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?"

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

up. "Alright, I

caller wasted no time and

an address in a remote

unease

inform Lucas? But the caller's warning

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

gathered her things and

into a different set

rented a car and drove toward the outskirts. When she arrived

for a moment but

anyone here?" she called out as she

high, eerily

the door open and stood at the entrance;

anyone here?" she called out louder, but there was still no

to leave. However, the moment she

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

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