"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
Then, Willow let go of the knife, allowing it to clatter on the ground, and strode away.The stench of blood soon filled the small basement.…Vanessa and Willow had agreed to meet at a small restaurant near Orchard Manor.Vanessa remained in contact with Willow ever since coming out of the police station, and with the policemen flanking them, she and Luna arrived at the restaurant, whereas John followed the rest of the cops to Orchard Manor to save Anne.Since Willow was just a lackey and was not the mastermind behind this kidnapping, after discussing with Luna, John, and the cops, they decided to let Vanessa continue stalling Willow while the rest searched for Anne.After 15 minutes, everyone settled in their hiding places around the restaurant, and Vanessa called Willow."I'll be there soon!" Willow sounded excited on the phone. "If it weren't for the traffic jam, I'd be there by now!"Luna could not help narrowing her eyes when she heard Willow's voice from the earpiece. Jo
Biting her lip, Luna found an excuse to slip out the restaurant's back door and dialed John's number.Willow was the one who had kidnapped Anne, and she was with her right before meeting with Vanessa.There were streaks of blood on her hands, and she even claimed she had been slaughtering a chicken…there was no way Luna would not overthink this.She clutched her phone so hard her palms were covered in sweat, and as she listened to the dial tone, she prayed silently over and over that Willow was just kidding and that Anne would be fine.Anne had gone out with her that day and had only gone to the bathroom to help her eavesdrop on Jacqueline's conversation, which was how she had gotten kidnapped.In her many years of knowing Anne, she had helped Luna through many hard times, and she rarely got the chance to reciprocate. If something terrible was to happen to Anne because of her, how was she going to face John and their daughter?How would she have the dignity to continue with her l
"What on earth are you talking about, Anne…" John started sobbing as he took off his coat and wrapped it around Anne's frail body. "Anne, please hold on just a little longer. I'll send you to the hospital right now! we still have the rest of our lives ahead of us, and Sammie is still so young, you can't…" His voice choked. "You can't just leave us! Anne, please hold on…" John picked her up from the ground and sprinted out of the basement like a madman, straight towards the police car parked outside. Due to the fact they were in a police car, no one dared to stay in their way, and the entire journey from Orchard Manor was smooth sailing. John carefully pulled Anne close to him and pressed kisses onto her pale face. "You're going to get through this, I'm sure of that. You're going to get through this like a champ. Anne, Sammie and I can't live without you, we can't…" He wiped frantically at his own tears as he said this. Ever since he met Anne, the two of them had sailed throu