Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Moon gazed at Amanda. For some inexplicable reason, she felt a force in her heart urging her to trust Amanda.

“Alright. I believe you.”

“In that case, eat your meal and get a good night’s sleep. We only stand a chance at escape when we are well-rested and nourished,” Amanda advised.

Moon obediently nodded.

Amanda, however, glanced at the door and let out a soft sigh that only she could hear.

She didn’t know if Elias would come to rescue her. She had made two phone calls, and the second one was abruptly cut off. Elias should be aware of her perilous situation.

After a while, a man entered the room with two boxed meals as well as some toiletries and clothes.

“After you finish eating, take a shower and change into these clothes.”

With that said, the man left.

Moon had been hiding behind Amanda all this time because she had been beaten numerous times in the past two days. Every time she saw these people, she would tremble in fear, as if she had encountered a ghost.

“I don’t want to wear these clothes. I don’t want to sleep with those men. I don’t want to. I don’t want…”

Moon was afraid of these clothes because, on the first day, she was forced to wear revealing attire. However, she would rather die than comply. She even bit one of them, resulting in at beating.

Amanda noticed her fear and comforted her, holding her and saying, “Don’t worry. You don’t have to wear them. They won’t let you go out like this with your current injuries.”

That finally calmed Moon down.

Amanda picked up the boxed meal and began to eat. She was indeed famished. Since fleeing Simon’s house, she had not eaten a single meal or had a sip of water.

In the subsequent days, Elias scoured all the bars and nightclubs in the area, but there was no sign of Amanda. The worst possibility even crossed his mind.

Amanda might be dead.

drops of blood stained the ground, it was

of this possibility

refused to believe it. It could not

leads from the bodyguards, but there was no good news. He only received reports of fruitless

useless! You can’t even find one

behind his desk as he angrily reprimanded the

by one, the bodyguards lowered their heads, too afraid to speak. They had thoroughly combed through the area, but they just could not find Amanda. They had even checked the airport and train station, but there was no record

were truly meticulous in our search through the area, but she

searching! Perhaps there are hidden surveillance cameras! Examine the car that was parked there that

“Yes!”

his chair. His long fingers were pressed against his

how she was

that she was still alive. She

phone rang. It was

phone didn’t

the phone rang as if determined to keep ringing until the call

to answer someone else’s call without permission, he had no

and answered the call, placing

utter a word, a child’s voice came through the phone, brimming with. innocence and cuteness. “Mommy, what are you doing? Why haven’t you called me all day? I can’t sleep. I want you to

voice of a

in his chest. Could this be

he went to the Nicholsons’ house and heard a child addressing Simon as “Dad” over

coquettishly pleaded, “Mommy, why aren’t you talking to me? Today, that strange man was acting weird again. He wanted me to call him Dad, but I won’t call him Dad. I have my own dad. I told him

body stiffening as his pitch-black eyes were filled

called

What are

excitement. His fingers tightened around the phone as he slowly explained,

finish his sentence, the child exclaimed in surprise,

Elias froze.

Dad just by