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?"

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

stood up.

caller wasted no time and hung up

on her phone, giving an address in a

unease welled up inside

she inform Lucas? But the caller's warning still

Annie's life, nor could she let Lucas be

her things

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

she arrived at the designated location,

but still decided to walk

out

two stories high, eerily quiet, with an unsettling

door open and stood at the

called out louder,

she turned around to leave. However, the moment she turned, someone rushed at her, covering

widened in shock as she struently. A sharp, pungent smell filled her nostrils, and the

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