Anne's expression darkened, but she turned to face the triplet with a smile regardless. "Going to school? Is the school bus here yet? Go on."The triplets hurried down the stairs and glared at Bianca once they were on the ground."Who are you? Who are you fighting?""I know her. She's the one who presses keys for a living," Chloe said.Bianca was furious that a child had the audacity to describe her elegant art of the piano forte as 'pressing keys'."We don't welcome you here! You are the one who should leave!" Chris said.To prevent Bianca from saying anything worse, Anne told the nanny, "I'm going to be fine here. Don't let this delay the children from going to school.""Alright..." The nanny pulled the children away.Charlie was the most hot-tempered among the three, so he shouted fiercely despite being dragged away. "Key-presser, I remember you now! If you bully that lady there, I will make sure you suffer..."Anne watched as the children were dragged away and were relieve
Even so, Bianca was livid.After leaving the residential area, Bianca went to the Archduke Group and had breakfast with Anthony as though everything was normal.She did not see anything odd in Anthony's behavior, but Bianca was still extremely unhappy about the fact that Anne and Antony had both disappeared the night before. She felt like a wife who found something odd in her husband's behaviors but had no proof of it. In the end, she could only vent her emotions by acting out, which would eventually drive her husband away.Bianca's parents might seem like a loving couple on the outside, but she was the only one who knew that they frequently fought, and always for the same reason: her mother suspected her father of cheating.Nigel had to socialize with business partners, and he would sometimes return home late, smelling of alcohol and perfumes.Dorothy was a paranoid woman, and because she was a full-time housewife, all her focus landed on her husband and her children. If Nigel ac
After Elder Marwood's death, Ron was sent away to mourn for him. With Ron gone, Damian was overjoyed and he showed up at Tommy's office grinning ear to ear. "It's great. We hadn't even done anything yet, and they were already fighting amongst themselves. This doesn't mean we can sit on our thumbs, though. Have you asked Anne? I'm sure that Sarah has something to do with your grandfather's death and Ron being sent away.""I asked. Sarah just wasn't content with what she got." Tommy leaned back on his chair and played with his phone with his legs resting on the desk.He was not at all concerned, but Damian was. It was a crucial time, and there could be no mistakes. If they managed to find any fault in Anthony, they would hold all the power in the Marwood Group.Damian believed that anyone would have a weakness, and Anthony should be no exception."And you really believe that?" Damian felt defeated by how naive his son was. "Let me tell you this, but your uncle will never surrender hi
"Ah!" Anne was shoved through a door with a gigantic pool but no guest inside."What do you think you are doing?""I'm asking you if Anthony killed my father.""What?" She scowled. "How would I know?"Anne was amazed by how spot-on Damian's guess was."Then I will ask you about something you do know. Why did Ron surrender half his share to Sarah?"She looked away. "Your son came asking, and now you are doing the same. I told him that my mom annoyed Ron into giving her that!""You might be able to fool Tommy, but you won't fool me, understand?""I really don't know!" Annoyed, her throat began to feel dry, and her temperature rose. She considered for a moment if that was what being drunk felt like, but had a feeling that something was wrong..."Let me leave!" She turned to head for the door, but Damian shoved her, and she fell to the ground."What good will it do you to play against me?" Damian crouched. "Just tell the truth, and I'll leave you alone.""I don't know..." Anne's
Anne only managed to get out of the pool with Tommy's help, as it was extremely difficult for her to move while panting.She glanced at the men who were walking toward them and asked, "Can you handle this by yourself?"He leaned into her ear. "It's not a good habit to doubt a man's ability."Her temperature rose again at the sensation of his breath brushing through her skin, and she immediately scowled.Tommy took pleasure in seeing the blush on her face, and Anne shoved his hand away from her waist. "I'll leave it to you then."She turned to head into the changing room and heard wails from the outside, none of which belonged to Tommy.Instead of taking off her clothes, she found a robe and put it on. With all strength drained from her fingers, she could not even tie the robe and was panting hard. By the end, she finally managed to do so.She knew she would not last long and had to leave as soon as possible. Frustrated and frightened, she headed outside and saw the men lying on
"I am looking for her as well." Damian had dropped by the pool but did not find Anne.Tommy's expression darkened. "Did you hire people to rape her?""Rape…what? I just want to get her drunk so that I can get some answers. She was still sober when I took her to the pool, so I left," Damian explained, "I wouldn't have come if Oliver didn't show up and ask me to do it. If something happens to her, all the better."Tommy froze. "Anthony is here?""No. I just saw Oliver. This is weird. Where is she? Did something really happen?"Tommy remained quiet thoughtfully.Anne was taken to Julie's apartment and Anthony let go of her as soon as they were inside. She fell onto the ground dazedly, panting.She longed for someone's touch, but the man before her simply ignored her and left.Anthony sat down on the couch with his legs crossed as he stared at her. "What do you want to say?"She looked up dazedly as she tried to focus on Anthony. "I thought...I thought you were sending me to the h
Eventually, he let her go and Anne panted blankly, feeling as though all the air in her lungs were squeezed out.'This guy is an insatiable beast!' She thought, before asking, "Can I…can I get up now?""There's no hurry." He stared at her like a hungry animal."Are you trying to kill me?" Unable to stand it any longer, she questioned angrily at how boundless Anthony's lust was.Anthony lifted her face by the chin forcefully. "Relax. I'll let you live.""..."The phone outside rang, and Anthony got off of her to answer the phone.Anne hurried out of bed, knowing very well that it was far too dangerous for her to stay and that she needed to leave.She noticed the phone on the coffee table since her last visit. Nowadays, no one would own a landline phone anymore as everyone has their own smartphone.Even for a place as enormous as the Royal Mansion, all the servants were using their phones as well.So who could possibly be the one who called the landline phone instead of Anthony
She pulled at the door and found out that it had been locked from the outside.Unable to get out, she paced back and forth inside the apartment.Anthony had left her here and commanded her to stay, before leaving.Anne could not understand why he would keep her here. Naturally, she did not think it was merely a change of scenery from the Royal Mansion as Anthony was now engaged to Bianca.To her, Anthony had to be a mad man or a demon to insist on controlling her despite having a fiance.She sat on the couch and whimpered when she pulled her sore muscles, so she fell to her side and laid down on the couch, not daring to move around as it was Julie's apartment.She could not quite tell how she felt when she looked at Julie's painting.Julie must have resented Sarah, but in Anne's point of view, she felt that the only one at fault was Ron.Sarah could not possibly stop someone from pursuing her and it was not her fault that her pursuer's wife took it upon herself to confront Sara