Anne stood on the balcony and watched as the Rolls Loyce disappeared from her vision. Her heart finally calmed down. It was barely ten in the morning, the kids were in school, and Anne sat in the garden, checking out the news on her phone. It seemed that Bianca's trouble showed no signs of stopping. Her screen then lit up by an incoming call, and the number was not shown. She thought it was a spam call and declined the call. The next second, her phone rang again. She answered, "Hello?""It's me."Anne was stunned. "Brother? Is this your number?""Of course, it is one that people would not know about. Anthony did not do anything to you, did he?" Tommy said casually."No," Anne said. If the kids had not appeared at that time, she probably was already a deeply hypnotized rag doll. "This time, let brother bring you out of this place, okay?""You…" Anne was stunned. "I promise you, Anthony would not be able to find you this time."Anne looked down. "No need for tha
"Did you want to leave?" Anthony's thought process was terrifying. "Not really…I only knew about it afterward."Otherwise, it would sound like she knew what was going to happen at the graveyard.She was only afraid that Tommy would appear again. Plus, after she returned, Anthony asked who had brought her away. She only said it was someone that Lucas had arranged, and she did not know who."The same thing will not happen a second time," Anthony said lightly.His gaze was sharp.Anne did not say anything more. "Come here."Anne went over obediently.Anthony's hands went to her waist, and grabbed it, then pressed her onto his lap. His dark eyes looked at her. "Are you scared?""No, you are by my side, I am not afraid…" Anne said. "If anyone dares to make plans about you again, I will kill them and their family." Anne could feel the chills down her spine as the deep voice next to her said this. She had to control herself so that she did not jump at the sound of it.She
Even if Anthony heard that, she would not take what she said back.Plus, it was Anthony who insisted on staying there and listening.If he got unhappy over it, she would tell him off. Just when she was trying to figure out how to rebut Anthony, she heard the deep threatening voice. "To let someone live is a worse torture than them dying."Anne looked up in disbelief. She looked into Anthony's dark eyes and did not know who he was talking about right then.Was he talking about Bianca?However, was his relationship with Bianca bad?He was even overly biased toward Bianca in front of her. Even if she killed her father, he still protected her. Anne could not understand him, but she did not ask further and just left the place with Anthony shortly after. As they walked downhill, she looked around and paid attention to the surroundings. The wind was blowing through the leaves in the tree, and some people came to the graveyard too. She also saw a caretaker removing the weed nea
Whose helicopter was that?It was at a distance, and it looked surreal. Then, she heard a crisp clanking noise, like an iron nail falling onto the cement ground. Before Anne could respond, the glass window panel was blown apart."Ah!" Anne fell to the ground. She looked up and saw the helicopter that got closer and closer to her, her heart racing. Would this be Tommy's arrangement?The office door was opened. Oliver walked in and pulled Anne from the ground. "Let's go!"They went out of the office and took the lift to another floor. "I did not expect to be ambushed. I wonder who is bold enough to do this. Plus, Mr. Marwood's office was built with bullet-proof glass panels…" Oliver could not fathom it. Unless someone used some very specific weapon. He looked at Anne, who was all tensed up, and asked, "Are those people looking for you?""I… don't know." Anne could only say so. She was rather shocked. Tommy would not be so crazy, would he?There were many floors in
He was chasing the helicopter like a leopard on its hunt.There were also helicopters in the sky chasing their target. It was full coverage combat. The man who captured Anne was not worried at all. Right at this moment, a rocket missile was directed at the helicopter. With a loud bang, it was blown up, and a humongous fireball was burning in the sky, then fell right into the ocean. The Rolls Loyce pulled to a halt. Anthony came out and looked at the scene while heavily breathing, his dark eyes bloodshot. "Who did this? Who did this?"He kicked the bodyguard who followed and shouted, "Who did this? If she is harmed, I will make sure you all go to hell!"When he reached the seaside, there were only a few remaining pieces of the helicopter floating on the sea. He took a motorboat to search, but to no avail, everything was burnt, plus the waves were undulating. They could not tell if the people in the helicopter were washed away or blown apart. Anthony was going crazy, and h
Anne stood up. "I cannot stay here, I have my home, I am not the same as Lilian. My husband is Anthony Marwood. He is powerful. If you annoy him, you will end up badly. So, it is better for you to let me go!"The man turned around and looked at her, intrigued. "Are you threatening me? Too bad I cannot fulfill your wish."Anne frowned, the eyes behind the mask were like an emotionless robot, and it looked extra ruthless under the white light. She felt like she had said something that annoyed him. "However… I still need to leave."The man approached her and said, "Why do you need to go back? As far as I know, you are unhappy with Anthony, and you want to run away. Isn't this good? You can become mine, and no one will bully you."Anne tried to calm herself down. "What is your intention? Just because… I killed Lilian? Should you investigate this again? Lilian could be killed by someone else, yes, someone else!""Who?""Erm… Tommy Marwood, I remember it vividly. It was Tommy Marwo
There was no one else other than her. Finally, in the afternoon, some people finally entered the room. They were all women, wearing basic tank tops and shorts, revealing their long legs, as they returned to each of their beds. Anne's presence was invisible to them.They were wearing the same robotic emotionless expression on their faces. As soon as they got back, they climbed into their beds and dozed off. Anne did not know what was going on. She found it creepy and wanted to leave. However, when she opened the door, two guns were immediately pointed at her head, as though warning her that she would be shot if she took one more step forward. "Get the f*ck inside. If you come out again, I will pull the trigger!" A buff man with tattoos on his arms said. His arms were thicker than her waist. He could definitely knock her out with just a punch and, of course, easily with the gun. Anne backed away and immediately closed the door. She distanced herself from the door.
"Assemble!"Everyone immediately ran out of the door. Anne was still stunned, and the woman reminded her, "Go."Anne then followed mindlessly like an idiot.They all stood in a row. The armed muscular man dragged two corpses out to the front. "This is the consequence of trying to escape! In here! Only the winners live! Otherwise, you will die!" the muscular man roared.The night was dark. There were only some lights on the island at a distance. There were still hours to go until sunrise. Anne looked at the women's corpses under the dim light, her heart beating fast. If this were an island, then unless she could get away in a boat, there would be next to no chances for her to leave this place. Anne was feeling heavy and hopeless."Now start the training, run!"The person leading started running, and the people behind followed.The muscular man roared, "Faster!"Physical fitness was the first step in training to be an assassin. Anne felt that this world had gone crazy
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