"Let me go over to eavesdrop on their conversation." Anne winked at Luna. "If this woman is somehow related to Fiona and is here to take revenge on you and Joshua, she'll definitely recognize you, but as for me…"She continued with a gleeful look. "Even though you and I are best friends, John and I are far too distant from you and Joshua's world, and we rarely show up in public together. Not even Fiona knew much about our friendship, so this woman won't be the wiser. It's better if I eavesdrop instead of you!"With that, she put down her cup and, feigning the need to go to the washroom, deliberately strode past Jacqueline and James' table.She was right; Jacqueline did not remember her at all. When she passed by their table, Jacqueline's gaze did not even falter as she continued her conversation with James.Soon, Luna's phone chimed with Anne's messages, which she was sent from the washroom.[I heard them talking about some kind of debt…but I'm not sure who they're talking about.
"I'm on it." Jude immediately leaped up when he heard the panic in Luna's voice and strode toward the restaurant counter."Please sit, Mrs. Lynch." Vanessa quickly gestured at the chair. "Don't worry, your friend is probably fine."Luna glanced at Vanessa and was just about to reject her offer when she caught sight of the smile on Vanessa's face. After a moment's hesitation, she decided to sit.Since Jude had gone to check on the surveillance tapes, the only thing she could do was wait for him.After sitting down, Luna took out her phone and called Joshua. "Jude has gone to check the surveillance tapes. Can you help me hack into the system and look at the roadside surveillance cameras to see where Anne has gone? There's no way Anne would leave without warning—something must've happened."Joshua furrowed his brow, took out his laptop, and started typing his code. "Why did you choose to call me and not Nigel instead?"Luna had always sought out Nigel's help when it came to cracking
"What is it?" Luna furrowed her brow, asking fervently as she placed Joshua's call on speaker mode."Anne was indeed kidnapped." Jude let out a sigh and continued, "From the surveillance tapes, a woman in black kidnapped her and smuggled her out from the back door."Then, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Luna. "The employees found this at the back door."Luna froze, then took the slip of paper from him.A row of neat handwriting read, [Don't worry, Ms. Luna, we won't hurt your friend, but there's no guarantee what we'll do if you don't attend the wedding tonight.]Luna gasped at this.What was this person trying to do? Did they kidnap Anne just to threaten her to attend Adrian and Jacqueline's wedding?"I found something from the surveillance tapes too," Joshua said, frowning, when he heard Luna's silence. "I've sent the video to you. According to the tapes, that woman who kidnapped Anne from the back door circled to the restaurant entrance to pick u
"I'm not too sure about this." Vanessa furrowed her brow. "All I know is that her brother owns a loan shark company, and she's been working for him ever since she left school. I'm not too close with her, but she knows my family owns a business. Therefore, she once secretly asked me if I wanted to do business with her, for the sake of being old friends, and that she could help me get back all the money that other people owed me."Vanessa scratched her head rather sheepishly as she continued, "Even though I had loaned plenty of money to other people, I didn't ask Willow for help because I thought it wasn't necessary to ask everyone for my money back, considering some of them were struggling."Finally, she turned to stare at Luna. "However, since your friend was kidnapped by Willow, I can use this as an excuse to meet with her, and perhaps I might be able to find something out."Luna furrowed her brow at this. "But…will you get into trouble if she finds out that this is the reason you'
Luna only realized something was wrong after the words came out of her mouth.She had just met Vanessa that day and had only exchanged a few words of introduction. Therefore, asking Vanessa about her relationship status was no doubt rather abrupt and even downright rude.Just as she was about to apologize, however, Vanessa smiled. "Of course I do."She glanced in Jude's direction, holding her cup, and curled her lips into a smile. "If I didn't, why would I be so desperate to marry him?"Luna paused and suddenly recalled what Jude had previously said to her.He had told her that Vanessa had used plenty of deceiving tricks to get him to marry her, including chasing the woman he loved out of town, poisoning him, and even sleeping with him during his intoxicated state.Luna furrowed her brow at this thought. "You…""Are you going to ask me if I tried to trick him into marrying me?" Vanessa smiled when she saw the uneasy look on Luna's face and volunteered the information herself. "D
Luna furrowed her brow when she noticed the surprise on John's face. "Do you know each other?""We do." Vanessa curled her lips into a smile. "His wife used to be a plastic surgeon at the hospital, and I met him there and even talked to him a little bit. Then, when he was starting his own business, I even lent him some money."All of a sudden, Vanessa lifted her head to stare at John as though she suddenly recalled something. "So are you Mrs. Lynch's friend's husband?""Um…" He glanced uneasily at Luna as she said this."Yes, the one who was kidnapped is Dr. Zimmer." Luna furrowed her brow momentarily, then smiled when she realized what Vanessa was thinking. "I almost forgot—Anne told me that she had met you in the hospital before."Vanessa finally let out a sigh of relief at this. "It turns out Dr. Zimmer was the one who had been kidnapped."She almost thought that John and Anne's marriage had failed and that his wife who had been kidnapped was someone else instead."I didn't k
"Vanessa Chance?" After entering the interrogation room, Vanessa plopped down in a chair and dialed Willow's number as instructed by the police.Willow was a little surprised to receive this call. "Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"Willow knew that rich socialites like Vanessa hated mingling with lowly people like her."Yes, it's me." Vanessa paused when she sensed the shock in Willow's voice and replied, "Do you still remember that you got in touch with me two years ago and said you'd be able to help me get my money back?"Willow was silent for a moment, then chuckled. "Yes, I do, but didn't you tell me you didn't need my help?""Yes, but I do now," Vanessa said, glancing at the policeman next to her.The policeman gestured for her to continue the conversation and stall Willow as much as she could.Luna and John were sitting to a side, growing more and more excited as they watched the police begin to trace the location of the call.Even though they had received a paper
Luna stormed over and glanced at the location of the signal.She furrowed her brow when she recognized the familiar location.The location of Willow's phone signal, as shown on the screen…was near Orchard Manor!This was the manor that Joshua had built for her as a surprise, but because of Aura's deceit that resulted in Luna ultimately leaving him, the manor was then abandoned.Then, after getting together with Fiona to save Nigel, Joshua let Fiona move in there, and when Aura burned down Blue Bay Villa, Joshua, Luna, and the kids even lived there for a short time.A year later, after Blue Bay Villa was successfully restored, they moved out of Orchard Manor, and the place was then abandoned once more.Luna never thought that…Jacqueline and Willow would have trapped Anne there!Luna furrowed her brow as she stared at the familiar location.This was the place Fiona had lived in before her death, yet Jacqueline and Willow had brought Anne there… Was it because they did not think t