But Anne grew desperate as people continued to tell that Kevin had died.
She held her head in her hand and burst into tears. Her body grew limp; she slumped to the ground.
'Kevin, where are you? Where on earth are you?
I know that all of this is your plan, and you are hiding from everyone. But you have to understand that I am worried about you. Tell me where you are. Please call me as soon as you can!' Anne said to herself, hoping that Kevin would miraculously hear the laments of her heart.
"Honey..." Selma hugged Anne as fresh tears streamed down her face. "We, too, are reluctant to believe that Kevin is no longer with us. But do you think he'd survive a fall from such a height?"
"Has anyone found his body?" Anne asked, cocking her head to the side.
Selma frowned, shaking her head.
Anne angrily wiped the tears from her face. She sprang to her feet and walked to her room like a lifeless puppet. Everyone watched her leave, not knowing what to do.
She stood near her bed and took the photo frame from the table. It was a picture of Anne and Kevin smiling happily.
The photo had captured her happiness, reminding her how happy she had been with Kevin.
"Kevin, I won't believe that you are dead even if the entire world says so. I won't accept that you are gone unless I see your corpse. I know that you are living somewhere, so come to me soon!" Anne mumbled, nestling the photo frame against her chest.
When Colin had gone missing, everyone believed that he was dead. However, the man was under Kim's custody. Colin had managed to survive the torture.
She thought that it was the same case with Kevin as well.
Her husband couldn't be dead.
After Anne's persistence, Selma had asked the servants to remove the white decorations from the villa. Everything was back to normal. However, the magnificent villa was eerily silent and joyless. It seemed as if the spirit of the family had died after Kevin had left them.
Everyone was waiting to find any information about Kevin. They were desperate to find if the man was dead or alive.
However, no one could discover anything that might lead them to him. It was as if Kevin had never lived in this world.
In the following days, Anne locked herself in the study. The servants brought her food. The woman made sure to empty her bowl regardless of how much food they gave her. She ate twice as much as she usually would.
Anne had to be strong enough to wait for Kevin. She wanted everyone to know that her husband would never leave her.
However, things only seemed to get worse. Sam called Anne to inform her that someone was trying to secretly acquire the stocks of the AN Group.
Anne knew what the acquisition would do to the company.
She also knew who was behind the problems.
"Sam, now that Kevin is gone, I have to take care of the company and my children!" Anne sounded strangely calm.
The Fu Family had shed their blood and sweat to build the company. It belonged to her husband and children. Anne would never let anyone take the AN Group from them.
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