When Anthony's sharp and terrifying gaze swept past, Anne immediately held her head low alongside Xander. "Mr. Marwood.""Hmm," Anthony responded and continued walking straight. Xander and Oliver followed him. At the back of the parade was Anne. Anthony's attitude was as though nothing had happened, cold and indifferent. Anne still had her guard up. She wished to be able to turn invisible. Everyone else was already in the meeting room. No, in fact, Tommy was absent, but this was nothing strange. He was always absent. Anne sat behind Xander, facing the laptop on her lap. Once the meeting commenced, she was busy typing down the minutes. When it was Xander's turn to present, she projected the data onto the screen. Whenever they talked about the flaws in the numerical data for the Finance Department, Damian's face would twitch as though feeling guilty about it. Anne kept her focus on the laptop as though she only had eyes for the laptop. She did not dare to look arou
He nudged her. "Ms. Vallois?"Anne regained her consciousness and stood up. She followed Xander to the meeting room door. Her gaze was, however, fixated on Ron. "Director, I will return to the office later." Anne stood still at the door and did not proceed. Xander did not say anything but even helped her to bring her laptop back. Anne returned to the meeting room and slammed the door shut. She walked up to Ron and interrogated, "What do you mean? Why did you accuse my mother? What do you want? You said you wanted to compensate. If you really wanted to, why not ask your son to let me go?"She was breathing heavily, and her chest was pumping up and down. She could not remain calm. Ron snickered. His tone was devilish. "Getting to know both your mother and you is the biggest misfortune of my life!" He stood up, looked at Anne, and said, "Your mom gave you the backup audio, didn't she? Why are you acting like a good samaritan here?""What backup audio?" Anne did not unders
"I will tell him now. He doesn't have to wait!""No, I have not received the money!""Money, money, money, you only care about the money!" Anne was infuriated. "Take this opportunity to get rid of the Marwood family, isn't that the best? Mom, I don't want to have any physical relationship with Anthony! Give him the recording. The best case scenario is that he would thank us, even if he does not thank us, we will no longer have to live under his threat!""It is because we had too much distress from the Marwood family. That's why you wanted to make a fool out of them," Sarah said. Anne realized that Sarah did not listen to her and reached out to snatch the phone. Sarah immediately escaped. She ran around the couch, unwilling to give the phone to Anne. Anne panted. She could not calm down. She could not get the phone, so she turned and was about to leave the mansion. "Anne, where are you going? Come have dinner with me!" Sarah shouted from the back. Anne pretended she did n
Anne stayed silent. She quietly glanced at Anthony in front of her. His buff body was posing a deathly threat to her. The coldness on his face still lingered. After all, what she said directly affected Anthony's mood. No one could stop him. "I have something to do now. We shall talk later." Anthony walked straight into the lift and did not even take one look at Bianca. Anne could do nothing but follow him. Bianca went to tug at Anne's arm, but she got flung away. She watched as Anne and Anthony entered the lift, and the door closed in her face. Bianca almost could not believe what she just saw. Anger and panic. What did that mean? Anne came to see Anthony, but Anthony ignored her.This was the last thing that she wished to see! She would never allow Anne to seduce Anthony! The Rolls Loyce arrived at the entrance of the mansion. The security guard at the gate immediately stopped them.Anne was a little wary of the situation, she hoped Anthony would not lay a fing
Her hands and legs were tied up, and she was sitting in a chair. It was an empty house, and there was a window for ventilation. The sky outside was so bright that it was glaring. The floor was covered with plastic as if someone was ready to hurt her and wanted to make sure there was no stain on the ground. Right at this moment, Ron walked in from outside, looking hostile. Sarah struggled and shrieked, "You kidnapped me?"Ron was holding Sarah's phone in his hand. "Other than this, where else did you have the recording? Did you keep it at Anne's?""No!""I trusted you and gave you the shares, but the recordings are still around! I will let you go if you confess, considering we were once husband and wife!" Ron warned her. Sarah looked at him questionably, "How do you know there is a recording in my phone?""I installed a bug at your place, and I had heard everything that you told Anne. She seemed to be unaware of the recording, but that does not mean she does not have it!"
The car sped away, and once stabilized, Anne moved to sit at the side. Awkwardness and tension filled the atmosphere within the small, confined space in the car.Anne sneakily took a look to the side. Anthony's gaze fell outside the window as if he were indifferent about her clumsiness. She could feel the tension around him and even the bloodlust. Therefore, it was not that Anthony wanted to ignore Bianca, but he did not have the mood to entertain her. His own mother was murdered by his grandfather. Should she sympathize with Anthony? She reckoned she should be sympathizing with herself.She did not know what to say. After all, once the truth was found out, Anthony would not have any reason to force her anymore!She could attain real freedom, couldn't she?Ron stood by the door and watched as Anne walked toward him alone. She was wearing a shoulder bag, and her face was full of anger. "Where is my mother?"Ron asked, "Are you alone?"Anne looked behind her. "Did you see
Anne was not here alone. Not only did she tell someone about it, but this was the person he did not want to face the most: Anthony Marwood!"The recording is in… Anne's phone," Sarah said it with guilt.Ron was stunned. He guessed it right! Anne could not believe what she heard. "When… When did you do it?""That time when we had lunch together, I did it when you went to the toilet," Sarah said. Anne took out her phone and saw the recording in her phone. If it were not because Sarah claimed so, she would not have opened it. Ron wanted to snatch her phone away but was restrained by Anthony's bodyguards. "Anthony, don't listen to her. It is all fake!" Ron desperately explained. "Fake or real, I will make my own judgment." Anthony's tone was cold. He looked so intimidating in the wide space. Anne immediately played the recording, and Sarah and Ron's conversation could clearly be heard in the quiet space. Anthony stood still where he was, like an ice statue.Ron's face
His last words sounded extremely strange, and anyone who was not a fool could tell that Elder Marwood was about to harm Sarah.Anthony walked up to Ron.Terrified by Anthony's presence, Ron paled and backed away. "Anthony, I am your father. What are you trying to do? Ah!"He missed a step by accident and fell down the stairs awkwardly.Anthony stood above the stairs and looked down at him before saying in an emotionless voice, "Get the words out: Elder Marwood is critically ill. As for you, you will be in mourning once Elder Marwood passes away!" He then turned to leave, followed by his team of bodyguards.Ron sat on the ground with chills running down his spine; he felt glad Elder Marwood was healthy enough and would not perish any time soon.Anne spared Ron no mind and went to help untie Sarah hurriedly. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?""I'm fine. How's your arm?""It's fine."Once Sarah's hands were freed, she grabbed Anne by the arm. "What do you mean, fine? There's blood all
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