"I... I didn't know..."Annabelle was nervous, after all, she had never experienced this before.Kendrick gently kissed and comforted her.Annabelle's head was completely messed up, her soul seemed to have grown wings and flew to the sky, dancing joyfully. Everywhere there were pink clouds, and all around was her unique aura.When she felt a chill on her body, she realized that her top had already been taken off by him, and his kisses were igniting her body.Annabelle became even more flustered.She also had many worries about the future.About him as a whole person, she still had a lot to learn.But how could she push him away? She felt her hands were weak and powerless, as if she couldn't help but want to walk into the abyss ahead, no matter how deep it was.Kendrick lifted Annabelle to higher clouds with his kiss. Annabelle held onto his shoulders and opened her foggy eyes."Kendrick.""Um.""You are not allowed to bully me in the future," she said, her voice trembling slightly, ev
I don't know how long it had been, but when Annabelle descended from the clouds, she had no strength left in her body.Then she discovered that Kendrick's wound had indeed started bleeding again.Annabelle was about to call the nurse when Kendrick held her shoulder and whispered, "It's okay, you don't have to go. Let me hold you a little longer."Now, he didn't want anyone to come and ruin his and Annabelle's little world.Annabelle couldn't argue with him, so she obediently let him hug her from behind, trying her best not to move, in order to avoid touching his injury.She opened her eyes wide and looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window. She silently sighed as she recalled everything that had happened that night.Speaking of which, she came over to the balcony to deliver it tonight.This incident will probably be mentioned by Kendrick later.However, fully accepting him doesn't seem like a scary thing either, the sky won't fall, the ground won't sink, and there is even a
How did Master know that she was in the hospital and how did he know which building she lived in? Annabelle didn't think much about it, anyway, if Master wanted to know her whereabouts, he always seemed to find a way.Annabelle felt anxious all the way until she went to bed in the evening.If it were in the past, knowing that Master was coming to see her, she would have been very excited. But this time, for some reason, she felt anxious and uncomfortable.However, Master only said he was waiting for her downstairs and didn't mention anything else, nor did he say he was going to take her away, so she didn't need to think too much about it.Of course, Kendrick must never find out.At least, he would definitely not let her go to see Master, or let her go alone, given his jealous nature.Annabelle also understood Master's temperament. He always preferred to be alone and didn't like to reveal his identity, otherwise he wouldn't have come to see her only at night every time.So for now, Ken
Ryan took out a porcelain small medicine bottle from his shirt pocket and handed it to Annabelle."When your eyes were injured, I examined them for you. It should be the result of a childhood illness that hasn't fully healed. So this time, I brought some medicine for you, one pill a day, for seven days without interruption. After finishing it, take a break, and I will bring you another course of medicine."Annabelle held a small bottle of medicine in her hand, feeling somewhat puzzled. Master had examined her over three months ago, so why was he only giving her the medicine now?And, time passed for over three months, is there no need to examine again?But she had always trusted Master, thinking that perhaps the medicine took a longer time to make, so Master only gave it to her now.With Master's medical skills, it was probably unnecessary to examine her again to determine if she had recovered.So Annabelle smiled brightly and nodded at Master, "Okay, Master. Anna remembers."Ryan rea
This light kiss brought Annabelle back to her senses, and she looked at the man in front of her with surprise.He smiled at her, lightly touched her cheek, and turned towards the direction of the hospital gate. Soon, he disappeared into the night.Annabelle silently watched his retreating figure, her heart in a state of turmoil.She was indeed close to Master, but that closeness was like that of a teacher and student, a brother and sister. However, the recent kiss and the way Master looked at her made Annabelle feel a bit bewildered.Why, in his eyes, did he see affection?"Guard your heart, wait for me to come back and pick you up, we will go home together," and with this sentence, Annabelle suddenly realized a question she had never thought of before.Did Master like her?If it were half a year ago, when she heard that her admired Master actually had feelings for her, she would have been thrilled and even astonished, and then she would have wholeheartedly waited for Master.But time
