A day later, Kevin kept his promise with Anne and brought Eddy for her to spend time with.
Outside the window of the room, she clearly saw the bright sun and the vast sky. The weather was so
nice that it was actually a good opportunity to walk around the villa. Anne held Eddy in her arms and
wore a maternal smile as she stared at the little angel. However, despite all this, there was a dark cloud
of loneliness in her eyes.
It had been two days since she was locked in this place by Kevin. She knew that he was an imposing
person, but she didn't expect that he would really lock her up in here. Although there weren't that many
people around, she would be instantly caught once she tried to sneak out.
"Bah…" Eddy softly pulled Anne's soft hair as he babbled with his mouth and uttered indistinct
syllables.
Although she couldn't understand anything, Anne listened carefully and nodded once in a while as if
she was really talking to him.
At this moment, the East Mountain Villa was very empty. There weren't any other visitors except her,
and the only people present in the place were the ones that Kevin hired to take care of her needs.
"I wonder what Ian is doing right now. He should be worried sick…" Anne said in a melancholic tone.
Thinking of how much Ian had cared for her, she felt guilty that things went downhill this fast.
Anne disappeared right after the engagement. She was afraid that Ian must be looking for her like
crazy, and she didn't know what exactly he was thinking right now. She couldn't even inform him where
she was at this moment.
Thinking about all these unfortunate things, she let out a frown and her eyes almost began to tear up.
At the same time, as she was too focused on this matter and was lost in her thoughts, he failed to
notice that Kevin was already standing right behind her.
"Wow… Even in this situation, you still can't forget that guy?" Kevin suddenly spoke from behind her.
As she heard Kevin's gloomy voice, Anne suddenly regained her senses. She quickly turned and was
taken aback at his crestfallen face. Then, she asked, "How long have you been here? Are you
eavesdropping on me?"
"Does it matter? Why? Are you afraid of being heard?
I can't believe that you have such intense feelings for Ian that the whole room is filled with your longing
for him." After saying this, Kevin grabbed Anne's wrist and stared directly at her eyes like an angry lion
that was asserting his dominance over his territory.
"Yes, I'm thinking about him. So, why does it matter to you? Are you surprised that I'm not like you, who
can just abandon a lover and get another woman pregnant without even batting an eye? If I like Ian,
what are you going to do? You'd better get your shit together before you meddle in other people's
affairs," Anne said haughtily.
"You!"
Before Kevin could continue lashing out, Eddy burst into crying. It seemed that he was startled when
Kevin suddenly raised his voice.
As the child's crying ensued, the heated argument between the two was put on hold.
"Act your age and don't scare the baby." With Eddy still in her arms, Anne gave a cold glare at Kevin
with her fierce eyes.
Seeing how serious she was, Kevin instantly withdrew his hand. His eyes averted Anne's gaze as he
noticed that her wrist became reddish due to his tight grasp.
Deeming that it wasn't the right moment to confront her, Kevin snorted angrily before leaving the room.
Seeing his receding figure, Anne was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
After a while, Kevin went back to his study and spent his time there. He was sitting at his table in a grey
leisure suit. At this moment, it could be seen that his eyes flashed an overbearing coldness, which was
more nerve-wracking than when he was in the company's office.
On his pure black table, there sat several important documents that were a bit disheveled. There were
also potted plants that seemed like they hadn't been watered for days.
Meanwhile, Kevin was reading a book, trying to calm his nerves. However, his heart was still restless. It
was throbbing so hard that he could hear its sound over the silence of the room.
As he clearly remembered Anne's face while saying those words earlier, he gritted his teeth out of
frustration.
He couldn't believe that Anne would actually fall in love with Ian this fast.
While he couldn't stop thinking about this, Kevin stood up and made his way to the liquor cabinet. As
he opened the door, several bottles of exquisite wines welcomed him. The delicate wooden corks were
tightly sealed, and the mellow visual appearance of the bottles enticed him.
He grabbed a bottle and quickly filled the goblet with the luscious red wine. After gulping a few glasses,
he felt that the strength of the wine wasn't what he was looking for. Thus, he took out a bottle of whisky
next.
The moment he opened the beguiling bottle of whisky, a strong scent of alcohol and premium malt
pervaded the room. He just wanted to chug down these alcoholic drinks to calm his unsettled mind and
his aching heart.
