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
A drop of tear fell from his eye and landed in his palm.He looked at it blankly as though looking at Anne, who was trapped within his palm. He could not believe it, and his eyes glared so forcefully that they would pop. 'How could you die?''How could you leave my side without my permission?''I don't agree, I will find you!''I will!'However, after a month, the entire ocean area was flipped all over, and various divers went into the water, but they still did not find the person who brought Anne away or Anne herself. The scene of the helicopter exploding was replaying again and again in Anthony's mind, ripping his brain nerves apart and hurting him so much that he fainted. The people at the scene were shocked and sent him to the hospital.Kathryn almost could not recognize him when she saw Anthony passed out. His clothes were untidy, and his stubble was showing. Even though he still had a strong aura around him, he looked severely injured. She only understood the
Anne's heart sank. "I did not have a trade. I was abducted here.""That is impossible. Everyone came here voluntarily." Yuri observed her appearance and mannerisms. Obviously she did not look like she belonged here. Every other woman here was ranked subpar in terms of their appearance and their skin. Anne, on the other hand, had smooth, silky fair skin. Even though she had been here for the training for a month, her skin was still glowing. She looked like someone who was raised delicately and could not handle a single bit of harshness. It was already impressive enough that she could persist for a month. Perhaps she had a stronger mentality than everyone else?"I was really abducted here." Anne did not lie to her. "Was there really nothing that you wanted?" Yuri asked. "I only want to leave," Anne said. The kids were still waiting at home. She could not die. However, there could only be one person that lived."If the best one lives, will all other people really di
Yuri sat up. "Are you alright?"Anne turned around and looked at her shakily. "I killed someone…""Everyone who lived tonight had already killed someone," Yuri said calmly. Anne noticed that half of the beds in the dorm were empty. Those women were all killed.After they came back, they all carried a killing vibe that did not exist before. The next day, they continued with the training. As the muscular man stepped onto Anne in the water, he received orders in his earphone. He then released Anne, who was half dead.Anne was drenched and almost died because of suffocation. She was dragged away like a bag of cement. Yuri watched as Anne was taken away, clueless about what that was all about. Anne changed into clean clothes again. It was a gorgeous-looking gown. She looked demure and beautiful, unlike her original look of a mess.She sat in front of the dining table decorated with candle lights, looking very confused. Soon, a black-robed man came in. He was still wearing
She had thought more traps would await her, but she slept through the night.The people in black robes were right. She had never been this free.Whenever she tried to escape, Anthony would always find her and drag her back.She wondered if Anthony was still searching for her after a month.'After some time, maybe he will forget about me. If I really manage to get out of here, maybe I won't have to be scared of him anymore...' she thought.In the morning at the Royal Mansion, Hayden went to check on the children, and the maid was dressing them.Breakfast and everything else was ready.As he walked past the master bedroom, he noticed that the door was not shut, and sunlight came shining through the gap. Hayden knocked on the door and asked, "Mr. Marwood, are you awake?"There was no response.'Did he not come home at all last night? That's not possible! He did come home,' Hayden thought.Ever since what happened to Anne, Anthony's appeared to have lost his soul and simply wande
"Mr. Marwood, it wasn't your fault. Mia drugged you," Hayden said.Anthony remained silent, unable to say a word through the piercing pain in his chest, and could simply breathe heavily to ease the pain.Anthony fell forward and landed on his knees, barely supporting himself with a trembling arm on the coffee table next to him."Mr. Marwood!"Hayden went to help him up, but Anthony shoved him aside and shouted hoarsely, "Don't touch me!""Mr. Marwood, you need a doctor. I will call Kathryn...""No one can help me or save me. I want Anne to be here. Find her!" Anthony panted in misery without a trace of his usual composure as though he had run out of hope in life.Hayden wanted to find Anne as well and longed for her to return safely as well, but if even Anthony failed to find her, Hayden was powerless in it."How dare she disappear? I should have tied her up by my side so that she couldn't get anywhere... Anne. Anne..." Anthony collapsed.At the same time, the triplets ran in
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