Chapter 24: Retrieving my child

Chapter 24: Retrieving my child

Imogen closed her eyes tightly, pretending to be asleep.

“I can’t see her. I can’t see her. I can’t see her,” she repeated to herself.

But her trembling body betrayed her true emotions.

The man’s footsteps drew nearer and nearer, approaching the bed.

Imogen’s heart pounded in her throat.

Suddenly, she felt a chill, and the blanket was pulled off her.

Imogen froze in fear, keeping her eyes shut tight and her legs straight. She told herself, “I’m sleeping, I’m sleeping.”

As long as she couldn’t see his face, he wouldn’t harm her.

The man whispered in her ear, “I know you’re awake. Open your eyes and look at me, or I’ll rape you and then kill you.”

Her mind went blank, and she opened her eyes in terror, shaking and pleading, “I’m awake, please don’t kill me.”

When she saw the man’s face halfway through, she recognized him – it was Troy.

Imogen’s face froze, showing a mix of fear, confusion, and awkwardness.

She had forgotten that Troy was still at home and that the house was secure, so no intruder could have entered.

“Why did you come over?” Imogen averted her gaze and blinked.

“It’s thundering outside, and I thought you might have trouble sleeping.”

He didn’t know that Director Imogen, who seemed tough and determined, was afraid of thunder after they got married.

Imogen pursed her lips and replied, “I’m not having trouble sleeping.”

“Really? Oh.”

“Really,” Imogen insisted.

“I’ll leave then.” Troy made a gesture and got up from the bed.

Imogen’s eyes widened, but she didn’t say anything.

She turned over, curling up and muttering in a low voice, “As you wish.”

She heard footsteps leaving, followed by the sound of the door opening and closing.

He had left.

and

had merely been polite

he come here to give her hope and then disappoint her again?

how Troy always

me to go, so why are you crying?”

stiffly turned over to see Troy standing

didn’t leave,

“I didn’t.”

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beside the bed and patted Imogen’s shoulder. “Okay, go to sleep. I’ll stay here until

“hmm” escaped her lips.

did Troy have to be

it hard for her to reject his kindness, even though she knew it was like poison, slowly corroding her

eventually fell asleep.

you fall

up, Troy was gone. All the doors and windows were tightly shut, as if he had never been

worked there for a while before heading to the studio

went on, the shooting picked

Imogen some of the shots he had taken that day

camera.

to change locations, the shots were turning out

spotlight, with her beautiful hair and makeup. Imogen had to admit that, even in her

complete,

camera, looking at the pictures

to

who’s coming?” Ylah called

eyes lit up, and she exclaimed

and his expression suddenly changed. “Be very careful.”

when she heard the sound, and she saw Troy give

fell, making a loud noise as it

floor, feeling a

hugged Sarah and asked, “Are you

a good thing you did. Thank you for pulling me away just

was close; the shelf was just a few centimeters away from you,” Ylah remarked. “Thank goodness Troy

from what she saw.

despite her painful ankle, she

was everything. He only cared about Sarah’s

way.

last night? Why do you keep reopening her wounds

the loud noise and couldn’t prevent the shelf from

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Retrieving my

He quickly put down his camera

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