Soon enough, he felt that he was finally getting drunk, but he didn't want to be too wasted since he was
afraid that Anne might escape.
He had been domineering and he knew that she couldn't resist him, but there was still something that
was scaring the hell out of him.
But just as Kevin dealt with his fluctuating mood, someone suddenly knocked at the door. He was kind
of startled when he heard the crisp sound of the wood being slowly banged, but then he got a hold of
himself and said, "Come in."
When the door opened, Anne's sullen face emerged from the slit before she entered. She was very
thin, but the way she stood her ground against Kevin showed her unquestionable strength.
"Kevin, why did you take Eddy away?" Anne asked straightforwardly and sternly.
When Anne woke up this afternoon, Eddy was already gone and she was the only one left in her room.
Hearing this, Kevin smiled deviously. Due to his lightheadedness, all he heard was her muffled voice,
and all he could focus on was her particularly attractive lips.
However, just the sound of her voice made him unhappy. There was a sensation that tended to make
him feel alienated and unneeded.
But since he was drunk, he felt like he could do anything. It was as if he had the strength to overpower
her even just this once. Therefore, under the influence of alcohol, Kevin suddenly pulled Anne into his
arms and kissed her on the lips without any hesitation. Anne felt flustered for a brief moment before
she mustered her courage to push Kevin away.
As he was pushed by Anne's seemingly fragile arms, he wobbled and eventually fell on the floor. When
she had finally escaped from Kevin's grasp, she held her chest as she gasped for air.
Drunk, and without too much sense of reason, Kevin felt that his authority was being challenged. At this
moment, since Anne recognized that he wasn't in a sound state of mind, she decided to just walk away.
When Kevin saw this, he felt extremely dejected. He didn't want to be shunned, especially by the
woman he liked. Hence, he quickly stood and hugged her from behind to prevent her from leaving.
"No, Anne. You're not going anywhere."
His voice still sounded emphatic and aggrieved at the same time.
Hearing this, Anne became more furious ad anxious. She tried to push him hard, but this time, Kevin
managed to hold her tightly. After struggling for quite a long while, she had to give up because she
didn't have the strength to resist him.
"Kevin, what do you think you're doing? You're clearly drunk, so I don't want to argue with you like this.
If you still have a little conscience, let go of me," Anne pleaded.
The truth was Anne wasn't convinced that Kevin would be really drunk.
After all, she remembered her ex-husband as someone very good at drinking.
However, as she scanned through the room, there were several bottles of wine and other hard liquor on
the floor. Even he should get intoxicated after drinking all of those.
Since he was hammered, he wasn't as rational as he was when he was sober. As he stared at Anne,
his emotions kept on surging and were about to burst out.
All he could think at this moment was that this woman in front of him was the one he ever wanted.
She was already here with him, so he couldn't control himself any longer.
In his mind, Anne was like a sly fox that would instantly disappear the moment he had taken his eyes
off her. Somewhere in his memory, he could remember that this same woman actually liked him very
much.
Kevin didn't have the slightest intention of letting her go, thus he pulled her into her arms with great
strength.
Anne knew that Kevin was indeed very drunk this time, but at the same time, she also couldn't get rid
of him. Then, as their bodies pressed against each other, Kevin lowered his head and whispered to her
ear, "Why are you struggling? Don't you like me?"
Then, he let out a bright smile. Anne was caught off guard as she saw this smile that made her
remember the young man whom she loved dearly in the past. There was no trace of coldness or
indifference. Just an innocent and carefree smile that made her heart flutter and warm.
Right at this moment, Kevin's face was overlapping in her memory. Anne was getting perturbed
because she couldn't determine which one was his real self.
While she was being lost in her thoughts, Kevin's warm lips made their way to hers. All of a sudden,
Anne's heart was consumed by embarrassment, knowing that she was now trapped and wouldn't be
able to escape in any way. All she could do was give in and share each other's warmth.
Seeing that Anne had eventually calmed down, Kevin sneered and tortured the woman further by
saying, "Anne, I won't let you go anywhere. I'm the only one for you."
As Anne heard this, tears finally fell from her beautiful eyes. She knew that because of Kevin, her
whole life had been a disaster. As long as he still stayed around, she would not be able to find real
peace.
At this moment, it had already gotten dark outside and the entire villa was surrounded with such
peaceful silence. However, inside the study, there were still soft and ambiguous sounds that finally
faded as the night went deeper.
