Anne had been back for two days and had not seen Anthony. Why should she? She was in Anthony's control. Why should he hurry? When the predator is not hungry, it toys with its prey for a while. It would then swallow its prey in one mouthful when it was hungry. Before going to bed at night, there was no call from Anthony. Anne put her phone on silent. If there were someone here, it would be suspicious if she did not pick up the call. Anne noticed that older people did not have the habit of holding their mobile phones all the time. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she felt an unusual atmosphere in the air, as if a bad guy was about to approach her. Then her bed sank, and her body was covered. "Argh..." Anne knew who it was without having to open her eyes. That domineering and powerful breath encircled her, depriving her of oxygen. Anthony bit her ear and said in a low and menacing voice, "I heard that you can walk." Anne's skin felt itchy. She turned her fac
"You don't need to worry about that," Anne said with a cold expression. "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Anthony? If Anthony knew about it, he would never let you raise the kids, in case they become as uneducated as you are. Anthony would definitely prefer the children to be raised by me. The children are still young. If they live with me long enough, I doubt they'll remember you." Anne was not afraid of threats. "If you really thought this through, you would have just done it instead of telling me this. " "That's because...the children are missing." Bianca approached her with a poisonous look in her eyes, trying to take in every single ounce of Anne's expression. Anne frowned. "What did you say?" "Are you deaf? I say that your triplets are missing. Last night, the nanny took them out and accidentally lost them. I have yet to find them! Look how nice I am to you. I came here to tell you this piece of news!" Anne shook her head in horror. "That's impossible!" "Call the
"Go away!" Anne pushed Bianca away. Bianca did not expect her to do that, so she stepped back with a look of anger. She turned her face and smiled. "Why are you so unwilling to accept the truth? I doubt you'll be able to find your kids. The best you could hope for is to see their corpses. There is one more thing I want to tell you. Do you know why your mom can return to Luton? Did you think it was because you told Anthony to do so? It was because your dad sacrificed himself and promised not to divorce Dorothy in exchange for letting your mom return to Luton. How do you feel about that? Hahaha!" With a big laugh, she turned and walked toward the door of the ward. As soon as the door opened, her laughter disappeared, and she put her poker face back on as if nothing had happened. She was great at changing expressions quickly whenever she needed to. Anne felt weak. She knocked over the table and fell to the ground hard. Her tears fell. They were not tears of pain but of fea
Dr. Brown was startled. "Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Anne sat up and stood up. "I...I want to be discharged from the hospital. I'm already fine..." "I don't dare to let you out of the hospital! I'll call Mr. Marwood first and ask him what he thinks, okay?" Dr. Brown said. "You are the doctor. It's your call! Why do you have to ask him? Why should I listen to him!" Anne shouted hysterically. "Anne, calm down." "I don't want to be calm. How could I be calm?" Anne lifted the quilt and got out of bed. "Don't stop me. I must leave!" Dr. Brown stopped her. "I can't let you go if you act like this." "Go away! Let me go!" Anne pushed Dr. Brown. However, she could not get past Dr. Brown and the nurse. Her frail body started losing its strength. "Anne!" Dr. Brown hugged her in fright, put her on the bed, and nodded at the nurse. The nurse understood and immediately ran out to make a phone call. "Did Bianca say something that irritated you?" Dr. Brown asked. Anne's f
"She vomited blood and is now in the emergency room. What did you say to her?" Anthony's volume increased. "Is it that serious? I...I only told her that my father couldn't divorce my mother so her mother would be able to return to Luton and that my father had sacrificed a lot for her. It's not a big deal, is it? How easily angered she is!" Bianca felt a little amused. "I'll go back and apologize to her! She has rested for so long, and I don’t want her to fall into a relapse again because of me." "Did she mention some children?" "...children? What children?" Bianca's tone sounded aggrieved. "Anthony, I didn't do anything. Anne doesn't like me and my mother because of her mother's matters. She was fine earlier. Why did she faint as soon as I turned my back on her? Was she trying to set me up?" "That's enough." Anthony hung up the phone. Bianca paced around in her office, feeling restless. Anne mentioned her children? Why else would Anthony ask her about children? Obviously,
His legs were too short, so Charlie moved a small stool over to help him. Chris studied the door lock and said, "When he came in, he locked the door. He must have the keys!" "What about the windows?" Chloe asked, "Can we jump out of the windows?" The three little kids looked at the window, which was open, and could see the tops of the trees outside. It did not seem possible. "We can see the tips of the trees, which means that we are high above the ground! If we jump down from here, we might never see mama again!" Chloe was disappointed. "Don't be afraid!" Charlie grabbed her small hand. "I'm going to steal the key!" "Steal the key?" Chloe's little face was slightly stunned, but she was also slightly excited. "Yes, if I steal the key to open the door, we can run out and escape!" Chris elaborated on his plan. The three kids moved to the door of the room. They opened the door quietly. Charlie took a peek and noticed that the person on the bed was sleeping with his back
They went outside easily. Luke went back to sleep until it was noon. When he woke up, he did not see the triplets. He looked around and found no one. "Stop playing hide-and-seek with me. If you don't come out, I'll hit you!" Damn it, why did he have to do this? How annoying the three children were! Luke had yet to find them, but he noticed that the door was not closed. When he touched his waist again, he found the key was gone. He hurriedly called Moona, "Mom, the children ran away!" "What? Didn't I ask you to look after the children?" "I locked them in the house, but they stole my key and opened the door! Are they really two-year-old children?" Luke could not believe that he was fooled by three kids! "Go look for them!" Moona was furious. She would be in big trouble if she could not handle such an easy job! Just after the phone call, Lucas came back. Moona had not recovered from her shock, and the smile on her face was rather stiff. "Principal, why are you b
Moona did not understand why he said that. Why was his tone so affirmative? This made her very uneasy. "Ms. Vallois..." Moona answered, but there was no sound from the other end. "Ms. Vallois? Ms. Vallois, why aren't you speaking?" Anthony was searching for this voice in his memory. According to his knowledge, this was the nanny who took care of the triplets and was close to Lucas. So, two unfamiliar numbers for Lucas... Lucas stepped forward and took the phone in his hand. He had already guessed who was calling. Anthony stared at the end call with dark eyes, looking extremely hostile. In the end, it all came back to Anne. "You still look for him behind my back. How can I punish you so that you can be completely obedient?" His voice seemed to come from hell. At this moment, the ward door was pushed open. It was Sarah who came to deliver the meal at noon. As she entered the door, she said, "Anne, are you hungry? Look what age does to my brains. I forgot to cook…” Whe
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