All Chapters of Love Burns Without a Trace: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

As soon as Anthony heard the news, he forgot all about the opening ceremony, which had descended into chaos. He immediately hurried to the scene of the accident.A black MPV had crashed into a bus. Both vehicles were burning in an inferno. Anthony recognized the MPV. It was the one he'd arranged to pick Isobel up.Light reflected off the glass shards that were scattered everywhere, piercing his eyes. He was in so much emotional pain that he couldn't breathe. He seemed to lose all his strength and collapsed onto the ground. "No… No!"He staggered to his feet, wanting to run into the fire. However, the police officers gathered around stopped him. "Calm down, sir! You can't go over there! It might explode another time!""Let me go! I want to look for Belle!" Anthony roared. His eyes were almost bulging from their sockets.Just then, an explosion ripped through the night. Shards of glass and metal scattered from the sky. The force made Anthony fall to the ground again. This time, he d

Anthony slowly returned to his senses. He tried to find some comfort in the things Isobel had left behind, but the closet was empty when he opened it.His breathing hitched. He stiffly turned around and looked at the dusty bedside table. There had been a photo of him and Isobel on it, but it was now gone.A horrifying thought formed in his mind, and a chill ran down his spine. He ran around the house, searching every corner like he was possessed. He went from the kitchen to the bathroom and, ultimately, the storage room… Everything was gone.Everything and anything that had to do with Isobel had disappeared without a trace, just like the lone snowfall that had graced Halthorne City that year. The snowflakes had descended upon the city but had melted overnight, leaving nothing behind. It was almost as if Isobel had never existed.Experiencing such an emotional roller coaster in a single day made Anthony feel like he couldn't breathe. He collapsed on the bed weakly. Even the sheets n

Anthony slumped on the cold, hard floor of the surveillance room. He got soil and dust on his initially sharp and clean suit. He looked disheveled and unkempt, nothing like the CEO of Johnson Group.Roger stood guard outside. He tried to enter the room a few times, but Anthony barked at him, stopping him. "Don't come in! I want to be alone."Anthony stared emptily at the screen, his mind seemingly going blank as well. Then, he pulled out his phone to look at photos of himself and Isobel.She stood beside him as a ten-year-old, looking frail and pitiful. That was the year the Sutton family had gone bankrupt, and her parents had both taken their lives. He'd held her hand when she was at her lowest and brought her home. That was also when he had secretly sworn to protect her forever.When Isobel celebrated her 18th birthday with a coming-of-age ceremony, Anthony had chosen to confess his feelings for her that day. As the night had fallen, he'd brought her away from the superficial ple

Anthony brought Sasha to Johnson Manor. The Johnson family was having an emergency meeting. Those who weren't from the main family took the hint when they saw Anthony's dark expression and left.Soon, only members of the main family were left in the spacious hall. Sheila asked, "Anthony, what is this?"Anthony answered, "I came back to inform you guys that I'm making Sasha get an abortion." His tone was resolute, and it was clear the matter was not up for discussion."No!" Sasha immediately fell to her knees by Melinda's wheelchair and grabbed her legs. "Please help me talk some sense into Anthony, Melinda. The baby is almost five months along and is your family's only descendant…"She wept pitifully. Melinda looked at Sasha's belly, a trace of reluctance flashing in her eyes. Descendants had always been important to her.She'd previously thought that if Isobel could accept the child's existence, she would have Isobel's name recorded on the child's birth certificate as her mother.

Nothing went as Anthony wished. Sasha refused to get the abortion no matter how she was threatened, and he didn't manage to get any clues on Isobel's whereabouts despite the sensation it had caused on the Internet.He kept telling himself that Isobel had to be alive and that she was in another corner of the world. He believed that he still stood a chance of turning things around as long as he could convey his regrets to her. At the same time, he couldn't help being afraid that Sasha had truly made Isobel lose her life.He descended into boundless agony, and his temper turned unpredictable. When Sasha saw how dazed and absent-minded he was, she knew that her plan to use public opinion to help her climb the ranks had thoroughly failed. Still, she struggled. She tried to use their past relationship to gain Anthony's pity.She knocked on his room door one night while dressing in a skimpy lace nightgown. It showed off her baby bump. She deliberately splashed some water on her chest. She