The phone rang, but no one answered. Anne hoped that Anthony would turn a blind eye to her. She felt that she was suffering every single second. Obviously, Anthony would hate her more if she ran away from the problem. Anne only hoped that Anthony could be lenient with her… After three calls, Anthony did not answer her. Anne could not fathom his deep thoughts. She just felt terrible. After finally getting off work, just after walking to the elevator, Xander came over and asked her, "Have you gotten off work?" "Yes," Anne said. "You don't look very good." Anne thought to herself, 'I had been told I didn't look well quite a lot of times.' She has been anxious for an afternoon. "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine," she replied in a daze. Xander did not say anything. After entering the elevator, he pressed the buttons to the underground parking lot and said, "Take my car." Anne instinctively refused, "No need, thank you. It's very convenient for me to go home
After Anthony threw her into his office, he did not do anything immediately. Instead, he went to the wine cabinet, opened a bottle of wine, and poured the wine into the glass. The amber liquid was like dark blood, which made Anne tremble. Anne was shivering against the edge of the desk, feeling extremely vulnerable. Since Anthony had not attacked her yet, could she speak up for herself first? "You don't think that the child was really Lucas's, do you?" Anne tried to keep her voice as steady as possible. "I...I swear by my mother, if you don't believe me, there's nothing else I can do..." Anthony turned around and sat on the high stool next to the wine cabinet. His long legs were very oppressive, like a calm predator, and his black eyes were cold and terrifying. "You didn't take your pills?" "That's the strange part of it. I took it, but I was still pregnant. Later, I asked the doctor, and she said that contraceptive pills don't guarantee infertility. There is still a slig
She was really afraid that Anthony would go crazy and ignore her warning. That would hurt a lot. Anthony raised his face, his thin lips moistened with wine stains, and the words he said hurt her, "Don't you know that this is your only purpose for me?" Anne bit her lip and said, "Well, that's the only way you torture me, isn't it?" After speaking, her heart tightened. Was it worth it to provoke Anthony? When she thought she was causing trouble again and waiting nervously, Anthony grinned, grabbed her chin, and held onto her small mouth tightly. "Mmmm!" Anne could not breathe. When she thought she was about to die, he let go. "You wouldn't want me to use other methods to torture you." Anne's body trembled. Yes, she knew that. Anthony treated her father and Sarah rather violently. So, did she have to thank him for not treating her as such? Anne's heart froze. "Don't let me find out that you lied, or you will face the consequences." This was Anthony's threat a
"You are pretty charming to have become Anthony's toy and to get Lucas to break his personal principles for you. I can't help but feel pretty impressed by you!" Tommy lamented. Anne looked confused. What kind of charm would she have to be Anthony's toy? It was as though saying herself was charming because she got bitten by a dog?However, why did he have to bring Lucas up?Could it be that Tommy had already gotten to know everything about the incident that happened yesterday?"None of your business."Tommy said, "This is very much my business! My recent investment abroad is about mineral resources, I would like to get a partner to share the risk with me. I did not expect Lucas to be agreeable. You see, he is an education guy. How would he suddenly be interested in investing in mineral resources? I reckon it was all because of you?"Anne was stunned. It was actually because of the incident in the office. She knew that Tommy's influence was not in the Marwood Group.This man
She held her head low. "I am sorry…"Lucas fell silent for a moment and seemed willing to compromise. "Understood. Nevertheless, I am still the daddy of the three kids, aren't I?"His casual tone made Anne's lips curve upward slightly. She beamed helplessly. "Yes, the three kids love you very much."She did not say much, but after the phone call, Anne felt very tired, and her body was heavy. What was there for her to feel disappointed about? After all, ever since the day that she decided to give birth to the children, she had never thought about searching for her own happiness. After all, happiness requires sacrifices. She did not have anything of the same value to trade for it. Anne sat in the train, her head laid on the side, and dozed off as she pondered. When she woke up, she had already gone past the station where she was supposed to hop off. She could only disembark and go to the other side of the platform. She had never fallen asleep on a train before. However
Anne only got to know after that about the reason why Bianca and Anthony came to the Marwood Group office that day. It was because the company needed to get an influential celebrity to speak for the newly developed product. The recently emerged star was the well-known pianist, Bianca Faye. Anne was sitting before the desk and processing the data when the phone rang. It was an internal call from Xander. She answered, "Yes, Director.""Go to the administrative department. Mr. Marwood is looking for you.""Got it." Anne placed her phone down and pondered. Damian Marwood?Why was he looking for her?However, based on the beef that she had long planted between the two of them, it was definitely not something good, She could not refuse to go either. Nonetheless, he could not do anything to her in the office…She knocked on the door. When she saw Bianca in the office other than Damian, she had her guess. This matter would be only related to Bianca. What was it about then…
Bianca took a deep breath, but she could not catch her breath. Her body went soft and she slipped right off the chair onto the ground. Damian was shocked. He stood up. "Ms. Faye, what happened?"He went forward to check on her, only to realize that she had already gone unconscious. This was not because of him, was it? It was because of Anne! It seemed that Bianca did not have good patience, too, that she could be so easily pissed that she would faint. Not too long after Anne got back to the office, some colleague came in hastily to inform her, "I heard that the well-known pianist fainted in Mr. Marwood's office!""What? Why? Is she sick?""Not sure. She has been sent to the hospital.""Bianca just got signed as the ambassador for the Marwood Group. Now that this has happened, I hope the chief at the Archduke Group will not be mad at this."Anne sat frozen in her seat. She had never expected something like this to happen. She thought that she would be unscathed if she had
She pushed the door and went in. She could feel Anthony's cold and sharp gaze falling upon her. Her heart almost stopped beating. Kathryn examined Bianca's body condition and left after diagnosing that she was all right. "Who gave you the guts to do it?" Anthony said, his face was cold. Anne kept her gaze straight. "I did not do anything, I only rejected to be Bianca's assistant. I am from the Finance Department, and I am not familiar with the role of a personal assistant. Isn't it normal for me to decline? As for why Bianca fainted, this has nothing to do with me."Bianca heard this and immediately acted as though she was wronged. "Anne, don't you feel guilty saying all these? You said that even if Anthony cared about me, he still went to your place and said that you were pregnant with his kid and that I am nothing to him. If I ever lie about a single thing, you could get Mr. Marwood here to cross-examine. He was at the scene."Anne could not believe that Bianca would lie abou
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