After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

In the following days, Lucas messaged her daily, but there was still no news about Annie.

Aveline had been struggling with insomnia as well.

The video's hype had diminished somewhat but still lingered on the trending list.

One day, while Aveline was in her study drawing, her phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the screen-it was an unfamiliar number.

She hesitated for a moment but decided to answer it, guessing that the person behind everything might finally be reaching out to her.

"Hello, who's this?" Aveline asked in a cold tone.

The voice on the other end was a processed electronic voice, making it impossible to discern the gender or emotion.

"Do you want to see Annie? She's with me."

Aveline immediately asked, "Who are you? Where is Annie?"

follow you. Otherwise, I'll kill her and frame Lucas for it.

up. "Alright,

caller wasted no time and

her phone, giving an address in a remote area on the

sense of unease welled up

But the caller's warning

nor could she let Lucas be

her

the crowd, and entered a restroom. After changing into a different set of clothes, she

car and drove toward the outskirts. When she arrived at

for a moment but still

called out

two stories high, eerily

pushed the door open and stood at the entrance; inside,

anyone here?" she called out louder, but

turned around to leave. However, the moment she turned,

as she struently. A sharp, pungent smell filled her nostrils, and the drug

glimpse of the person's face, but she didn't recognize him