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.

headache, Elias returned to his car, determined to scour the area for

the red-light district, could it be

to another. When he passed a

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

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

them away and

women’s seductive smiles froze on their faces, their disappointment evident as they turned to

barge into one private room after another, forcefully kicking the doors. open. However, the person he

just

think you are?

the largest private room that was filled with men and women. Among them were a

no trace of Amanda,

man’s voice called out from behind, “Isn’t this

really is Elias Winters. Elias, where have you been lately? We

room. Even those who didn’t recognize him initially

and women, a sense of revulsion washed over

lost my memory? Have I really been friends

softly under his breath before turning

completely oblivious to the

mean? We didn’t provoke or offend him.

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

men and women in the private

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

open. After she wiped the icy water off her face, her