"I was just a little tired."Annabelle didn't feel like doing that thing now, she was thinking about what Master said.In terms of emotions, she was not the only one for Kendrick.So, Kendrick was doing this with her while still having another woman in his mind?"Tired?" Kendrick's hand brushed her cheek. "When you ran downstairs just now, Anna didn't seem tired at all."Annabelle sighed in her heart, he was jealous, but she also felt uncomfortable in her heart!Although Kendrick didn't seem like a man who would cheat, Master wouldn't lie to her, and Fabian had also tried to warn her that Kendrick wasn't who she thought he was.Annabelle took the initiative to avert her gaze and gently pushed his shoulder, saying, "Go back and lie down. I don't want to see your wound burst open again."Kendrick squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the face of the woman beneath him. She had a hint of resentment, as if she was feeling a little wronged.What did Ryan say to her?"Are you really just
Kendrick chuckled inwardly; Ryan was just talking nonsense."What kind of body conditioning.""Three months ago, Masterexamine discovered that I was not feeling well and prescribed medication for me."Kendrick squinted his eyes. When the little woman answered him, with that stubborn expression, if he couldn't understand that she was sulking, it would have been pointless to sleep on the same bed with her for so many days.He pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's eat well."Annabelle raised an eyebrow and looked at him, feeling puzzled.I thought this jealous guy would definitely come and take away her medicine, not allowing her to eat what Master gave her.She had already figured out how to confront him.Kendrick suddenly said this, making Annabelle feel a little bit self-important.She sealed the cap of the small medicine bottle and said, "That's natural, Master wouldn't harm me."Kendrick did not respond, thinking to himself, "He won't harm you," as he fired a shot directly at
Half an hour later, Annabelle arrived at Marvin's hotel apartment building.Marvin had already been waiting for her in the lobby. He was wearing a light brown wool sweater and white casual pants, looking clean and comfortable. When he saw her, he walked over with a smile.He was the kind of man with a sunny and handsome appearance, exuding the same confidence as Kendrick. However, Marvin's smile was even more radiant, giving off a sense of innocence.The two of them took the elevator upstairs and entered his home. The interior was clean and bright, decorated in a simple yet tasteful manner. The faint scent of red and orange aromatherapy temporarily relaxed Annabelle.Before, Annabelle was a little nervous all the way.She wondered if it was a bit reckless for her to come alone to Marvin's house to pick up the cat.But as they climbed up the stairs, Marvin politely and gently conversed with her, making her realize that she had been thinking too negatively about people.If Marvin had an
Ten minutes later, Annabelle finally finished getting dressed and walked out of the bedroom, then followed the young master out of the suite.This was the young master’s private suite at the hotel. Annabelle wasn’t sure if it was where he stayed regularly. She only knew that the last time she was poisoned in South Lake City, she was brought here by him—so it felt somewhat familiar.They headed slowly toward the elevator.The young master was clearly aware her back was hurting, so he walked at a leisurely pace to match hers.As they walked, he asked casually, “You've been with Kendrick for a while now. Tired of him yet?”Annabelle glanced at him, but he wasn’t looking at her. His expression was calm, unreadable.She lowered her head and replied softly, “...No.”“Has he ever bullied you?”“Bullied... uh, no. He hasn’t.”Annabelle almost answered instinctively—Kendrick had “bullied” her too many times, though not in the way the young master meant. Realizing her slip, she instantly regret
Annabelle called back, and the call was picked up before the first ring even ended."Anna, where are you? Are you okay?" Kendrick's anxious voice came through."I'm fine, don’t worry. I’m at the Young Master's place..."Kendrick was silent for two seconds. "What’s wrong with your voice?"Annabelle didn’t think there was anything wrong with her voice. But since she had just woken up and was still lying down, her tone wasn’t as clear as usual. Kendrick must’ve noticed."I just woke up... still lying down.""Is that so."His voice was hoarse, as if he was trying to suppress some emotions.Annabelle quickly explained, "It’s not what you’re thinking.""I know," he paused, "When can you come back?""I’ll come now—ow..." Annabelle said as she tried to sit up, but pain in her waist forced her to lie back down."What’s wrong?""My back hurts."Kendrick went quiet again. "Can you come back today? I can take you to the hospital.""I can. Meet me at Central Hospital, I’ll ask the Young Master to
Ryan replied, “My plan is underway. You all promised not to interfere with my pace.”“Unless your pace is too slow,” the man said with a pause. “Consider this a warning. If you keep stalling, your Anna might not be so lucky next time.”He hung up.In the blink of an eye, the man had vanished from Ryan’s view.Ryan clenched his fists. Blood from the wound on his arm dripped down to the ground.He hadn’t dared contact Anna publicly, precisely to avoid this kind of situation—afraid she’d become his weakness and be used to threaten him.And now, what he feared most had still happened.Kendrick had to die—whether to reclaim Anna or for his own reasons.But he hated being forced like this.Especially when they used Anna to push him.Glancing at the unconscious Anna in the back seat, Ryan calmed himself, got in the car, and drove away quickly.Annabelle didn’t know how long she’d been asleep.When she opened her eyes, the room around her gradually came into focus.She recognized this place.
