"What's that smell?" Anne asked. The driver did not answer. In the rear-view mirror, the driver's eyes looked very unkind. Anne hurriedly covered her mouth and nose, but it was too late. Her vision began to blur. Then she fell into the seat. The phone in her hand slid down, the unedited text message was still on the screen, and then the screen turned black. "I'm sorry, I have a very important dinner today. I'll be the host next time." Lucas left in a hurry after greeting the leader. While driving, he called Anne. Unexpectedly, she did not answer. Presumably, she had arrived at the hotel. He called the driver, but the driver did not answer the phone either. Lucas hurried to the hotel. When he got to the hotel, the two families were chatting. When Lucas saw Nigel, he stepped forward to say hello and nodded politely to Dorothy and Bianca. Then he noticed that Anne was not there. "Where's Anne?" "I just wanted to ask, didn't she come with you?" Nigel said.
After Bianca got into the car, the more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became, and she ordered the driver to go to the Archduke Group. She felt uneasy. Anthony said that he was busy today and could not come to dinner. Coincidentally, Anne disappeared and did not come to the dinner. Could they... The car entered the underground parking lot. Bianca got out of the car and saw Anthony's black Rolls Loyce. The second floor in the basement was Anthony's exclusive garage, and only Bianca's car could enter. Even so, Bianca was still worried. After all, Anthony had so many cars here. When she got to the highest floor, the secretary told her that Anthony was in a meeting. Bianca was waiting in the office. About an hour later, Anthony ended the meeting and entered the office. When Bianca saw Anthony, she calmed down. "Is it over?" Anthony waved his hand, and Oliver, who was following behind him, went away. Bianca got up and said, "Something happened. At th
How could he not be in a hurry? He knew Anne's personality very well. If she did not want to go, she would have given notice long ago, and she would not just disappear. So, something must have happened. "Lucas cares about her so much, so she will naturally be more concerned than you are. What are you worrying about?" Bianca rolled her eyes and turned away. At night, the lights in the house seemed dim, with only a few wall lamps emitting a faint glow. "Urgh..." Anne gradually became conscious, but she still did not know what was going on. Opening her eyes, she found herself lying on the soft sofa. The room was dimly lit. Her brain felt groggy. "Wake up." A low ghastly voice sounded in the silence. Anne was startled, turned her face, and saw the man sitting on the sofa opposite her. The dark outlines of the man were terrifying. His eyes, which were darker than the night, were as sharp as a falcon's. Anne sat up abruptly, panting and looking at the terrifying man
Anne let out a powerless cry in pain. Anthony was so mad that his face was flushed red, his black eyes were like a devil, and his fingertips wiped the sweat from Anne's forehead. "How do you feel now?" "Go to hell..." Anne used up her last bit of strength to squeeze the words through her gritted teeth. Anthony pinched her pretty chin and smiled wickedly. "You should consider yourself special. If anyone ever said that to me, I would have ensured they died long ago." "Let me die then!" Anne shouted in despair. Anthony snorted coldly. "Save your voice. You're going to need it for the crying later on." Anne opened her eyes blankly. There was peace in her ears. It was as if after the world was turned upside down, she was left alone in the world. She was tired. As soon as she moved, she noticed something was wrong with her wrist. Raising her hand, she was stunned when she saw the handcuffs on her wrists. The other end of the handcuffs was handcuffed to the bed. She wa
No matter how she screamed, no one answered. It was as if Anthony had already left. Anne pulled on the handcuffs, but in the end, it only chaffed the skin on her wrist. Her strength did not recover, and her whole body was still in unbearable pain. After struggling for some time, she sat down on the edge of the bed and collapsed. Tears fell down her face. Why on earth did she have to endure such an experience? She thought that threatening Anthony with her death would make Anthony retreat. Instead of retreating, he became even more violent. She had parents and three little kids. She was just bluffing when she said she was going to die. She thought she had succeeded, but in the end, Anthony still prevailed. She should never have underestimated Anthony… It was almost noon now. How did dinner go last night? Anthony would never let anyone know where she was. What chaos would her disappearance cause? Anne could not begin to imagine... She was used by Anthony ye
He eagerly picked up the phone, thinking it was Anne. It was Sarah. Sarah still did not know about Anne's disappearance. Sarah usually only texted him, so calling him probably meant she wanted to know about Anne. "Sarah." "What's the matter with Anne? She didn't answer or return my call to her. What is she doing?" Sarah asked anxiously as soon as the call was connected. "She might be busy with work." "No matter how busy she is, she should always have time to call back, right?" Sarah was suspicious. "Is something wrong?" "It's approaching the end of the month. Her department is busy. It's normal," Nigel told a white lie. "Okay..." Sarah had no doubts. Besides, how could anything go wrong? Nigel was there to look after her. Then she said, "I didn't mean to call you at this time. I was really worried about Anne." "I know, it doesn't matter. You can call me anytime." "Even in the middle of the night?" "My phone is turned on even at night." "If you say that, I ha
The room door was opened. No matter how many times she saw Anthony, her pupils would always shrink in fear, as if the fear of being violated was deeply ingrained into her mind. Anthony carried the breakfast in his hand and put it on the bedside table. Anne glanced at her and said, "Is it inappropriate for you to serve me three meals a day?" Anthony's dark eyes looked dangerous. "It's okay, I will get my payment." Anne trembled. Anthony threw a phone on the bed. "Call me if you need anything." Seeing that Anthony was leaving again, Anne hurriedly got off the bed. She pulled at Anthony's clothes with her hand. "Don't go! Let me go, I want to go home, please... I'm not your pet, I am human. You can't treat me like this..." Anthony's black eyes narrowed coldly, and his big palm grabbed her little hand, but he just pulled it off coldly, turned around, and left. "Anthony! Anthony!!" Anne could not even get to the door of the bedroom, so she could only shout at him. Eve
Anne's fierce voice came through, "I'm hungry!" More than a dozen high-level executives, including Oliver, immediately held their breaths. Who was it? Who dared to speak so arrogantly to the person in charge of the Archduke Group? More was yet to come. "Hurry up and give me something to eat! You don't think I only need to eat three meals a day, do you? Don't you feel hungry in the afternoon? Don't you want some fruit snacks? I like sweets, buy me some cakes and milk tea. I want a cheesecake and milk tea with light sugar, do you hear that? Why don't you speak?" The atmosphere in the conference room was chilling. Would Anthony burst into a rage? They were too frightened to move. Nobody knew who this person was, but Oliver knew it as soon as he heard the voice. What a time to make a call… "I am in a meeting." Oliver had been with Anthony for a long time, and he looked over in astonishment and incomprehension. 'At this time, shouldn't he just hang up?' Why was he an