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?"

an address. Come alone. Don't inform Lucas, and don't let those two bodyguards follow you. Otherwise, I'll kill her and frame Lucas for it. With the video still generating buzz, imagine how it would look if news broke that Lucas tortured Annie to death. What do you think would happen to

abruptly stood up. "Alright, I

no time

phone, giving an address in a remote area

sense of unease

caller's warning

Annie's life, nor could she let Lucas be falsely accused of

her things and headed

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

toward the outskirts. When she arrived at the designated location, she saw that it was

a moment but still

anyone here?" she called out as she

high,

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

called out louder, but there

moment she turned,

filled her nostrils, and the drug quickly

catch a glimpse of the person's face, but

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