She had not expected Anthony to continue looking into it."Why was Anne looking for you at the school?" He questioned, "Was she there for you, or for something else?"Anne bit her lower lip and glanced at her mother nervously.They definitely could not tell the truth, or they would all be dead.Anthony did not bother looking at Cheyenne; his eyes remained fixated on Anne when he was asking the question and waiting for the answer.Anne struggled to breathe under the pressure; she started to feel dizzy from the shortness of breath, so she had no opportunity to give her mother any hint at all."I… I wanted to work for the school and cook for the children," Cheyenne said in fear, not knowing if she had said the right thing.Anne remained expressionless but was relieved at Cheyenne's response.Anthony looked away from Anne's face and commanded, "Hayden, sent these two back."With that, he turned and left."Yes, sir."Anne and Cheyenne went back… and neither dared to say anything
It felt much better to know where Anthony was, just like how it was always better to know where the monster was when one was lost in a forest.Anne did not know when he would appear or attack, so she needed time to prepare herself, instead of waiting passively for him to jump her, otherwise she would be dead before she knew it.Even so, it was still extremely challenging for her to escape Luton.She could not obtain her passport. After failing to escape the first time, Anthony had been more cautious with her. Aside from that, knowing where Anthony was did not mean everything, because he still had a team of capable bodyguards.Still, her situation had improved slightly.Considering what had happened, Anne decided that she needed to speak to her aunt and made a phone call to her."Anne, why are you calling me during this time of the day? Aren't you busy at work?" Sarah asked gently."Aunt Sarah, what happened yesterday?" Anne asked, "I was worried sick after you called my mom over
Meanwhile, Tommy and his father were having their dinner.His father, Damian, complained relentlessly, "Ever since your grandfather knows that Anthony is taking over Archduke Group, he now favors Ron over us! If this goes on, the entire inheritance of the Marwood Family would fall upon Ron's hands and there will be no place for us!"Tommy simply continued to eat without a word.Damian stared at his son and was increasingly agitated. "You have never been as good as Anthony. No matter what subject it is, your grades have always been lower than him. If only you excel in anything at all, you wouldn't be this good-for-nothing in our family!"Tommy did not waver at the insult as he was used to being compared to Anthony. He simply wiped his mouth with a piece of tissue paper and said, "Even if you get to inherit everything owned by the Marwood Family, you still won't get to do whatever you want here in Luton. What's the point?""It's still better than nothing!" Damian was enraged by his
Anne did not argue with her. As she had anticipated, the people standing behind Anthony back when she ran into him at the restaurant were the family members of Michelle.However, it had nothing to do with her. If Michelle could find a way to make Anthony give up on Anne, that would be the best."Don't think that stealing my phone is enough to hide your intentions. One day, I will let everyone know that you are a homewrecker!" Michelle warned, before storming out.Anne leaned against the cabinet helplessly. She had enemies everywhere and she felt like a puppet on strings every single day.Ever since she arrived in Luton, her job and the people she ran into all felt like a play that someone else wrote. She was not allowed to have her own opinion, nor could she run, and she was left with living day after day in confinement.The only relief was that she found out her mother was alive and she had her mother's support.She had three adorable children and a loving mother, so there was s
She had not expected for Sarah to be looking for her and to actually find her with the children.'What should I do?' Cheyenne thought.Sarah walked up to her in contempt. "Relax. I won't kidnap you again. We're just going to have a little chat…whose kids are those?"Cheyenne's eyes darted around as she thought about what to say, since Anne had specifically told her not to let anyone in the Marwood Family know about the children.The three children were wearing face masks and were all looking up at the stranger before them curiously."I…I am their nanny. Their mom is busy so I came to pick them up," Cheyenne said, unsure if Sarah would believe her.Confused, Sarah questioned, "I thought you are working here? Are you working as a nanny as well?"Cheyenne tensed."That's because Aunt Cheyenne needs to follow us to the school to take care of us. Our parents are busy! What do you want?" Chloe asked.Cheyenne was surprised by how smart the child was to think of such an excuse.Sara
She set the glass of water down onto the coffee table, all the while tensing under the pressure of Anthony's presence.He noticed the bruise on her neck and grabbed her chin when she was about to get up. Startled, she froze anxiously. "Wh-what's wrong?""I don't remember it being this bad." He studied the bruise sharply.Realizing what he meant, she touched the bruise on her neck and said, "I…I did this, otherwise people would misunderstand…ugh!"He dragged her closer and she fell, landing one knee on the couch and the other on Anthony's thigh. She instinctively reached down to steady herself and bit her lips in embarrassment.He rubbed his finger on the bruised skin and she still felt sore from the touch."Looks like I should have been less merciful with you," he said while staring at the bruise."Please spare me." She glanced at him, doe-eyed. "It really hurt when I turned it into a bruise…"He tensed at her pleading expression and grabbed her by the back of her neck, before
Anne waited for Cheyenne at home, wondering if Sarah had said something that upset Cheyenne. Noticing she was late for work, she went ahead and applied for a half day leave.Her reputation was in the dirt in the Aesthetic Clinic regardless of what she did, so it would not make any difference if she was absent for another day.She waited for hours, but Cheyenne had not returned, she then called the school to check, yet there was still no news of her mother.When she tried to call Cheyenne again, Anne found out that her phone was turned off and instantly realized the severity of the situation.No matter how upset Cheyenne might be, she would not possibly be absent in school when she had only started working there. She seemed so happy when she got the job that it wasn't possible for her to not show up at work out of the blue.Anne hurried to the school to ask the guard about it. The guard had not heard of Cheyenne, but agreed to help check the surveillance footage, which showed that
The bad feeling in her guts simply would not go away.The police officer asked his colleague to pull out the surveillance footage and Anne watched as Sarah's car appeared, but then disappeared around the corner shortly after."Why can't I see the car after this?" She asked."There are no cameras there."She scowled. This meant that she could not see her mother getting out of the car or where she had gone after that. Though they eventually saw Sarah's car driving out of the other end of the road, there were multiple alleys along the way with little to none cameras, so there was no way for her to investigate any further."Just wait. Maybe she's already back," the officer said.The officer's words ignited the hope within her and she thought to herself, 'That's right. Maybe she's already back!'She turned around to leave and almost bumped into someone else. She steadied herself and realized she had run into Oliver.Surprised to see her there, Oliver blurted out, "Miss Vallois?"Sh