After dinner, at the door, Ashlynn said to Corentin, "I want to stay here with Anne, is that okay?" Corentin glanced at Anne, and he said, "You don't need to. Anne, call me if you need anything. I will be in Luton these next two days." "Okay." Anne looked at Corentin's hand on Ashlynn's shoulder. It looked less like an intimate show of affection and more like a restraint. "Uncle, be nice to Ashlynn." Corentin said, "No one treats her better than me." Ashlynn did not refute him and comforted Anne, "Rest early. I will come to see you tomorrow." "Come here if you have nothing to do." Anne watched the car leave without going back to the house and walked out of the mansion. She sat on the steps in a daze, staring into the distance. She was left alone in such a big house. When she returned home, no one would be waiting for her at home and cook for her. Anne rubbed her eyes, stood up, and went into the house. Her feet had no strength; her waist was still sore, and her wh
He looked like a devil instead of a human. Anthony sat down on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of soup in his hand and watching her frightened reaction, and tried to become more amicable. "Eat something." Anne did not understand why Anthony was there. Why was he feeding her? She could not forget what he did to her yesterday. "Yesterday was my fault. I apologize." Anthony raised his dark eyes and stared at her. Anne was stunned. Anthony was apologizing to her? He had never done this before. He was apologizing instead of accusing her of visiting Lucas? This made her feel extremely uneasy. "Come here." Anthony patted the bed. Anne glanced at him and the food in the bowl, thought for a while, and then slowly moved over. She reached for the bowl. "I'll eat by myself..." Anthony did not let her take it. "Sit down." He wanted to feed her himself. Anne knew that she could not resist, so she obediently leaned against the bed. The food in the spoon was fed to her mo
"I didn't notify her in advance." Ashlynn did not ask Corentin to bring her to Luton, but Corentin brought her here anyway. She thought being with Anne would reduce her contact with Corentin. Obviously not. Corentin turned her face away. "I'll take you to the bar tonight." As he spoke, he kissed her lips, not caring whether Ashlynn wanted it. Ashlynn struggled twice and gave up. In the evening, Ashlynn was taken to the bar by Corentin. She was also taken to a nightclub by Salvatore before. Although she did not like the place, Salvatore seemed to be very suitable for this kind of dark and unclear place. He was like a boss, no one disobeyed him, and no one dared to disrespect her. Later, Salvatore died, and she wondered where his followers went. They might still be staying in the slums. Anyway, after Salvatore was arrested, she left. She knew she could no longer survive there. Corentin did not have many contacts in Luton. He lived in Athetin, so when he came to the
The subordinates immediately stepped forward. The man and the woman huddled together, terrified. They did not expect this woman to have so much backup. Ashlynn thought that Corentin would never let the two of them go, or at least they would be beaten up. Corentin beckoned for the man and the woman to come over. The man and the woman did not dare to move and were pushed over by his subordinates. Corentin glanced up and down at the man and woman in front of him, looking amicable. "You should kneel down and apologize." The man and the woman could do nothing else but obey. They put their pride down, plopped on their knees, and begged for mercy. "I'm sorry, we were stupid, and we will never do this again! I'm sorry!" "We're sorry, please spare us!" Ashlynn did not like the scene, so she frowned. "Let's go!" The man and the woman dare not move. "Can't you hear her? Go away!" Corentin said in a low voice. "Yes! Thank you!" The man and the woman hurriedly got up and l
"Excuse me, do you know them?" The police took out two photos. Corentin's eyes flashed, and he looked at the policeman. Ashlynn said, "Yes. Last night at the bar, the two of them drugged me but were caught red-handed. After they apologized, we let them go." "Haven't you seen them after?" the policeman asked. "No. We didn't know until we saw the news the next morning," Ashlynn said. The police wanted to question more, but there was the sound of a car arriving. It was a black Rolls Loyce. The car stopped, and when the bodyguard opened the door, triplets jumped down from the car, as cute as little penguins. Anthony got out of the car behind them. Anne stood up and walked over. "Mama!" "Mama!" "Mama!" "Mama, I miss you so much!" "We haven't seen Mama for a long time!" "Papa wouldn't let us meet Mama!" "Papa said that Mama is sick. Are you feeling better now?" Anne's eyes teared up, and she hugged them. "Mama is much better. She's fine..." Corentin came o
"Is the other woman your father talked about real? Wouldn't he lie?" Anne asked, then turned and left indifferently. Anthony's face was tense, and he stood stiffly in place. In the car, Ashlynn felt an unusually dull atmosphere, and even the light became dim. Corentin was gloomy, and Ashlynn felt flustered when she looked at those monster-like amber eyes. "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" "If it weren't for you, my son would be five years old now, right?" Corentin asked sullenly. Ashlynn's heart was beating wildly, and her fingers curled up uneasily. Only then had she understood what the terrifying aura overflowing from Corentin's body was for... Anne went to the cemetery with the kids. Anne and the children knelt there to pay their respects. The workers dug up Nigel's tomb, put Sarah's urn in it, put it together with Nigel's ashes, and then rebuilt the tomb. Anne could not help covering her mouth, fearing that she would lose control and tears would keep fa
Before she could speak, Charlie said, "Mama is probably thinking about grandma. I haven't seen Mama for a few days, and I really miss her! Mama should feel the same about her mama." "Mama, I'll sleep with you at night!" Chris said. Anne touched his little head. "Okay..." "Papa will also accompany Mama!" Chloe said. Anne did not want to see Anthony. Looking at the children, she could only say, "Papa is busy. Mama is already very satisfied with you accompanying me." The triplets looked at their Mama, then at Papa, worrying that Papa would not be happy about that! "Doesn't Mama like Papa?" Chloe asked. How could Anne answer? The truth was she did not! Besides, Anthony did not accompany her just because she loved her. She could not say that to the children though... Anthony stared at Anne with deep and sharp black eyes, looking dangerous and oppressive. "Papa has a lot of things to do," Anne said. The heavy pressure on her body in the closed compartment made her unc
The curtain next to her moved. Anne turned around and noticed that it was Anthony. She felt uneasy. She did not own the child. To be precise, Anthony was the one who had the custodial rights of the children. "It will be over soon. Charlie is such a brave boy." Dr. Brown was talking to Charlie while stitching his wounds up, diverting his attention. She had quick hands. It was done in a few minutes. "Okay, let's apply the medicine now, and you can go home after this." Dr. Brown applied the anti-inflammatory medicine and put gauze on it. The band-aid on the surface had a cartoon on it. After finishing, Dr. Brown went out. "Papa..." Chris and Chloe were aggrieved, with tears in their big eyes. Anne explained guiltily, "He hurt himself while I was working. I didn't expect this to happen..." "Come on." Anthony hugged Charlie, and he sat on Anthony's arm. "I told you not to run around, didn't I? Did you learn your lesson?" "I did..." Charlie sniffled, feeling aggrieved.