Anne lowered her head and gently planted a kiss on Simon's forehead. She stood up and slowly walked out of the door.
The light was very dim downstairs where she was headed. The sound of thunder and lightning outside reverberated in the area, which made the place look even more frightening than it already was.
Anne felt her fear crawl up to her skin, but she continued to slowly walk forward.
"It's late. What on earth do you want?" Anne asked. When she finally got downstairs, she found several men in black standing in the dark corner. It was as if they were lurking in the shadows waiting for her.
"Anne, I don't want to do this to you. But this is the only way that we can be together." A glimpse of affection could be seen at Kim's eyes, even if his expression could tell that he was in a difficult situation.
Anne suddenly got a bad feeling after she heard Kim. She immediately tried to go back upstairs but she was cornered by the Kim's men. They quickly surrounded Anne to stop her from fleeing.
The flash of the lighting lit up the chilling darkness in the place. Anne's face was covered with frustrations and fear.
Anne turned around and glared at Kim. "Kim, what are you planning to do?" She couldn't help but to grit her teeth in anger.
Kim frowned as he slowly took out the syringe in the middle of the table in front of him. The pale yellow liquid medicine inside the syringe screamed instant death.
"Anne, do you know the reason why Rose suddenly changed? It was because I injected her with this drug. I used her as a 'clinical trial' for this experiment to ensure your safety." Kim lowered his head and touched the syringe in his hand. He was caressing it as if he was holding his lover. A gloomy, empty smile was plastered in his face.
Anne couldn't help but stare at Kim in disbelief. No she knew the reason why Rose changed all of a sudden. It turned out that it was Kim's doing!
She never expected that Kim would be at this point where he would develop a drug to change a person's mind!
"At that time, the liquid medicine that I injected into Rose was less than 1/5 of this. Now tell me Anne, how long do you think it would last after I inject it to you?" Kim narrowed his eyes and slowly approached Anne.
With her eyes covered in fear, Anne hopelessly shook her head as if she was pleading Kim to stop. She knew that she could not get out of this, not with all the men trying to restrain her.
"What do you want Kim? You want a puppet? Someone who can always do what you ask them to do, is that it?" Anne lashed out as she gritted her teeth in anger.
Kim gave him a slight smile. He shook his head and sighed, "Of course not. Who would want that, Anne? But you have given me no other choice. You love Kevin too much that you didn't even bother giving me a chance. I know I cannot change what you feel about him, so I can only resort to this!"
As soon as Kim finished talking, he waved his hand and the men in black immediately restrained Anne. The latter tried to struggle but the men were obviously stronger than her.
She helplessly screamed her lungs out, hoping that someone would hear her voice. The man next to her immediately covered her mouth. Kim couldn't help but frown while watching Anne struggle.
He walked up to Anne and pulled her arm. Her eyes were covered in tears.
Kim's face darkened. He knew that Anne was very tough and she rarely cried. Seeing her in her helpless demeanor made his heart ache.
However, he could not back out on this.
Kim pressed his lips in frustration. He knew that this was the only way to separate Anne from Kevin, the only change he could get to be with Anne!
"I know that you'll change after this. You'll change so much that even I won't recognize you anymore. You'll become a different person, far from the person that I fall in love with. But I have no choice, Anne. I have no choice but to do this!" The pain and frustration was written all over his face. For the first time in his life, his tone became weak and helpless.
He loved Anne. From her gentle and beautiful face up to her strong but warm character, he loved everything about her!
After the injection, Anne would be reborn and nothing else about her personality would be the same any more.
"As long as you are Anne, I will love you still. Nothing really matters more than that." Kim took a deep breath and slowly lowered his head to continue. The syringe needle gently pierced through Anne's skin.
She whimpered in pain as she stared at Kim, her eyes still filled with fear and anger.
'Kevin, where are you? Kim, please don't do this!' she screamed in her heart.
But it was too late. The medicine was already injected into her. Anne slowly stopped from struggling. Her muffled voice could no longer be heard.
This made Kim panic. He immediately waved his hand and his men slowly let Anne go. Anne's knees fell on the ground, as if her legs could no longer stand by themselves.
Kim hurried stepped forward to help her, but he was stunned when he heard Anne's gentle voice. "Even if you injected me this drug and changed me into someone else, Kevin would still save me. All of this doesn't matter because he will come and save me. I will always love him in all the ways I can. I could never love someone like you."
Kim's eyes grew cold after he heard Anne's words. He harshly pursed his lips and smirked. 'Is that so?' the voice in his head tried to answer.
He firmly stood up, took a last glance at Anne, and left with his men. Anne felt the coldness crawl in her spine as she remained seated on the ground.
Anne slowly raised her head. The rain outside was getting lighter, and the lighting grew weaker. She frowned. She didn't feel anything wrong after Kim had injected her with that drug.
'Why didn't I feel anything?' she wondered.
She clearly knew what Kim wanted to do to her, and Rose's changes were still vivid in her mind. Anne immediately tried to stand up. She hopelessly struggled her way back into Simon's room.
When she finally made her way into the room, she immediately came to see Simon, who was still sleeping. Anne stared at his small face. She couldn't help but smile. But her calmness was suddenly broken down by a strange intense feeling building up in her chest.
A loud crisp sound broke numbing silence of the night as Anne slapped herself in the face. She had given all her remaining strength in that slap that her face immediately turned red and swollen.
She gritted her teeth and shook her head in confusion. Yes, she didn't feel anything peculiar after the injection, but when she looked at people, her feelings about them were changing.
She was willing to sacrifice her own life for the sake of her children. But just now when she looked at Simon, she felt that her love for him was gradually fading.
How could this be possible?
"Kim, I swear to the gods you won't succeed. I love my children and I love Kevin. Nothing, not even a drug, could change that!"
Anne couldn't help but talk to herself. She couldn't contain what she felt at the moment. She hopelessly held her legs tightly, as if she was trying to comfort herself.
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