Anne tensed when she saw the bodyguard standing in front of the door and summoned the courage to approach.The bodyguard stopped them as soon as they got closer."There's no one in there now. Can you just let us in? We will come out right away," Anne pleaded."No." The bodyguard would not budge.Sarah started to panic, not expecting to be stopped by the bodyguard even after Dorothy and Bianca had left. "Anne, what should we do?""Don't panic." Anne took out her phone and walked to the side to call Anthony, who answered after three seconds. "Can you let me and my mom into the room to see my Dad? Just for a little while, okay? I want to see how he's doing..."When Anthony did not respond, she panicked and tears welled up in her eyes. "Please. Let me see my Dad!""Anne..." Sarah tugged at Anne's arm.Anne turned around and saw Anthony walking out of the doctor's office with his phone in his hand without hanging up.She hurried over and begged, "Let us in, okay? We will come out r
Anne looked at Anthony, doe-eyed and paused, before walking over. "Anthony, my Dad has treated you with kindness, right? He took care of you before, right? Can you...can you find a way to get the best experts here to help him? That way, he might wake up! You can ask me to do anything you want! As long as...as long as he wakes up!""So you are willing to stay by my side now, then?" He did not waver and simply narrowed his eyes coldly."... Yes..." She lowered her gaze.Anthony could tell her reluctance, but she never truly had any leverage to bargain with him to begin with. Without another word, he turned to leave."Anthony!" Anne hurried after him and grabbed him by the arm in tears. "Please, don't be so cruel. If something happens to my dad, I will be a fatherless child. He means a lot to me. He...he is also the triplets' grandfather. They like him a lot. Just do it for the kids, if not for me."He scowled and stared at her with his deep, brooding eyes."I shouldn't have said th
"Mom, Anthony has hired the top experts all around the world. They will be here tomorrow. Let's go home for now and come back tomorrow.""You should go. I'll stay here. Someone has to stay with him." Sarah did not want to leave Nigel."There are nurses here with Dad who can take better care of him. There are even bodyguards outside the door. He's going to be fine. Besides, if we run into Dorothy and Bianca again, we are all just going to end up arguing. That's not going to help with Dad's recovery," Anne said.Sarah hesitated and Anne directly dragged her out of the room.On their way back, both Sarah and Anne sat in the car quietly. Neither had thought that something like that would happen during their trip. Not only was Anne worried about Nigel, she was concerned for Sarah as well as she had never seen her mother so devastated before.After arriving home, Sarah returned to her room and Anne did the same. Instead of showering, she sat on the edge of bed dazedly.She could not un
If Sarah was at the hospital as well, Dorothy and Bianca would definitely try to provoke, or even hurt her.Anne was concerned. She did not want her mother to get hurt when her father was still unconscious.The door to the meeting room flew open and there were men and women sitting by the long meeting table, to whom Anne assumed were the experts Anthony had hired.Anthony sat at the further end with Kathryn on one side and next to him were Dorothy and Bianca.Both Dorothy and Bianca stared at Anne coldly and she simply proceeded to take her seat next to Kathryn.Anthony glanced at his watch and Kathryn took it as a hint to start the meeting. "Everyone should have a copy of the medical report. You all know that he is currently in a coma. Anyone here who manages to improve his condition even by the slightest will be rewarded handsomely."Everyone knew what she meant by it, that payment was not an issue if they had the talent worthy of it.One of the men looked at the report and sa
"Relax, there won't be an issue in applying that to a human being. The worst outcome would simply be no outcome at all," the expert said."It's settled, then. Kathryn, report the daily progress to me," Anthony commanded."Yes, Mr. Marwood."Anne was relieved and overjoyed that there was hope, however slim.Anthony got up to leave, and Dorothy and Bianca followed.Anne walked behind them and took out her phone to call Sarah.Sarah answered right away and said, "Anne, how was it? Can they cure him?""Only three of the experts stayed and said that they can try, but there's no guarantee," Anne said truthfully.Feeling as though a rock had been moved from her chest, Sarah said, "The doctors would never make promises even for simple surgeries. That means that your dad is definitely waking up!"Anne did not dare to agree considering how severe her father's brain injury was. However, she could not deny her mother hope as well and said, "Let's wait for him to wake up. However long it t
"Even if you need to read the will, we don't need outsiders here. Mr. Stahl, Nigel has nothing to do with Sarah. Sleeping with him a few times doesn't count. If she insists on getting paid, we can pay her a thousand for each time she slept with him."The insult was distasteful and Robert felt extremely awkward to be put on the spot.Bianca felt pleased to see the suppressed anger on Anne's face and said, "Mom, we all know about it, so why bother saying it out loud? It's so embarrassing."She was clearly implying that it was embarrassing for Anne and was being sarcastic about it."That's the thing, though. Both Sarah and Anne are mentioned in the will," Robert said."What?" Dorothy lost her senses. "Sarah, too?""Yes."Both Dorothy and Bianca glared daggers at Anne, who was surprised as well.It made sense that she was to inherit a portion of her father's property because she was his daughter, but her mother was not legally bound to Nigel in any way.Bianca kept Dorothy down an
"Why would Dad write such a will? He left them with his most valuable, and what did he leave me and my mom? I don't care about money, but I won accept his either!" Bianca threw the paper onto the ground. "Me and my mom are supposed to be the beneficiaries.""I'm sorry, but this is what Mr. Faye intended," Robert said, before turning to Dorothy. "Mrs. Faye, I believe that you've signed a prenup when you married Mr. Faye stating that you have no right to his money upon his death.""What?" Bianca gaped at Dorothy.Dorothy lowered her gaze gloomily. "Yes! But what about Bianca? Why isn't Bianca the first beneficiary? The money in his bank isn't even one third of what his funds are worth. Does he take us for beggars? Mr. Shahl, something is wrong!""I was shocked as well and asked Mr. Faye if he was sure, but he insisted."Anne had remained quiet the entire time, but decided to speak up, "I think that something is wrong as well."Dorothy shot her an enraged look. "Is that so? What exa
Sarah was provoked. "We were overseas. What exactly can we do? Don't just make false accusations!""Tell me why my dad would write a will like this, then? I'm his real daughter who he had raised, the same daughter he remarried my mom for, yet he left you two everything. Does that even make sense?" Bianca questioned.Indeed, it did not seem logical.Anne's eyes darted back and forth between Dorothy and Bianca. "I think that you two did something horrible and enraged Dad into making such a decision."Dorothy tried her best to conceal the guilt she felt deep down. She knew that Nigel had made such a decision because he found out that Bianca was not his daughter by blood, but that was simply far too cruel of him. As his wife, she had worked hard for their family and was left with nothing.'I should have accepted his proposal to divorce when he offered to give me everything instead!' She thought. 'Now I get nothing!'"What exactly can we do to force him into such a reckless decision?
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