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
"Nigel, are you hiding something from me? Are your wife and daughter bullying Anne, but you're not telling me about that?" Sarah doubted. "Anne is also my daughter. I love her very much. It's not what you think. The child works late at night and has to go to work during the day. She said that she always feels tired. She is afraid that you will be worried and will call you after work is done." "Okay, there are two days left. If she still doesn't call me, I'll go crazy." Nigel knew she was in a hurry, but now he could only comfort her. He was very anxious. He did not know where Anne was now, and he did not even know if she was safe. He was a failure as her father. "Hey, did you see the picture of the night scene I took for you?" Sarah asked. "I did, it's beautiful." "I'm so bored here, no one to chat with me, no one to play poker with..." Sarah sighed. "I... have friends over there. I can ask their family members to contact you," Nigel said. "Actually, you can come
"You cannot completely leave this aside either!" Dorothy said in a hushed voice, "We have not found Anne yet. Your dad suspected this is related to Anthony…""Why do you even say so too?" Bianca felt her head heavy just hearing this."I am only asking you to stay vigilant." Dorothy said and tried to remind her about her situation, "Think about it, how many women want to climb into Anthony's bed? Which family in business does not wish to marry their daughter to Anthony? Don't you take it lightly just because you are his fiance. Even after marriage, you should still keep a lookout. You don't have kids now, and your only bargaining power is yourself.""I'm not an id*ot. Of course, I know. I purposely went to the Archduke Group when I came back from the studio. Anthony was still busy then!""That's great." However, Dorothy found it weird. "Then what did you mean by Anne is still missing?""As long as it is not related to Anthony, I don't care where she went. Who knows when we finally
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