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.

Elias returned to his car, determined to scour the

district, could it be

from one hotel to another. When he passed a nightclub, he

rich and

entered the nightclub, the deafening music instantly furrowing his brow in As he stepped inside, a swarm of women attempted

and used lip language to convey his

seductive smiles froze on their faces, their disappointment evident

forcefully kicking the doors. open. However, the person he was searching for

did someone just barge in

think you are?

with men and women. Among them were a few familiar faces from his social

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

out from behind, “Isn’t this Mr. Winters? Long time no see! What brings

Elias, where have you been lately? We haven’t

room. Even those who didn’t recognize him initially quickly adopted a more accommodating attitude and

and women, a sense of revulsion washed over

lost my memory? Have I

muttered softly under his

to

Mr. Winters mean? We didn’t provoke or offend him.

his territory, so let’s just bear with it.

men and women in the private

splashed onto Amanda’s face. The bone-chilling sensation instantly jolted

snapped open. After she wiped the icy water off her face, her expression. turned to one