"I've been watching you since you got pregnant and I knew that I'd been exposed as soon as I found out that you were coming to the hospital." Michelle turned to Anthony. "Anthony, there's a reason that I did this. She got pregnant with your child and tried to get rid of it in secret. I didn't think she should so I bribed the doctor to pretend that they terminated the pregnancy. I did what I did to keep Anthony's child. If I was wrong for doing so, please punish me and I won't say a word."Anne was rendered speechless by Michelle's speech, which pointed a blaming finger to Anne herself instead and Michelle appeared to be the saint of the story according to her.The door was opened once again and Bianca walked in. She glanced around the room and walked over to Anthony in confusion. "What's wrong? What happened?""What else? It's about Anne's failed abortion in this hospital! I admitted that I was the one who bribed the doctor," Michelle confessed honestly."What?" Bianca exclaimed in
Oliver immediately started driving once she got into the car. He glanced at the rear-viewing mirror and saw the depressed expression on Anne's face."Mr. Marwood will get to the bottom of this," Oliver said."I imagine that Bianca would have nothing to do with this by the time he's done." Anne stared outside the window. She had not expected to get anything out of this from the moment she stepped out of the hospital."You are different to Mr. Marwood," Oliver said."Your consolation only makes me feel worse," she said with a cold look on her face. "Don't speak for him. I know just what kind of a man he is, better than anyone else."When Anne arrived home, she collapsed onto the couch and felt as though she had reached her limit both physically and mentally.She remained in a horrible mood until Sarah came to visit."Why do you look worse? Did you even rest?" Sarah asked."I was watching television," Anne said."You were watching television, instead of resting? I told you it's b
Anthony would simply neglect the facts and stop the investigation to avoid hurting the woman he loved, and if his plaything was to get hurt in the process, so be it.Feeling miserable and exhausted, Anne was in despair. She lowered her head sorrowfully. "Just go. I want nothing to do with you and I want you to stop coming here. You are not welcomed here."His expression darkened as he darted forward to grab her by the arm."Stop…let me go! Don't touch me! You disgust me..."He dragged her into the room and tossed her onto bed, before pinning her down with his weight."Disgusted?" He grabbed her by the chin and pressed his lips against hers forcefully."Umph!" She could not believe that he would insist on insulting her in such a manner despite what had happened.He did not let her go until she was at the brink of suffocation. Anne gasped for air and her face was flushing a crimson shade from the lack of oxygen.He tilted her face up and said, "I can kiss you until you are not di
Lucas wrapped his arm around the three of them. "Have you missed me?""We have!""Here are your gifts," Lucas said as the driver behind him brought bags of souvenirs into the living room.The triplets cheered and ran over."Why did you come home so early? Is everything settled?" Anne asked."Yeah, nothing of import left to deal with," Lucas said. "I should have told you, but I wanted to surprise you."She chuckled, "Consider me surprised. Is Tommy back as well?""No. He is the boss, so he won't be back so soon." He studied her face and asked, "are you ill? You don't look so well."She touched her face and said, "Really? I don't feel anything."Her body had been traumatized only five days ago, so she wouldn't be able to recover so soon after the surgery."Have you eaten? Why don't I cook something for you?" She changed the subject."I ate on the plane, so I'm good. I'll stay for a while and go home later."Charlie received a beautiful toy knife, Chloe received a limited-edit
Half-way through the meal, Chloe wanted to go to the washroom.Not wanting to trouble the nanny, Anne took her to the washroom and walked past another room on their way back.A waiter happened to be walking out and Anne turned to look, only to be startled by the sight of Bianca and Michelle. She immediately picked Chloe up and hurried back to their room.Chloe shot Anne a confused look. "Mama?""It's okay."Once they were inside the room, Lucas noticed the odd look on Anne's face. "What's wrong? Saw someone you know?""Bianca and Michelle," she said, "didn't expect to see them here.""Did they see you?""No. They were inside a room.""There's nothing to worry about, then." Lucas scowled. "What a coincidence."After dinner, Lucas went to drive the car around while the nanny took the triplets into the car.Anne was the last to leave.She stopped when she walked past one of the rooms and went inside.The two women inside had thought that it was a rude waitress who came in, bu
The manager hesitated for a moment. "Did you lose something?""Yeah, we did," Bianca said."Something of great value," Michelle added.The manager apologized, "I'm sorry, ma'am. There's an issue with our surveillance cameras, so we can't check. If it's something important, we can help look for it."Both Bianca and Michelle paled at his words. However, there was nothing they could do if the cameras did not capture anything, so the two had to simply accept that Anne was lucky.Anne sat by the window with Chloe on her lap, as they stared at the street lights together.She listened to Chloe counting the lights while drifting off to her own thoughts.Anne thought back to what happened in the club.She was not worried about Bianca finding out about Lucas or the children. The fact that Bianca managed to find her way to them meant that there was not other people inside the club because Lucas had informed the owner about it ahead of time, even if Bianca and Michelle wanted to investigat
Bianca went to the Archduke Group in the evening, and Anthony was nowhere to be found because there was a meeting.She went into his office alone.Every time she entered his office, she would be overwhelmed by the joy and pride of being powerful and no one could take that glory from her, nor could anyone replace her in Anthony's heart, including Anne.She circled back to stand behind the desk and though the screen was pitch black, the computer seemed to be on.Wondering if she would find Archduke Group's action plan, she turned on the monitor and the screen lit up, only to find surveillance feed from nine different cameras.'Why would this be in Anthony's office?' She thought, 'Isn't there a specific department to manage the surveillance cameras in the building? He shouldn't be paying attention to this considering how busy he is.'In the midst of her confusion, she realized something odd in the footage.'Why is Tommy there?' She wondered.Shortly after, she spotted a few employ
"Have you decided where you want to go?" Tommy asked."Berham.""I will allow it."Not wanting to say another word, Anne turned around to leave.Behind her, Tommy asked, "have you really lost the ability to bear a child?""Yeah. Satisfied?" She said, before leaving.She stood before the elevator and thought about what she needed to do moving forward. She had not expected Tommy to let her go that easily, and was wondering if he was plotting something.Tommy was too cunning, so she reminded herself to be careful.Once she obtained her passport and identification card, she would be able to leave.Anne could not think of any reason for Bianca to refuse her request, if everything went according to plan.She stepped into the elevator and gazed up thoughtfully at the red number display above her. She could not reach out to Bianca or she might risk letting Bianca know how desperate she was.Anne decided that she would apply for a temporary identification card if Bianca did not call
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