Simon understood what Kevin had said. He looked at Anne from head to toe and thoroughly scanned her.
Indeed, the recent peculiarities of Anne were recognized by her son. Simon pondered, 'It turns out that Uncle Kim had drugged Mommy?'
He had no idea what the injection contained, but Kevin's words gave him hope. His mother did love him!
However, what Kevin had said sounded like science-fiction to Anne.
She crossed her arms and looked at him in disdain. She sneered, "The only similarities that Rose and I have in common is the fact that we are able to see through the real you! She behaves abnormally because she has regretted everything that she has done, and she is just doing her best to make up for her mistakes!
I can guarantee you that my attitude had nothing to do with Kim, and neither does an insane injection exist!
I don't like you anymore. If you will settle for a divorce, then I'm coming with you to the lawyer's office. If not, then let me go at ease! Don't tell me you're planning to kidnap me in the middle of an amusement park?"
Kevin felt downcasted. He could do nothing about her. She was under the influence of the drug. So, no matter what he said, she would not listen at all.
In this case, things became tricky now.
Kevin hoisted a sigh of yield. Suddenly, the undercover policemen came to him and one of them whispered, "Mr. Kevin, they managed to escape!"
He nodded to the troops' warning. It was expected for Kim to be extremely evasive. He would never let these men catch him that easily.
The news was alarming, but Kevin did not want to make a fuss about it, especially that Anne and Simon stood in front of him in good condition. For him, this was more than enough!
"Thank you," said Kevin as he expressed his gratitude to the policemen.
The police welcomed his acknowledgment as they nodded their heads, but they were particularly intrigued in the growing tension between Kevin and Anne. To their curiosity, an agent asked, "Mrs. Anne, Mr. Kevin finally found you. Why aren't you delighted?
Did Mr. Kevin make you wait for far too long? Honestly, that had nothing to do with his determination. Kim is just too cunning to hide any lead that we can get to find you. Mr. Kevin have gone days without rest, yet he held on with his perseverance. He is not the one to blame here, Mrs. Anne."
She turned to the policeman and raised a brow. She said, "Your job is to uphold justice, am I right? Why are you here? Can't you see that I am eager to divorce Kevin? I don't love him anymore! Why did you even help him find me? You expect me to thank you for making things more complicated? Are you out of your mind?"
The troops turned to look at each other as Anne's reply was a shock to their ears. They shifted their attention to Kevin who seemed on tenterhooks. What was going on here?
"Thank you for your service everyone. I will remember what you did to help me for the rest of my life. I will take Anne back home for now. I'll come and see you in a few days!" said Kevin. Instead of being mad, he chose to indebt and bid them farewell with a smile.
The confusion crept on everyone, but their job was done. All they could ever do now was nod and leave as their skepticism left them with more questions rather than answers. What was going on between the two?
Didn't Kevin say that Kim kidnapped Anne? Why was Anne blaming them now?
Kevin sighed as the police left. He said, "Well, I know that you don't want to see me, but how about Eddy and Sally? You know, they miss their mother so much."
'Eddy and Sally?' she uttered their names once more in her mind. That was right, she was a mother to two more children! She placed her hand on top of her heart and felt her racing heartbeat. This kind of pounding meant that she was looking forward to something, but the feeling made her sick. Kevin only used her to bear those children for him!
Plus, it was impossible for Kevin to give up custody over them once the divorce was finalized!
"If they miss me so much, then will you give them to me after we split?" asked Anne as she sneered a grin.
Kim loved Anne and all that belonged to her. Her children would be treated like royalty if they fell under her custody, but Kevin would not abandon his children just like that!
Back then, Kevin hated her so much, but he still made love to her in order to give birth to the heirs of his family.
Once she saw his reaction, there was no need to say anything anymore. It was certain that Kevin and Selma would not allow her to see her children ever again!
She said,
"Your silence gave away the answer. What's the point of loving them when you have made it clear that I won't see them after the divorce? My love for them would just recoil as heartache in the end. Why would I bother seeing them, Kevin?"
He frowned as he kneaded his forehead in dismay, but he knew that this was not the time to engage in conflict with Anne. He picked up Simon and gently wiped the corners of his watery eyes. He said, "Come on. Let's go!"
Anne looked around once more and, to her disappointment, Kim did not show up at all!
'Where on earth did he go? Why isn't he making an appearance? Did he just abandon me? I can't believe it, Kim. You don't want me either?'
she pondered. At the hoist of her sigh, she suddenly recalled what Kim had said to her.
He said, "If anything happens, open the note inside your bag. There is something I want to tell you."
Yes, he told her this the morning she arrived at the amusement park. For a moment there, she forgot, but his words were clear in her memory.
She smirked subtly and immediately reached out inside her bag. She took out a piece of paper and read the letter. Just like Kim, this message was full of style!
"Anne, you are the love of my life and that will never change!"
These few words in this tiny piece of paper were enough to give Anne some reassurance. Although Kim had disappeared, it must have happened for a reason!
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