LOGINI didn't understand why Eron was doing this to me. But one thing was certain, he was my only hope of bringing Anna back now. Without wasting any time, I ordered Erwin to send the files to a trusted news station.“What if this is just a trick? We still don't know if he's actually with Anna or not,” Vallen remarked beside me.He pressed a towel filled with ice against the corner of his injured mouth. A servant had placed medicine on the table, while the others were busy preparing dinner. But I had no appetite whatsoever, especially knowing that Anna still hadn't come home.“I know, Vallen. That's why I ordered my men to track his phone signal right now,” I said as I exchanged messages with Eron, giving them enough time to trace his location.“You'll see the news in a few hours,” I typed in the chat.Eron replied almost immediately. “Good. Once the news is out, I'll tell you where Anna is.”Damn it!I ran a hand through my hair. The pressure in my chest was suffocating. In the past, when
“Anna?”I froze for a few seconds when I saw that the well was empty. Part of the wall appeared damaged, causing stones to tumble into the water with a fairly loud splash. I stepped back, wiping the sweat from my forehead.“What’s wrong?” Vallen came over.“I thought Anna was in here,” I said, peering down into the empty well. But when I noticed the reddish stain along the edge, my suspicion only grew stronger.Anna must have been put into this well, and someone had taken her away before we arrived.“Vallen, look at this. Is this blood?” I asked as Vallen immediately examined the red stain on the stone. He looked at me and nodded.“Anna must have been taken, but by whom?” I asked. Vallen looked just as confused as I was.Realizing our search had been futile, Vallen and I finally decided to leave.Inside the car, we sat in silence, still trying to process what had just happened. Our search had failed. Anna was nowhere to be found, and something cold slowly crept into my chest.What if
DYLAN“How could you leave my wife behind like that?” I shouted at them. My face burned with anger, while my hands trembled as I checked my phone again, hoping Erwin had found some kind of clue. But there was nothing.I paced back and forth inside the room Anna had been staying in, but now the woman was gone. I knew who was behind this, but at this moment, I had no idea where they were hiding Anna. I couldn't even reach Jessy.“Mrs. Anna said she wanted to meet a friend. So she told us to get her bag and buy her some coffee,” the guard who had been on duty explained.I immediately turned toward him. “A friend? Vallen?”“As far as I remember, his name was Vallen. He was the one who asked Mrs. Anna to meet him in the hospital lobby.”My brows immediately furrowed. Vallen had asked Anna to meet him?What for?I immediately called Erwin. He answered almost instantly.“Erwin, check whether Vallen is working at St. Maureen Hospital or not. I want the information as soon as possible,” I said
Slowly, I removed the gag from my mouth. I tried with all my strength to loosen the ropes around my hands, but I failed.I could only free the rope wrapped around my legs.For several minutes, I forced myself to calm down. Crying wouldn't get me out of this well, I reminded myself.My chest rose and fell rapidly. My lungs had to work even harder to draw in air that seemed to be growing thinner by the second. I looked around the narrow well, desperately searching for a way to climb out.This old well was probably only about thirty feet deep. The water had receded, and judging by how isolated this place seemed, I couldn't even hear a single car passing by. It felt impossible for anyone to hear me screaming, especially with the top of the well covered.The water rippled violently as I tried to shift my body toward the stone wall. I rubbed the rope binding my hands against a small protruding rock, hoping it would eventually snap. But the more I rubbed it, the more my hands became scraped
The blindfold covering my eyes was removed. In front of me, I saw Jessy and Lea sitting side by side on a chair. They both stared at me with sly smiles. Their eyes looked like those of predators ready to devour me at any moment.Behind them stood Vallen, stiff and motionless. His shoulders were tense, and his eyes were red as though he were holding back tears.I lowered my gaze, looking at the restraints binding my hands and feet.“You must be shocked, right, to find out your best friend is with us?” Lea asked, making me look back at Vallen. I could see his lips repeatedly mouthing the word sorry. I was certain he couldn't possibly be in league with Jessy and Lea.I didn't know what had forced him to be with them.“What do you want?” I asked coldly, doing my best not to show my fear.“What do we want? That's easy, Anna.” Jessy answered cheerfully. She stood up from the chair and moved behind mine.I flinched when she yanked my hair backward. Jessy leaned down and whispered into my ear
ANNAThe press conference Dylan held did not seem to be going according to plan. I watched the live broadcast from one of the news outlets, and it was obvious that something had happened. I just didn't know what.After waiting for several minutes, I saw my phone light up. Vallen had sent a news link to my number.My eyes narrowed. The headline was about Dylan's affair with Lea. But that wasn't all. Another article claimed that Dylan had sabotaged his own father's inheritance, when in reality, Jessy was the one who had done it.I immediately covered my mouth.How could they corner Dylan like this?Vallen sent me a message. “Your husband is backed into a corner, Anna.”“I believe Dylan can get through this,” I replied.The next second, Vallen sent me another message. “Anna... I think we need to meet. There's something I want to show you.”I furrowed my brows before quickly replying to Vallen. “Okay, I'll send you my location.”After sending him my location, I turned off my phone and ste
"Vallen, just pretend you never saw any of this," I said calmly."Damn it, Anna, what do you mean? How am I supposed to stay quiet after seeing something this unfair? You're fighting a disease while Dylan...""Vallen, this is my marriage."The firmness in my voice silenced him on the other end of t
I stared at the food I'd prepared with a satisfied smile.The servants who hadn't bothered helping me all morning simply watched with amused expressions. Some of them had even started placing bets on what would happen to the dishes spread across the table.There were only two possibilities. They wo
I didn't know how long I had been lying on the floor.When I woke up, my head was throbbing and my entire body ached. Slowly, I pushed myself upright and rubbed my face. When I looked down, I found several dried drops of blood on the floor.Not wanting to dwell on it, I got up and walked into the b
For nearly half the day, I lay in bed, curled up as I stared blankly through the open window. My body felt hot, and I was utterly exhausted even though I hadn't done anything physically demanding.Fortunately, Jessy wasn't home. She was probably working at her boutique. If she saw me lazing around







