" Anne was annoyed.However, Anthony did not say anything and directly forced a kiss on her—"Mmf!" Anthony swallowed Anne's tiny lips, and she widened her eyes in shock. His domineering action made her heart pound.Anthony kissed Anne until he was out of breath and warned her hoarsely against her lips, "You belong to me, your master. Remember that."Then, he closed the door for her.Anne listened to the sound of Anthony's leaving footsteps, and she finally closed the door of the women's toilet before leaning limply on the stall, covering the thumping spot on her left chest with her hand.Anne thought, "However, you never did anything as a master would…" Anne did not see Lucas
Anthony grabbed her slender wrist. "We can give it a try.""No way…"The bed in the lounge was far smaller than the one in the bedroom at home.As a result, their bodies were resting closely against each other.Anne raised her head and looked at Anthony, whose eyes were closed. He just hugged her and did nothing, behaved very well, as if he really came to sleep.Anne looked at Anthony's face up close. She had known him since she was twelve years old, until now.She could not help but think if she did not mistakenly sleep with Anthony, the latter would probably never happen.At that time, Anne was really scared of him, and she would never expect to fall in love with him one day.This was simply unbelievable. If someone had said she would fall in love with Anthony before, she would have scoffed.Yes. This would not have happened if it were not for her losing her memory. Anne was baffled by her own fate.She wanted to escape Anthony, yet she got into a car accident and even
At first, Corentin was stunned. Then, he said, "Who have I killed? Ash, you've misunderstood. I've changed now. It's true. Hurry up and come down. The ravioli is getting cold.""Don't come over! I'll jump if you get any closer!" Ashlynn shouted hysterically."Alright, alright. I won't go over!" Corentin did not dare to take another step further. "Ash, I'm telling the truth. I didn't kill anybody. Come down, and I'll explain to you. It's all a misunderstanding.""Actually, I've felt it was strange since the beginning. It's just that Anne's reassurance dispelled my suspicion about you." Tears filled Ashlynn's eyes, but they did not stream down her face. She looked at Corentin and said, "But I know everything now. I don't have evidence, but you are Salvatore Yeager. At first, I thought you would change for the sake of the child. In the end… In the end, you didn't even spare the child's grandparents. Salvatore, are you even human? Why would a monster like you exist?""Ash, come down, a
After Ashlynn was discharged from the hospital, she called Anne when she was alone in the room."Anne, are you alright? I heard you were taken by Tommy and were later saved by Anthony.""Mmhmm. I'm fine. I've gotten home safely.""That's wonderful," said Ashlynn.Anne could tell that Ashlynn was not feeling alright, so she asked, "What's the matter? Are you not in a good mood?""I've found out about my parent's passing," said Ashlynn.Anne was stunned. She found out? "I'm sorry, Ashlynn. I've kept it hidden from you.""It's fine. I know you're being considerate to me and the child." Ashlynn took a pause before asking again, "Was Tommy killed by you guys?""No. He fled the cruise ship back then. When we found him, he was already killed by somebody. His body was pulled up from the sea.""Corentin was there as well, wasn't he?""That's right. Did he tell you that?"Ashlynn's eyes looked emotionless. "Have you guys ever suspected Corentin?"Anne immediately got so nervous tha
Corentin hugged Ashlynn. "I heard that Tommy's dead, so your parents' murders have been avenged. Now, they can only rest in peace. Calm down."Ashlynn collapsed in his arms as she cried. Then, she started to feel waves of throbbing pain in her belly, and her face turned pale.Corentin noticed something was not right with her, so he hurriedly roared at the driver, "Go to the hospital now!""Hurry up!" Jeremy urged. He held Ashlynn's hand and realized that it was freezing. "Ashlynn, you have to be alright. You still have me! Hang in there, Ashlynn!"Ashlynn looked at him with tears in her eyes. She was extremely saddened. She could not understand why things would end up like that. Did she not deserve to have parents?When Ashlynn woke up, she was already at the hospital.She subconsciously touched her belly, but Corentin grabbed her hand. "You're showing signs of miscarriage, so you need to recuperate."Ashlynn scanned around the room and asked, "Where's Jeremy?""He's outside. H
"I know…" Jeremy looked up and saw Ashlynn standing at the entrance. He was so shocked, and he immediately stood up. "Why…are you here?"Ashlynn stood there dazed. She looked at Jeremy, then the person who spoke earlier. "What do you guys mean when you talk about my parents' soul resting in peace?""Nothing. We were talking about someone else."Ashlynn could tell from their faces that they were clearly panicking. She was not deaf. She heard what they said clearly.Her face turned pale, and she immediately searched for her phone. She did not have it on her, so she rushed to the car."Ashlynn!" Jeremy ran after her and stopped her. "What are you doing?""I'm going to call Mom and Dad.""They are traveling. Don't disturb them."Ashlynn looked at him. "Jeremy, tell me honestly, why aren't Mom and Dad coming home? Don't lie! I have always felt it was strange. Why haven't they come home when I'm already so far along? Something is wrong, isn't it? Did something…really happen to them?"
