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
Anne's expression darkened as she realized that she should not have made a deal with a crazy woman."Also, I won't do anything to you, but I will torture Sarah. That ought to be even more devastating for you, right? I enjoy your pain! I heard that Sarah goes to a certain club every afternoon to play poker. I am going there now. How do you think she would react if I showed her these shattered pieces of your passport and identification card?" Bianca chuckled as she got up to leave.Anne tensed.Indeed, Sarah enjoyed playing poker in the afternoon, because she took naps at noon and had to go to sleep early at night.If Bianca showed Sarah the passport and mocked her for it, Sarah would not be able to control herself. If Sarah struck Bianca, it would be yet another disaster.Anne stood abruptly and reached out to grab Bianca. "Wait-"As soon as she touched Bianca, Bianca screamed and fell backward as though she was being pushed.She bumped into another table and collapsed onto the g
Instead of hurrying upstairs, she sat by the garden facing toward the stairs, it was covered by bushes and was perfect for her to stay hidden.If anything should happen, she would be able to spot it right away.The sky was slowly turning dark and she saw the nanny heading out to pick the children up. Shortly after, the triplets appeared and went up the stairs.Anne had only dared to look out for a bit, she was concerned that her children would see how she was sneaking around.Shortly after the triplets had returned home, two cars drove into the area and a huge crowd darted toward the stairway.Anne was absolutely terrified by how the sight resembled a zombie apocalypse. Luckily, she was not at home, or she would be in a dangerous position if she was stuck inside.Anne turned and left the area swiftly, before calling the nanny to explain the situation."When will you come back? Should I call Mr. Newman?" The nanny asked worriedly."It's fine, I can handle this. You stay on the s