“I know you’re still in Luton. Your passport is with me.” 

 

Anne was taken aback and asked, “My passport is with you?” 

“Yeah, I couldn’t reach you, so I went to your hotel. How could you leave your passport at the cheap hotel? It’s not safe. I checked out for you. Come stay with me.” 

Anne could not go back to the hotel even if she wanted to. She could not get away from Anthony’s control. 

“Aunt, I’m not coming over yet. I will stay with my friend for a few days. I will come to get my passport before leaving,” Anne replied. 

 

“You haven’t been back for so many years. Who’s your friend?” Sarah asked. 

“Someone from high school…” Anne tried to make it sound convincing. 

“I know you’re on bad terms with Anthony. However, it’s been many years now, and you have nothing to do with him. Don’t take it too seriously.” 

Anne felt ironic. They had nothing to do with one another? So why was she here… 

“Come to my place. It’s been so many years. I have many things to tell you,” Sarah said. 

“I’ll come…later.” Anne hung up and leaned against the bed frame. 

How could she get away without Anthony’s permission? 

She knew clearly that Anthony would not go easy on her if she stayed. 

To him, her aunt was someone who ruined his parents’ relationship. Her, too… 

At noon, Anne was invited to dine at the dining hall. 

When she saw the table full of dishes, her face turned pale because they were all seafood dishes. 

They were expensive but deadly. 

Anne’s eyes fell on the dish of vegetables. She scooped the food, and before she put it in her mouth, an intense seafood scent went to her nose. She was so terrified that she dropped the spoon. 

She stood up and asked the maid with her quickened breathing, “What is this…made of?” 

broth,” the maid

her

about the next? Unless she could go on three days without

me to eat just bread? Fine.”

sat back down. She ate the bread

speechless as she watched Anne eating the bread

days she had stayed in this mansion. In the past three days, there was no sign of Anthony. It was as if he was leaving her here

was like a trapped bird in a cage,

eating the bread that day, she could not stand it anymore. She went to the living

we don’t know about Mr.

he going to lock me in here?” Anne asked.

know,”

to make his job harder than it was. She

and Anne could not fall asleep. She

them. Would they miss her, would they cry

sound of engines from below. Her heart tightened

a car slowly pulling over. However, it was not the

who came out of the car; instead, it was a businessman in glasses and a

bag in his hand. Nobody knew what was inside the

Anne Vallois?” Oliver

“You’re…” 

I’m Mr.

me go?” Anne asked quickly.

her the bag and explained,

she looked at the bag and felt uneasy.

at the bar with

She exuded a unique aura and instantly gained the attention of many men upon

Anne toward a private room at

lights inside were brighter than the outside. However, Anne felt like she was entering an

men. There was no sign of Anthony in this corrupted

did not hide their admiration of this pretty lady, even though they already had women in

One of the men

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