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?"

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

abruptly stood up.

no time and hung

phone, giving an address in

of unease welled up inside

she inform Lucas? But the caller's warning still echoed in her

couldn't risk Annie's life, nor could she let Lucas be falsely

her things and headed

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

arrived

hesitated for a moment but still decided to walk

called out as she moved further

high,

at the entrance; inside,

called out louder, but there was still no

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

she struently. A sharp, pungent smell filled her nostrils, and the drug quickly took effect, causing her

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