Corentin came forward and asked, "Anne, are you alright?"Anne nodded."You don't look too well. What happened?""Tommy's dead," said Anthony."Have you found the cure?" asked Corentin.Anne shook her head."Unfortunately, the infected people would have to endure it a little longer."Anne suddenly thought of something, and she immediately pushed Anthony away. "Don't touch me."Only then, Corentin noticed a small patch of ulcer below Anne's cheek. "Anne, did Tommy drug you?"Anthony frowned. "I don't mind.""I do. Both of us would not be able to have contact with the children, and they will worry." Anne rejected his touch.Anthony had been touching her the whole time. It was unclear if he had been infected. Anne was very worried."It wouldn't make a difference now. If anything, I would have already been infected just now," said Anthony.Anne still refused to listen. "That's not necessary. Just don't touch me. We still don't know where the cure is, and Tommy died so suddenly
Just as Tommy finished his sentence, he heard a commotion behind him.Ivan was fighting with the assassin, and every strike he delivered was fatal. If Ivan were not skilled in combat, the professional assassin could have killed him in just a few moves.Tommy realized something was up, so he immediately wanted to grab Anne.While Anne retreated, she was pulled into a person's arms."Let me go!" She thought it was a man she did not know, so she hated to be touched like that."Anne."Anne was stunned. She looked up and felt happy to see a familiar face. "Anthony?""It's me."Tommy was infuriated as he watched the two of them looking lovingly at each other, Tommy became infuriated."As expected, Anne, you did leave a trace for Anthony." Tommy's expression darkened."You're the one who took me too lightly," said Anne.It was because she had always wanted to run away from Anthony in the past that he had the wrong impression, was it not? "So what? You want to kill me? With just t
Anne was drugged at that moment, and there were surveillance cameras all over the cruise ship. She saw a surveillance camera over her head when she was returning to the room. Therefore, it was impossible for her to sneak around in the middle of the night if she wanted to.Tommy had long been guarding against her.However, Anne still left Anthony some clues before she left him. She believed Anthony would find her very soon, but she never expected that he would do it so quickly.At daybreak, she seemed to have heard the rumbling of a helicopter above her. Then, the door swung open. Before Anne could make sense of the situation, she was picked up. "How did you get the message out?" Tommy said. He even searched Anne's body after that."Ah! Are you crazy? I don't have a phone!""Don't think Anthony can take you away just because he's here. If I'm going to hell, I'm dragging you along with me! Let's go!""You…" Anne had no strength, so she was dragged out of the room by him.He thre
Anne ignored him.If she were not afraid that Tommy would pull some tricks behind her back, she would have slept with her back facing him."Do you remember running to my home and sleeping on my bed when Anthony bullied you as a child?"I don't.""I know you do. I truly wanted to help you back then," said Tommy.Anne knew he was speaking the truth, so she did not refute him. She stared at the ceiling and said, "I think the past Tommy died a long time ago."Tommy's expression was mixed, and he asked, "Are we not able to go back anymore?""Instead of asking me this now, you should've gone to hell after you killed the people I cared about. No matter how unhappy your childhood was, you can't hurt others for your own pleasure." At that moment, Anne did not pity Tommy at all."Look at you on your high horse. Has Anthony not killed anybody before? Has Corentin not killed anybody before? Why did you forgive them for killing people but not me? Just because the victims were your friends?
Seeing that she did not move at all, Tommy said, "It won't be good for you if you don't eat."Anne thought that he made sense. If she did not eat, she would go hungry and would have no strength later. How could she fight with Tommy then? It was because she refused to eat and only drank water while hiding in her room that Tommy drugged her.After a while, she seemed to have figured it out.She picked up the fork and started eating the fish.Tommy saw her eating and asked, "How was it?""Could it be that you're the one who made it?" Anne looked up and shot a glance at him lazily."That's correct. I am the one who made it."Anne thought, 'Is this something worthy to be praised?'"It must be tough for you to do such a thing on top of everything else.""If you're worried that it's tough for me, why don't you make it with me?""I don't know how to cook.""How great. You just have to enjoy being served." Tommy clicked his tongue, but he was looking at Anne with a doting gaze.Anne