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.

throbbing headache, Elias returned to his car, determined to scour

had a nagging feeling that she should be close by. Since this was the red-light district,

this in mind, he drove from one hotel to

catered to the rich and powerful clientele. He couldn’t

deafening music instantly furrowing his brow in As

he firmly pushed them away and used lip

seductive smiles froze on their faces, their disappointment evident as

forcefully kicking the

Who’s this? How did someone just barge in like

think you are?

and women. Among them were

room and finding no trace of Amanda, he intended to pivot. and make

“Isn’t this Mr. Winters?

have

private room. Even those who didn’t recognize him initially quickly adopted a more

and women, a sense of revulsion washed

from before I lost my memory? Have I really

under his breath before

to

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

temper. Who doesn’t know that? It’s his territory, so let’s just bear with

the men and women in

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

wiped the icy water off her face, her expression. turned to one of terror as she