Looking past Tommy's shoulders and met those cold, obsidian eyes. Anne's face changed dramatically, and she pushed Tommy away.Tommy pretended just to notice Anthony, and he laughed. "Anthony, it's you. Don't mind us. We can't help ourselves." "Tommy, you're also a person of status. This type of woman will only embarrass you and bring misfortune to the Marwood family. Your dad is the best example," Anthony said coldly. On the surface, it seemed as if he was lecturing Tommy, but every word was actually belittling and humiliating Anne. "Yes, I got it." Tommy smiled, always acting like the obedient younger brother.However, Anne knew he was a vile person. "If I catch you acting like this again, none of you can stay in Marwood Group anymore." Anthony left after warning them. The cold gaze swept over, and Anne shuddered as she suddenly felt chilly. The pressure in the air finally turned to normal when Anthony disappeared into the elevator. Anne did not want to talk to Tomm
However, would it not mean she acquiescence to their relationship if she did not withdraw her hand? Anne sat there awkwardly, thinking about the matter…"My parents want to have dinner with you," Lucas said."What?" Anne was surprised and immediately felt nervous.Lucas squeezed her hand. "Don't worry. It's just a meal, so don't be nervous.""Y-You told them?""I'll tell them during the meal." Anne saw his determination, and she could hardly imagine what reason he would use to convince his parents."My parents said you can decide on the time." Anne did not expect the Newman family to appreciate her so much, and she felt even guiltier. "How about tomorrow?" Lucas helped her decide"S-So soon?" Anne was even more anxious.Lucas chuckled, and his gaze was affectionate. "It's only dinner.""Oh…" Anne pursed her lips.It still felt too soon… Why did it feel as if Lucas was in a hurry, as if he was afraid that she would run away? Was she worth his sacrifice? Anne cou
Anne's eyes widened when she saw Anthony's location, and her hands trembled, dropping her phone."What's wrong?" Lucas asked.Anne returned to her senses and quickly picked up her phone. "I just got clumsy. Stop helping me peel the prawns; you should eat some yourself too."Lucas gestured to the disposable glove on his hand and gently assured her it was fine.Anne flushed, and she turned to look at Lucas's parents. However, they acted as if they did not know anything, but the smiles on their faces proved otherwise.Anne was embarrassed about showing a public display of affection in front of the elders. Then, just as she was so nervous that she did not know what to do, there was a knock on the door. Then, the waiter outside came in, bowed, and said something in Eason's ear.Soon, Anne noticed that Eason's expression had changed slightly.At this moment, a deep and intimidating voice sounded, "Mr. Newman, I hope I'm not interrupting."Anne's face was instantly ashen as soon as sh
Joanne did not expect Anthony's aura to be so oppressive and dangerous in person. It was so scary that it made her scalp tingle! The dinner that initially went well turned sour. Anne felt embarrassed and guilty. "I'm sorry. I-I'll get going.""I'll take you home." Lucas followed her.Eason shouted, "Stop right there!" Anne paused for a moment, but she did not stop and quickly ran out of the private room, trotting down the long corridor. A hand appeared next to her unexpectedly, clasped her neck, and dragged her into another room—"Ah!" Anne was slammed on the table. She turned to look in shock and found the terrifying Anthony.Anne was so frightened that she quickly stood and moved backward."Is this why you're staying? Hmm?" Anthony was intimidating. "No matter my reason, you shouldn't treat me like this!" Anne had tears in her eyes. Insulting her in front of the Newman family's parents was equal to humiliating the Newman family. "Why are you doing this? You said you'r
In the morning, Anne got up early and took a taxi to Lucas's apartment to see her children. It was Lucas who opened the door, and she did not expect him to get up so early. However, Anne noticed that he did not look so well. "What's wrong? You didn't have a good rest?" Anne asked."It's my own problem." Lucas took her hand, dragged her in front of him, and stared at her., "I'll handle it. As long as you don't back down." Anne lowered her gaze. Did he notice that she was backing down? However, it was not up to her…Every time Anne closed her eyes, Anthony's threatening manner in the private room would appear. She withdrew her hand, and Lucas's gaze changed."Lucas, can we talk about this next time? I have too many problems, and I shouldn't have promised you from the start…" Anne gathered her courage and looked at him. "If we're really together, I shouldn't have caused you problems. I want to be with you with zero baggage. Can you understand that?"Lucas stepped forward and
Anne looked at Sarah, but Sarah avoided her gaze.Anne was so furious that she asked, "Was the lesson before not enough? Why must you bother her? Do you really want to die in Anthony's hands?""Mmph, mmph! Mmph, mmph, mmph!" Anne could not speak, and she could only explain that way.Anne felt helpless, anxious, and angry. She did not want to figure out Sarah's argument. Then, she called Anthony. After all, she could not watch and do nothing as Sarah was tortured. The phone rang for a while before Anthony finally picked up, and Anne hurriedly said, "I'm sorry. My mom didn't mean it. P-Please, forgive her! Y-You can ask me to do anything!""What can you do?" Anthony's deep and terrifying voice sounded.What could she do? Anna's mind was a mess. "Where are you? I'll go and find you, okay?""Figure it out," Anthony replied and hung up.Anne checked Anthony's location on her phone, and she was grateful for that as it was her hope of finding him. After all, he could be in the Ar
"Ah!" Anne fell to the ground, and the danger made her turn instinctively. Then, she faced the violent Anthony and mumbled, "You can't do this to me… You can't..."Anthony scoffed, appearing cold-blooded. Next, he called and ordered, "Beat her to death!"After that, Anthony put the call on speaker. Anne heard Sarah's panic scream when she was beaten, making her scalp tingle and her face pale. Even though Sarah had abandoned her, they were still family.Anne crawled over anxiously and hugged Anthony's long legs, crying and begging, "Please, don't do this! Ask them to stop! They'll beat her to death! Please, stop!" Anthony stared at her from above. He seemed cruel and had no intention of stopping.Sarah's screams on the speakerphone got louder, and Anne cried out, "Don't! That's enough! Anthony, please! I was wrong! I was wrong..."She even forced herself to stand, wanting to kiss his lips to please and make him show mercy. However, Anthony pushed her away and grabbed her face
Bianca wanted Anne to disappear from her life!Anne woke up near noon the next day with a frail body. After she opened her eyes, it took her a long time to get back to her senses, and it seemed like she had just returned from hell to reality.Anne could not believe she slept with Anthony again. After all, he already had Bianca, and she should be more than enough! The thing that she thought would not happen again, happened. Anne felt like she was Anthony's pet, being under his control with no autonomy.Later, Anne got up with great difficulty, put on her clothes, and walked out of the bedroom.The cell phone in her bag on the living room floor was ringing. Anne wanted to squat down to pick it up, but she immediately fell on her back due to fatigue as soon as she tried to do that. Anne took her phone, noticed it was an unknown number, and picked up the call. "Hello, who is this?"Her voice was hoarse. "Anne, why didn't you come to work?"Anne was stunned. Xander?"You shou
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