After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Chapter 837

In the following days, Lucas messaged her daily, but there was still no news about Annie.

Aveline had been struggling with insomnia as well.

The video's hype had diminished somewhat but still lingered on the trending list.

One day, while Aveline was in her study drawing, her phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the screen-it was an unfamiliar number.

She hesitated for a moment but decided to answer it, guessing that the person behind everything might finally be reaching out to her.

"Hello, who's this?" Aveline asked in a cold tone.

The voice on the other end was a processed electronic voice, making it impossible to discern the gender or emotion.

"Do you want to see Annie? She's with me."

Aveline immediately asked, "Who are you? Where is Annie?"

The caller continued, "I'll give you an address. Come alone. Don't inform Lucas, and don't let those two bodyguards follow you. Otherwise, I'll kill her and frame Lucas for it. With the video still generating buzz, imagine how it would look if news broke that Lucas tortured Annie to death. What do you think would happen to him then?"

abruptly stood up.

no time and hung

on her phone, giving an address in a remote area

sense of unease welled up

inform Lucas? But the caller's warning still echoed in

could she let Lucas

quickly gathered her

blending in with the crowd, and entered a restroom. After changing into a different set of clothes, she reemerged with a hat

a car and drove toward the outskirts. When she arrived

but

anyone here?" she called out as she moved further

high, eerily quiet, with

the door open and stood at the entrance; inside, it was

called out louder, but there

to venture further, she turned around to leave. However, the moment she turned, someone rushed at her, covering her

nose tightly!

A sharp, pungent smell filled her nostrils, and the drug quickly took effect, causing her consciousness to slip

catch a glimpse of the person's face, but she didn't recognize

she woke up again,

were blindfolded and her hands and feet were