Anne's expression hesitated, and she was clearly shaken. She had come back just to look after the child, so naturally, she could not be satisfied by just looking at them from a distance. If Anthony could find her here, it meant that he had figured out her whereabouts. Anne had always been careful, and there was only one place where she could be found, which was at the school. Presumably, the bodyguards deployed were not only at the cemetery but also at her apartment and the mansion in the community. Any place where she might go back to would be ambushed. Anthony being here meant that this was the place where she would most likely appear after he collected her information. Anthony approached her and took her hand so close that he could feel her breathing. It was a gesture of wanting to possess her. Before Anne could react, she was held in Anthony's arms again. He was feeling the ecstasy of regaining what was lost. "Don't move, let me hug you more." Anthony's voice wa
The Rolls Loyce stopped at the Royal Mansion. Anne got out of the car, looked around, and found that everything was still familiar to her. The place had not changed at all. The pain in her heart caused her breathing to become slightly labored. After all, it held too many memories of her struggles, pains, and...emotions. "Go in." Anthony stood beside her, staring at her for a moment before speaking. After Anne followed his instructions and went inside, Hayden stepped forward to greet her, appearing very excited. "Mr. Marwood...Mrs. Marwood is back!"It seemed that the Royal Mansion had received news that Anne was still alive in advance. 'Mrs. Marwood.' Anne felt her heart throbbing at that title, but her face remained expressionless. "Hayden, it's been a long time." "Yes, it's been almost two years. It's great to see Mrs. Marwood again!" Hayden had tears in his eyes. "Where are the children?" Anne looked around and did not see the triplets. Her eyes were full of eagerne
"I just came back to check on the kids, and I don't have anything else to say," Anne said. Anthony stared into her eyes without saying a word. The air was heavy with an oppressive silence. After a while, the deep voice broke the silence. "What about after you see the children?" Anne's plan was clear, but the words stuck in her throat when asked. Did he have to ask? Two years was enough for a person to change. "Where do you live now?" Anthony asked again. Anne did not wish to answer that question, and she turned her face to look over the fence into the distance. "Anthony, let's talk." Anthony stepped closer. Anne lowered her eyes, subconsciously tensing up and mentally preparing to defend herself. "Go ahead." Anthony seemed to be patiently waiting. Anne's throat was dry for a moment, and she twitched before speaking, "After seeing the children, I will leave Luton. I hope you will allow me to see the children in the future." "Is that what you think?" Anthony ask
Fortunately, she did not need to worry too much. Although Anthony would not let her go, she was not as weak as before, and it would be easy for her to leave. Anne stayed in the room for a while, then went to the triplets' room. She found out that the triplets had slept in separate rooms, no longer sharing a room. The three rooms were next to each other. She went in and checked each one. From the layout, she was relieved to know that Anthony had taken good care of them. However, she froze when she saw the photo on the bedside. Anne picked up the photo and could not take her eyes off it. There were the triplets in the picture, there was Anthony, and there she was... It was taken on the yacht, the only time she went out to sea. Several photographers came and had various shots taken. If the triplets had a picture like this on their bedside, would they still remember what their mother looked like? Anne sighed softly, snapped back to reality, and turned around. Anthony
"I'll take you there." Anne did not know why he was so persistent. It was like if she left him, she would disappear. In fact, she would not leave without seeing the children. Could Anthony not have thought about this with his IQ? What a strange person. Anne did not say anything more and left the Royal Mansion in Anthony's Rolls Loyce. She went to Sarah's mansion. After she got out of the car, Anthony did not follow her and just watched her enter the park. The moment Anne entered, she found that not only were there no weeds and chaos, but it was clean and tidy. The flowers and plants in the flower beds did not look withered. There was no trace of dust everywhere, and there was a refreshing smell in the air. It was clear that it was cleaned every day. "Miss?" Anne turned and saw that the housekeeper was still there. Who paid her wages when Anne was gone? "Miss, you haven't been here for a long time." The housekeeper did not seem to know what had happened to An
Anne looked at her housekeeper in confusion. "Has he been there the whole time?" "Yes," the housekeeper replied. Anne frowned slightly, wondering what Anthony meant by this. He was neither coming inside nor leaving. If he wanted to come in, no one in Luton dared to stop him. So why was he doing this? This was not like Anthony at all. He was usually domineering and did things his own way. The housekeeper asked, "Miss, do you want to invite Mr. Marwood in? There's plenty of food, enough for two people." "No," Anne answered without a second thought. If he wanted to stay outside, let him stay! Anthony was still there when she went out after dinner. Under the shrouded night, his outline was clearer, tall, straight, and lonely, causing her heart to race. When Anthony saw her coming out, his face was not unhappy but gentle, looking straight at her. "Did you eat enough?" Anthony opened the car door and said, "The kids are already at the Royal Mansion." Anne looked at
The scorching breath sprayed on Anne's fair skin, making her shiver and struggle sensitively. "You...you let me go." "Don't move, let me hug you." Anne did not understand. Was he not already hugging her? Why did he still want to hug her? She had not expressed her true thoughts and planned to talk about everything after seeing the children. So, she did not do anything and just let him hold her like that. However, a simple hug obviously could not satisfy Anthony, and he started to feel restless while hugging her. He kissed her neck, ears, face, and then her small mouth. "Mmm..." Anne could not help it and poked Anthony's ribs with force. "Mmmmph!" Anthony snorted. Not only did he not let go of her small mouth, but the hand holding her became even tighter. His raised black eyes and the lingering, entangled gaze that was so close were deeply familiar to Anne. She glared at him angrily, her breath full of the overpowering presence of Anthony. The man still did not let
"No!" Chloe reacted strongly, stamping her feet anxiously. "Mama can't leave us, we will go wherever Mama goes!" After two years, the triplets had grown and could express themselves more clearly. They knew exactly what they wanted. Anne did not say that she was leaving or that she would not leave. She just tightly hugged her children. If she could, she would not leave them for even a second. Anthony stood behind and watched the person he cared about most. His heart tightened as he realized he could not let Anne out of his sight again. The triplets had finally been reunited with their mother, and they clung to her, holding her hand wherever they went. There was no room for Anthony. However, he remained calm, knowing that as long as Anne was by his side, everything would be okay. The triplets played football with Anne on the lawn. It was a sport they had all enjoyed together in the past, and it was clear that they still knew each other well. Anthony joined in the game,
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