"If that is all, I'm getting back to work now." Ashlynn stepped back and turned to leave.Corentin studied the way she tried to be professional and was amused.It was the right decision to let her work in the Lloyd Group.He was never afraid of being exposed of his true identity, since he no longer felt like he was Salvatore.When his phone on the desk started to ring, he glanced at it and answered."Come home for dinner tonight," Cory said."Alright."By the time Ashlynn got off work, Corentin was no longer in his office and she was surprised that he would leave ahead of time.Since her supervisor was gone and it was time to go home, she had no other reasons to stay and stepped out of the building to head toward the subway station.Corentin's driver sent her to work and stopped in a distance away from the building as she did not want others to see her getting out of Corentin's car.Not far away from the building entrance, instead of the car that sent her, she spotted Corenti
"I'm going to the old man's place for dinner. I'll come home after that."She nodded.As soon as Corentin arrived at the Lloyd family's chateau, he noticed another car parked in the distance.With his jacket in hand, he proceeded into the mansion expressionlessly and heard people conversing.Meredith was sitting by the coffee table with Cory and the two were chatting.Her eyes lit up when she saw Corentin, but as a high-born lady, she had her pride and had not forgotten about the humiliation Corentin brought her."You are great at arriving at precisely the time you are needed, aren't you?" Cory said sharply. "It's so hard to get you here to keep me company. It's a good thing I have Meredith here."Corentin tossed his jacket onto the couch and sat down, before pulling at his necktie. "You know that I'm busy.""Be that as it may, you can't neglect those who are important to you," Cory said.Corentin read between Cory's words and suppressed his frustration, before deciding to pla
"What do you think?"Ashlynn immediately called for the maids to change the sheets. Once they were done, she crawled back into bed and Corentin dragged her closer."If I see it on the bed again, I'll cook it alive.""You can't bully the weak," she said."You are weak?" He pinned her down and refused to let her get up."If I wasn't weak, you would have been dead by now," she said resentfully, not knowing the weight of her words and how it reminded Corentin was how Salvatore was sent into prison.It was because of the betrayal of his most beloved.Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, she changed the subject. "I'm going back to sleep...""Will you betray me again?" He asked.If there was a chance, Ashlynn would not hesitate to announce his true identity to everyone."Ashlynn, if you try to betray me again, don't blame me for not showing you mercy." He planted a kiss on her cheek, and her heart sank.She knew that he was not joking and she had seen the cruelty he was cap
"Do you want me to strip you naked right here?"Startled, she knew that Salvatore was completely capable of such a thing. "Don’t make me hate you.""Don't worry. No matter how many women I have out there, you are the one and only Mrs. Lloyd," he grinned devilishly."Whatever." She shoved his hand away. "I'm busy. Let me go.""Your only job is to please me." He refused to let go and did not feel like going back to his work either.Just then, his phone rang.Ashlynn glanced at the display on the phone. "I'll let you answer that. I'm leaving."She got up and left.Corentin stared at the closed door and leaned back against his chair, before resting his legs on his office desk with a dark expression. "I'm busy.""Have you seen the photo circulating the internet? I'm so angry. I don't even know who took those! How dare they invade someone else's privacy? I'm going to send them all a lawyer's letter.""We have a team of capable lawyers here in Lloyd Group, should I ask them to do it
When she arrived at the hospital, Anne got out of the car and ran toward the hospital."Hey, you haven't paid!" The driver ran after her and grabbed her by the arm. "Miss. You've forgotten to pay."She came to and realized that she had left her phone and purse in the office."Say, you can't possibly be trying to ride for free, right?" The driver questioned while studying the dazed look on her face."I'm sorry. I forgot to take my wallet out...""What? Seriously? No way. I don't care. Call your family here to pay. I am not working for free!" The driver refused to let her leave."I...I don't have a family. My parents are both dead..." She muttered with tears in her eyes. "Mister, can you give me your address? I will deliver the money over to you later.""Forget it!" The driver left with frustration.Anne stood like a statue outside the hospital door. Without money, she could not proceed with the abortion, so she sat down on the stairs blankly, everything before her eyes blurred t
"I've sent the photos to you, but you didn't reply, so I decided to call you."Anthony did not hang up and opened his screen to open Ivan's message that contained a few photos, captured out of surveillance footage.Lilian walked into the Authentic Clinic for a facial treatment and went to Bianca's room on her way out.However, merely the fact that Lilian had made contact with Bianca with no other supporting evidence would be dismissed as visiting a friend by Lilian even if Anthony was to interrogate her."Keep an eye on her. Do not let a single movement escape your attention!""Yes!""Also, this woman is trained in this. Don't let her notice that she is being followed.""Yes, sir!"After hanging up, Anthony's expression darkened as he thought, 'Is this related to Tommy in any way?'He returned to the bedroom and sat down by the bed to stare at Anne, who was asleep. "Once we find out what happened, you won't be in so much pain."Ever since Bianca was told that her engagement w
Kathryn hurried over to check on Anne and though Anne had lost consciousness, she was not physically harmed in any way."She is unstable because she's pregnant. You need to let her do what she wants," Kathryn said."Let her do what she wants? She wants to get rid of the baby! She wants to leave!" He roared in a dark expression.The bodyguard had told him that she ran after seeing the triplets."Anything but those two things, then. You have to be patient."He tensed, because he had been patient and kept his temper at bay, but was that not enough?Anthony waved his hand in annoyance and Kathryn went outside.He stared at Anne's slim face and decided that though he could not accept her leaving or getting rid of the child, he could accept any of her other wishes.The next morning, Anne woke up early in Anthony's arms. She got up and tried to get out of bed, when Anthony wrapped his arm around her waist. "Where are you going?""To work." She moved the arm around her waist away, but
If Anne wanted to recover, she had to leave Anthony. She could not stay by his side and had his baby. She was not mentally ill, and she had human rights. All the hurt Anthony caused her began to magnify in her heart, on the verge of exploding… When Anne walked out of the restaurant, she thought the sunlight was extremely piercing, and she felt very uncomfortable when it shone on her body."I want to go back…" Anne turned around and got into the car.Anthony was afraid she would be in a bad mood, so he compromised and took her back to the mansion.As soon as Anne got home, she went upstairs. However, just as she stepped on the first step of the stairs, she felt her body lighten and was carried by someone. Yet, Anne did not react. Anthony placed her on the bed, saying, "Take a nap. I'll be here with you.""Get out…" Anne's voice was soft, only loud enough for Anthony to hear it. His face slightly darkened, but he restrained his emotions and said, "Lie down properly."Aft
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