Now as an adult, how long would she be locked up this time? Three days? One week? Anne did not want to fight back anymore. She got herself into this desperate situation because of her naivety. There was no food, no water, and not even a bed in the basement. She could only fall asleep against the door or the wall. On the first day, the empty stomach was bearable, but on the second day, it seemed that she was starting to get dehydrated. On the third day, Anne's lips were chapped, and it was already difficult for her to move her body, so she simply stayed still. She did not knock on the door to ask for help because she knew Anthony would not let her go; it would be useless to scream or shout. During the time Anne was detained, Tommy was looking for her everywhere. His calls went unanswered, and then he called Sarah. After knowing Anne's address, he went to look for her. Only then did Tommy know that she not only did not go to work in the surgery clinic and that she d
Tommy looked at Hayden coldly. "You're just a butler, aren't you? We are Anthony's family members. Are you sure you have the authority to kick us out?" Hayden stopped for a while, unable to speak. Tommy turned around and went inside. Hayden made a call immediately. Just before the call was made, Ron stopped him. Ron's attitude was still neutral, and he asked, "Is Anne imprisoned here?" Hayden looked uncomfortable. "No one can disobey Mr. Marwood. I advise you to leave now!" Anne was leaning against the door groggily as if she heard someone calling her in a trance. Was it an illusion? Why did she seem to hear Tommy's voice? "Anne? Where are you?" There was a knock on the basement door. "Anne, are you inside?" Anne's body trembled, holding on to her consciousness, as if she saw a glimmer of hope. "I… I'm..." Tommy was overjoyed to hear her voice. "Anne, I'm here, don't be afraid! I'm here to save you!" Anne did not speak. Her eyes brimmed with tears. She did
Anne's body softened and leaned against the edge of the sofa. She was unlucky indeed. If not, why would she be kept an eye on by Anthony… "You can't take her away. You can stay here if you want to die." Anthony pulled the trigger of the gun in his hand, and with a bang, the vase in the distance shattered— "Ah!" Anne screamed in fright. Turning her face, Anne saw that though Ron and Tommy were also frightened, they were not injured. "Guards!" Anthony's cold voice rang. The bodyguards came in from outside and stared at Ron and Tommy. "Do you want us to kick the two of you out of here?" Ron would not dare to fight back because he was obviously an underdog. Besides, Anthony was still his son. How could he get physical with his son?Tommy was unwilling to leave Anne here. Anthony would torture Anne to death if he left her here. As soon as Tommy turned his face, he met Anne's eyes, motioning for him to go. Tommy did not want to leave! "He won't let me die. Don't worry.
Anne staggered back. "Can you hold a gun? Can you fire one? Want me to teach you?" Anthony pressed down on the trigger. "Ah!" Anne put her hands to her head in fright, and her legs gave way. When she came to her senses, she did not feel any pain because the bullet did not hit her. "Get out of my sight, or I will fire the second shot," Anthony said indifferently. Anne turned around and walked out of the hall. A car was waiting outside, and she got in the car. The car had been driven away for quite a distance, her body was still shaking. She was in great trauma and needed enough time to recover. Returning to her apartment, she closed the door and smashed a chair while roaring, "Anthony, you lunatic! You lunatic!" When she was twelve years old, Anthony was less scary. At least he did not have a gun! That was not the case now. What did he want to do? Murder someone? If he really killed someone, what could others do? Nothing! No one would ever dare to investigate h
The next day, Anne sent a text message to Tommy and her aunt to tell them she was safe, lest they worried. Actually, Anne did not really want to go to the surgery clinic anymore. 15 days of work without pay was not really something she was very enthusiastic about. However, if she did not go to work, it might cause Anthony's suspicion. Going to the surgery clinic, Lucia saw Anne and sneered, "Finally get to see you, do we? What a long period you had!" "Yes, it's over." Anne played along. "What a delicate lady! Well, you probably want to take leave every month now! I don't know why the company wants to keep people like you. Even our supervisor was fired because of you!" Lucia said and turned away. Anne's beautiful brows wrinkled slightly. Why the hostility? She knew her actions meant trouble for the company. If everyone asked for leave when they were on their period, it would be a mess. That was the only excuse she could think of though. In the evening, Tommy drove the
Just as she went down the stairs, a middle-aged woman carrying fruit passed by. Anne turned around in shock, stopping in her tracks. The woman went up the stairs slowly and did not seem to notice anything unusual. Anne breathlessly looked at the woman's back in a daze. Was that… mom? No way! Wasn’t her mother dead? But that woman just now... Was it her own delusion? When the woman walked up the last flight of stairs, Anne came back to her senses in shock and hurried to catch up. Following behind the woman, she arrived at the door of a certain apartment complex. The complex was very old, and there was not even a decent doorman. It was not until she took out the key to open the door that the woman felt something was wrong and turned around. When she saw the girl's face, the woman looked flustered. The fruit bag in her hand fell, and the fruit fell everywhere on the ground. Anne had tears in her eyes. "It's really you..." However, Cheyenne refused to admit it a
"No! Mama will definitely come back!""Let’s wait for Mama!"Chloe's cute little mouth pouted. "Really? But… it will take a long time for Mama to come back..."The two boys stopped talking. They knew it would take a long time. Today was only the fourth day.As the eldest one, Charlie thought of something; his eyes sparkled as he uttered, "Mama's not coming back, so I'm going to find Mama!"Chris did not say anything. He seemed to think that the plan was actually doable, and his face began to turn red from excitement.Chloe peeked out from her quilt, big eyes. "Really? But Mama is so far away, Nancy said… she… is in… in Lu…""Luton!" Charlie answered."We need to fly there!" Chloe's eyes lit up. However, she felt frustrated and uttered, "How are we getting there?"Her two brothers were silent.Chris said, "If we follow some strangers, we will definitely get to Luton!"The eyes of the three cute children were bright like stars.They started to plan their trip to Luton with a
"It's a big city. You’ll like it after you get there..."The three kids’ eyes lit up, and they immediately followed the couple to the security checkpoint.This way, they would definitely be able to find their mother!When they got in line at the security checkpoint, the person in front thought they were the children of the person behind. The person behind thought they were the children of the person in front…"These three children are too cute!""The triplets are so good-looking!""So cute, I want to pinch their cheeks..."Not to mention the passers-by, even the security guards thought they were cute.They were mesmerized by the children's adorable looks.They let the security guards do a security check on them.After the security check, Chloe said aggrievedly, "A young lady just pinched my cheeks...""Mine too!""Same here!"In the waiting room, the three of them found a row of seats and waited quietly for the plane.Ten minutes later, the three little ones got on the pl
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