While the wedding was going on, both Sam and Emily received countless blessings and well wishes from their family and friends. Sam looked down and lovingly gazed upon his wife as he painted a sweet, genuine smile on his face.
He might not have even noticed her when they first met, but he gradually developed feelings for her like a slow-burn film approaching its climax. She was the one he chose to be with for the rest of his life.
Opposite of them stood Kevin, who wore a faint smile as he looked at them with pride. Seeing Sam and Emily finally end up happy together filled him with such joy.
In a few moments, the phone on his pocket violently vibrated. He squinted his eyes and his face almost resembled a frown to clearly see the screen. The call was from Anne.
Why did Anne call him now, of all times?
"Hello…" He scoured around the place and settled in the most quiet place he could find.
"Kevin, it's me." A cold, feminine voice came from the other side of the line. His face now fully morphed into a full frown. The distinct voice immediately made him realize who it was. It was none other than Rose!
It wasn't long until Kevin finally felt that something must have gone terribly wrong, so he asked with a trace of hostility, "Rose, why do you have Anne's cell phone?"
"Ha-ha!" Rose sneered. "Kevin, do you have any idea what I just experienced?
It's irony. I hate Anne so much, but it was only a while ago that I absolutely adored her. I like you so much, as well, but at the same time, I loath you with every bit of my being!"
Kevin couldn't help but frown. What was she talking about?
"Rose, give the phone to Anne now. I want to talk to her." He was almost certain that something horrible was taking place.
"Anne? Well," said Rose with a chilling smile.
His frown of disappointment further deepened. All of a sudden, he heard a woman struggling and whimpering, almost as if her voice was forcefully buried in a heap of clothes. His eyes widened as he realized it was Anne who grunted out of desperation.
'Oh my god! What happened?!'
Before he could even react, the phone was abruptly hung up. He quickly called home out of sheer panic. The servant told him that Mrs. Anne left the house about an hour ago together with the unconscious Rose and Miss Sally!
The reply didn't help him at all, and he was well aware that it was Rose that the servant said that left an hour ago, not Anne!
Right now, both Anne and Rose looked so much alike. If the two of them wore the exact same clothes, even Kevin would have a hard time pointing who was who, let alone those servants.
Damn it! Something terrible happened!
It was all his fault. He got too careless. He knew that Rose was a sly one, but he still lowered his guard, and let her stay in the Fu Family's residence!
"Sally!" At the moment, it was still too early for Eddy to come back from school. The only people left inside the house were Sally and Anne, and Rose simply would not let go of Anne. At this point, even Sally would be in trouble!
'Damn it!' he cursed internally.
Kevin hastily strode outside, gritting his teeth in both anger and anxiety. Selma noticed something about his behavior, and called him out to check if there was any problem. However, Kevin was too focused on the problem that he was completely disconnected from the noise surrounding him.
Meanwhile, Selma's concerned call caught Sam's and Emily's attention. They both looked at each other in confusion, so they walked over, and politely asked, "Mrs. Selma, what's Kevin up to?"
She shook her head, obviously as lost in the dark as them. They noticed Kevin looking too anxious when he left. She kept wondering what it could be, but she couldn't think of anything that might put him in such a mood.
Emily, too, shook her head, and smilingly commented, "Kevin is the president, after all. There are many things he has to deal with in the company. Maybe an emergency happened that he had to leave in such a hurry. Let's not bother him any further."
Both Sam and Selma couldn't help but frown. They stayed silent about their concerns, but they both knew that Kevin wasn't the type to just leave like that, no matter the current circumstances in the company.
In other words, they realized that the only thing that could make him get so nervous and anxious was…
"Did something wrong happen back at home?" Selma shook her head as she made a call to the home. Her face suddenly turned pale after hearing the servant's report.
'Damn it! What did Rose do this time?!' she cursed at the back of her mind. How could she take away both Anne and Sally!?
"Anne and Sally are in danger!" She turned around and rushed outside as she screamed in panic.
Sam looked at Emily with a worried face. Emily's face became cold. She let go of her husband's hand, and sarcastically remarked, "Anne is in danger. Are you going to go see her?"
Sam paused as he gave her a strange look. "Kevin is on his way. I'm pretty sure he can handle it. Nothing seriously bad will happen as long as he's there to protect her."
She frowned and stared at him. After a long time, she sneered before she turned around and left.
No wonder Sam didn't follow Selma to leave. It turned out that he thought nothing serious would happen to Anne.
The more Sam thought about it, the more confused he became. There was just something wrong about how Emily acted recently that he couldn't put his finger on. What was she angry about this time?
Now that they were in the wedding venue, there was practically nothing he could do but comfort her. The problem now was that how could he even comfort her if he didn't know exactly what was wrong?
"Emily, I feel that something is bothering you recently. Do you want to talk about it? You should learn to be more open to me all the time, now that we're married. Isn't it only reasonable to do so?" He held Emily's arms tight as he asked her helplessly.
In other people's eyes, the couple were closer than ever and were having a good time, but only the two of them knew exactly what was going on between them right now.
She placed her hand around his neck, and mustered up the strength to put on the faintest of smiles. However, her eyes remained cold and sent out an indifferent vibe. He felt the chill in her eyes as she looked at him with gaze completely devoid of adoration. "For all this time, how did I treat you and Anne? I don't think I have ever done anything to harm you. But what about the both of you? What did you do to me?"
Her vague questions only left him even more puzzled than before. "You have been really good to us. What's wrong about Anne and me? What are you talking about?"
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