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?"

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

stood up. "Alright, I

no time and

phone, giving an address in a remote area on the outskirts of the

of unease welled up inside

But the caller's

risk Annie's life, nor could she let Lucas

her things

different set of clothes, she reemerged with

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

a moment but still decided

here?" she called out

high, eerily quiet, with

pushed the door open and stood at the entrance;

she called out louder, but

However, the moment she turned, someone rushed at her, covering her mouth

her nostrils, and the drug

she managed to catch a glimpse of the person's face, but she