Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

As Elias took in his surroundings, he suddenly realized that this place seemed to be the red- light district.

Could it be possible that Amanda has been abducted by human traffickers?

The mere thought of this possibility sent a pounding ache through his head, and he tightly gripped the phone Amanda had left behind. He swiftly dialed his bodyguard’s number and commanded, “Gather the team and find Amanda. Search every nook and cranny of Imperia and bring her back to me!”

“Understood. I’m on it!”

After ending the call, Elias gasped for breath and suddenly felt dizzy. His body collapsed to the ground.

Right where he had discovered Amanda’s phone moments ago, his eyes caught sight of a few fresh drops of blood – still glistening as if freshly spilled.

Struggling to regain his composure, Elias reached out and brushed his fingers over the crimson stains. In an instant, his eyes turned red with fury.

He had a strong premonition that Amanda left behind these bloodstains.

In his mind, vivid scenes of Amanda’s possible ordeal flashed before him. The more he dwelled on it, the more his head throbbed, and his remorse deepened.

If only he had foreseen this, he would have spirited Amanda away today, by any means necessary.

Suddenly, his phone buzzed with an incoming call.

Elias anticipated it might be his bodyguard with some leads, so he hastily picked up the call. However, he wasn’t prepared to hear Simon’s anxious voice on the other end.

“I heard from Rosanne that you came to my house. How’s it going? Any updates? I’ve been searching high and low, but Amanda is still nowhere to be found.”

“You’re just a useless mess! You have a blind date, and yet you’re fooling around with. Amanda, a married woman! Let me tell you, I found her phone in the red-light district, and there were even a few drops of blood on the ground. If anything happens to Amanda, I won’t spare you!”

With that, Elias abruptly cut the call, refusing to waste another word on Simon. His top priority was locating Amanda as swiftly as possible.

his car, determined to scour the

close by. Since this was the red-light district, could it be possible she had been forcibly taken into one

this in mind, he drove from one hotel to another. When he passed a nightclub,

rich and powerful clientele. He couldn’t believe they would be involved in such

furrowing his brow in As he stepped inside, a swarm of women attempted to

any hesitation, he firmly pushed them away and used lip language to convey his

their faces,

after another, forcefully kicking the doors. open. However, the person

this? How did someone just barge in like that?

you

men and women.

trace of Amanda, he

“Isn’t this Mr. Winters? Long time no see! What

really is Elias Winters. Elias, where have you

the private room. Even those who didn’t recognize him initially quickly adopted a more accommodating attitude and offered him friendly smiles

and women, a sense of revulsion

before I lost my memory?

his breath before turning away

bewildered, completely oblivious to the reason

What does Mr. Winters mean? We didn’t provoke or offend him. He came in on

know that? It’s his territory, so let’s just

women in the private

a bucket of water suddenly splashed onto Amanda’s face. The bone-chilling sensation instantly jolted her back

her face, her