Kim and Anne walked past under the gaze of everyone around them. They were out in the air. However, she felt trapped. Ryan smiled at them, as if everything was fine.
But Anne knew that he was just trying to comfort her in the only way he could at that moment. Not knowing why he would be willing to help her in these desperate times, it was safe to say she felt a little relieved. As long as she could break free, the rest could be solved step by step.
"Mr. Kim, nice to meet you here. Anne, long time no see." Ryan reached out his hand to greet the lady, giving her a knowing look.
Kim, on the other hand, replied indifferently. He didn't hesitate to show his unhappiness in his facial expressions. However, Ryan wasn't bothered in the slightest by his display of arrogance. In his heart, he knew this man could never be considered a friend.
"Go this way." Kim was not afraid to give Anne's handbag a strong pull and drag her to the place they were heading.
It was at that moment that someone stopped Kim out of nowhere and stood in front of him, blocking his and Anne's way. "Hello, Mr. Kim, there is an important matter to be discussed between you and me." He was utterly unaware of what this mysterious man's intentions were. This whole situation left Kim a little confused.
The arrogant man furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. "We don't seem to have anything to talk about. Excuse me."
Much to his chagrin, the man didn't take a no for an answer. "We are talking now, aren't we, Mr. Kim?" he said without batting an eye, "Just give me a chance and I'll be more than happy to reciprocate, what do you say?"
He tried to convince Kim, giving him a meaningful look to show how serious he was about this.
"How interesting. To this day, no one has ever told me they would give me a chance." Having said that, Kim decided to loosen his strong grip and let Anne go.
"Take good care of her,"
Kim said to Ryan and followed the man out, disappearing from Anne's sight. She was holding her breath almost the entire time, but now she was finally free of his grip.
Without wasting any second, Ryan immediately pulled Anne to the side and whispered, "Everything is ready. Come with me." Due to his height, he was practically towering over her.
He grabbed her hand in a bid to show her the way, but she stayed in her place refusing to move. "Sally and Simon are not here, though. I want to take them away, I have to," the poor lady insisted.
Ryan frowned and pushed back his hair trying to figure out a solution. "Where are they now?"
"In the Courtney Hotel." Anne lowered her head. Ryan saw how helpless she seemed, almost in the verge of crying. He realized the hotel was still far from here.
"Listen to me." Ryan appeared decidedly in order to calm her down. "You must go with me first, because we don't have much time left, okay? If we don't take advantage of it now, I'm afraid we won't have another chance in the future." he said grabbing her shoulders and shaking her slightly. "So, you get in the car first and then I'll figure the rest of it out as we move forward." Ryan came to this decision on his own, which consoled Anne in her desperate state.
She looked at him and thought his words were credible. She could trust him. After going over the plan once again, she nodded.
"So, did you arrange that person over there to distract Mr. Kim?" Anne was still unsure about what happened a few minutes ago.
However, Ryan sneered and shook his head. "No, I did arrange a person before, but I don't know why this man appeared out of the blue and disrupted my whole plan," he complained and rolled his eyes in disbelief. "Let's not waste more time. Hurry up, let's go."
Unfortunately, unbeknownst to him, Kevin had been watching them for a long time. Without giving it much thought, he approached them wearing a frown on his face.
"Ryan!" Kevin yelled sharply to get his attention. "How could you say that you didn't hide Anne? Leave her here. I won't hurt you." Having recognized that voice, Ryan and Anne turned on their heels at once. They glanced at each other, afraid of what was soon to come.
Anne began to grow anxious again and wanted to cry. She had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Despite already feeling completely overwhelmed, she was struck dumb by what happened next. Kevin stepped forward and grabbed Ryan by his collar.
"Kevin, are you crazy?" he shouted. "I'm not here to cause any trouble, I don't want to hurt Anne. Believe me!" If looks could kill, Ryan would be dead right now. Nevertheless, he was sure that her husband's arrival would get the situation a hundred times worse.
Indeed, it was safe to say that Kevin's actions attracted the attention of people nearby. But this didn't stop him from tightening his grip.
Much to their chagrin, Kim's men also figured there was something wrong here.
Anne took notice of this and hurried forward. She rested her soft but shaking hand on Kevin's. "Darling, Ryan is here to save me. Don't worry. Kim is our real enemy."
As Kevin heard her words, his eyes widened. He wasn't entirely sure about this, however he didn't have another choice but to believe his wife.
"Are you controlled by Kim?" he questioned with a confused tone. "I thought it was Ryan." He realized he was still holding Ryan by the collar, so he loosened his grip. Kevin smoothed his suit back into place to recover his self-possession, but continued to look at Ryan with hostility.
"Let's talk about that later. Right now I have to go out and save our children. They are in the Courtney Hotel," Anne explained quickly. It was rare for her to show any sign of weakness. She was always in control of herself. However, her voice gave it away. She was a little worried.
"They?" Kevin frowned. It was definitely not the right time to ask these questions. He tipped Ryan a wink.
The three of them quietly went out from the back door. Luckily, Kevin's car was parked there.
At the same time, Kim's men noticed the abnormality of the situation and immediately caught up. However, Kevin had already left.
He didn't waste any more time and called Sam to ask who was near the Courtney Hotel in order to rescue the children.
As soon as he hung up the phone, Kim's men caught up with them in a car. Kevin realized they were getting closer and with a deep voice he warned Anne, "Fasten your seatbelt."
The car sped up in an instant and made its way through the traffic at the speed of light, leaving behind a large number of vehicles.
It was supposed to be an hour's drive, but Kevin managed to arrive in only twenty minutes. At this time, Sam hadn't taken the children out yet, since he didn't expect their arrival so soon. Helplessly, the three of them got out of the car as fast as they could and broke into the Courtney Hotel without thinking it twice. The angry men behind them stopped at the gate of the luxurious building two minutes later, getting gradually fed up with the whole situation.
"We have to catch up. Quickly," they said to each other.
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