Annabelle still wanted to go forward to help, but Seraphina grabbed her arm.“If you go over there, the young master will have to save you too.”Hearing this, Annabelle snapped back to her senses and finally didn’t step forward, only watching anxiously in the young master’s direction.As he passed the gate, the young master grabbed a fire extinguisher and rushed to the car door. He smashed the front passenger window hard twice, shattering the glass.The trapped driver, Barry, immediately crawled out through the window.By then, security guards had also rushed over, each holding a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.The young master quickly walked back toward them.Just when Annabelle thought the danger had passed—Boom!A loud explosion burst from the car!The blast shockwave seemed to hit the young master. He staggered forward from the impact.“Young master!”Both Annabelle and Seraphina cried out at the same time.Annabelle endured the sharp pain in her waist and forced down her d
What was Young Master doing at the Whitney Group?He had said before that he didn’t know much about Ryan. Running into him here today—could it be that Young Master was doing business with the the Whitney Group?Annabelle noticed that Seraphina was standing on Young Master's left side, while on his right was another man in a suit, holding documents and reporting something as they walked. Three more suited men followed closely behind.It seemed clear—this was a business visit.Seraphina inadvertently turned her head and glanced in Annabelle’s direction. She seemed to have spotted her and said something to Young Master.Annabelle saw Young Master turn and look toward her, where she sat in the car.Since he had seen her, Annabelle decided to go say hello.Ever since their phone call in North City, she hadn’t spoken to Young Master. This was a good chance to thank him in person for warning her and Kendrick that their breakfast had been poisoned—if not for that call, the consequences would’
Scott held Julissa by the shoulder and gave her a light pat. “You should count yourself lucky it was me you met.”“What do you mean?”“If you’d run into a real scumbag, you’d probably get played in circles without even knowing it.”“Mr. Nichols, why are you saying that all of a sudden…” Julissa pouted. “You’re really good at hitting where it hurts.”Scott paused, rubbing his brow. She had already met a scumbag before.That brat Liam had completely fooled her—planning a wedding with her on one side while sleeping with another woman on the other. Julissa might be easy to deceive, but she had one redeeming quality: once she saw through someone, she left immediately, no second chances, no regrets. Even if she and Liam had been childhood sweethearts for over ten years, it didn’t matter.“Alright, I won’t bring it up again,” he said, kissing her on the forehead. The most urgent matter now was dealing with the Keller family and the massive trouble they posed.—Elsewhere, Annabelle and Kendr
Looking at the wound on her face, Julissa instantly panicked.Would it leave a scar?But then she quickly comforted herself—it’s fine, Anna would definitely help her heal without a trace. After all, Anna had suffered serious injuries before and still fully recovered.Soon, Scott came out carrying a first-aid kit.Seeing how well-stocked it was, Julissa was a bit surprised. “Wow, this thing’s fully loaded. Why do you even have surgical scissors?”Scott glanced at her. “Why do you ask so many questions?”“I’m just curious.”He didn’t answer and started cleaning her wound first to prevent infection.Only then did Julissa start crying out in pain.“Just hold on for a bit.”“But I really hate pain! When I was a kid, I could only get shots after I fell asleep—so I wouldn’t see it coming.”As Scott moved in with a cotton swab to apply medicine, she screamed before he even touched her.He was speechless. “Weren’t you just smiling a moment ago?”“I hadn’t seen my wound yet, so I wasn’t scared.
The wound was about an inch long, right on her cheek, and blood had already started to seep out.Julissa wiped her face, hissing slightly, and when she saw the blood on her fingers, her eyes widened in shock.Annabelle quickly figured it out—when Heather slapped Julissa earlier, she must have twisted her diamond ring around. So when her hand struck Julissa’s face, the ring cut into her cheek.By now, Heather had already climbed to her feet, screaming hysterically at Annabelle, “Even my parents never hit me, and you dare to slap me?!”Julissa let out a cold laugh. “Maybe that’s exactly why you’re so spoiled and uncivilized.”That one jab hit a nerve. Heather lost it. “Say that again! Who are you calling uncivilized? Who?!”Screaming, she lunged at Julissa, aiming to grab her hair.But before she could touch Julissa, her wrist was caught in a firm grip.“If you dare lay another finger on her, you won’t need this hand anymore.”With that, Scott yanked Heather away from Julissa.Heather s
"So you'd better figure out how to deal with them as soon as possible. If you need my help, just say the word."Scott thought back to the look of rage on Heather’s face that day at the club when she saw Julissa. His mood grew heavier.Heather had an extreme personality, and her father was cunning and ruthless. The father-daughter duo was capable of anything.Regardless, he was genuinely grateful for what Kendrick had said today—and the investigation he’d quietly done on his behalf.“Looks like I need to find Samuel’s weak spot fast. Still, thank you, Kendrick.”Kendrick waved it off. “Actually, I should be thanking you. And this—this is my token of appreciation.”As he spoke, he pulled a contract from the briefcase he carried—this was the file he’d asked Jaime to deliver earlier during lunch.Kendrick’s newly developed property project came with fully furnished apartments, and among the amenities, he had incorporated a smart home system that happened to align perfectly with the Nichol