The next morning, the sun shone brightly again. Its rays gently touched Anne's face that eventually
woke her up. As she opened her eyes, she found herself covered with a thin blanket as she lay on the
sofa. Her eyes wandered around and found that the study was tidied up as if nothing had happened. If
it weren't for the lingering pain from the lower part of her body, she would think that everything that
happened the night before was just a bad dream.
When she went out to get some fresh air, she saw Eddy's stroller there. A faint smile appeared on her
face, delighted that she could hold him again. However, the pain in her body reminded her that she
wouldn't be able to move vigorously.
Soon enough, the person who was instructed by Kevin to take care of Anne showed up. "Miss Anne,
Mr. Kevin insisted that you take a shower after you woke up. The water is ready and the temperature is
just right. You should go now and be refreshed."
Seeing that the servant wouldn't take no for an answer, she just lowered her head and said, "All right.
I'll be there in a minute."
Meanwhile, in the AN Group, Kevin was still tensed up as he leaned against his chair. His eyes were
dispirited, and it was as if there were a lot of thoughts that were going on in his mind.
Last night, he and Anne had spent such a wonderful time together. When he closed his eyes, he could
still imagine Anne's beautiful face and her delicate body against his hand. He hadn't been so lost in
love for a long time, and that was why he couldn't forget every moment he had spent with Anne last
night.
Thinking about this, Kevin let out a frown and couldn't seem to calm down.
Deep in his heart, he couldn't erase the fact that Anne was a capricious woman. Even though she
might agree to his whims, it didn't necessarily mean that she felt the same way as him.
As he pondered on these thoughts, his hand slowly tightened, and his brows gradually furrowed. He
stood and approached the window at his office, looking into the distance and thinking about something
with a serious expression on his face.
Time flew quite quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was afternoon already.
The sun still shone brightly and the leaves from the trees were being kissed by its warm light. When
Anne changed into her work clothes and was about to go out, she was immediately stopped by the
servant.
"Miss Anne, you're not allowed to go out. Please go back," the servant said respectfully.
"What do you mean? Get out of the way. I have to deal with something," Anne said with a straight face.
Of course, the servant was well instructed by Kevin, so she knew how to deal with Anne. "I'm sorry,
Miss Anne. I'm just doing my job. If you have anything you want to do, you can just ask me and I'll
handle it for you."
"Really? I'm about to go and talk business. Are you going to do it for me?" Anne said with a defiant
sneer while raising her right eyebrow.
With her resolute attitude, the servant was greatly taken aback. "Miss Anne, please forgive me, but I
really can't let you go out. It's Mr. Kevin's order."
Anne heaved a deep sigh as her blood was starting to boil. At the same time, she also saw that Eddy
was taken away.
At this point, she couldn't hide her exasperation as she was about to lose her temper at any time.
"What about the baby then? Why are you also taking him away?" Anne asked in a rather displeased
tone.
"Mr. Kevin said that you could see the baby again tomorrow morning. In the meantime, you don't need
to worry about him. He'll be taken good care of," the servant said.
"So, what's this? Are you going to lock me here for the rest of my life?" Anne scoffed as she shook her
head. However, even though she was irked, she couldn't do anything about it.
It was pretty obvious that Kevin didn't want her to see Ian. Thus, he would go as far as locking her up
just to attain his goal.
"Fine. Can I at least make a phone call?" Anne asked in a demanding voice.
At the back of her mind, she had to inform Ian of her whereabouts as soon as possible.
"I can't let you do that. Mr. Kevin didn't tell us about it, so it means that you can't. Please forgive me,"
the servant politely apologized as she refused Anne.
"God! Really? Can't you be a bit more flexible?" Anne's delicate face instantly became reddish as she
trembled in anger. Then, she repeatedly nodded her head with a sneer on her face. "All right. Kevin,
just wait and see," she said to the air.
With that, she slammed the door behind her and thought about what she could do to deal with Kevin. At
the very least, she wanted to fight for her freedom.
However, Kevin didn't return that night.
He was actually busy with something and was currently at the Starry Hotel.
In front of him was a huge table, on which rested a luxurious bottle of Lafite wine of 1982. But Kevin
didn't even care to touch it.
On the other side of the table sat Ryan, and Kevin stared at him as if he was playing mind games with
him.
"I'm not sure why Mr. Kevin is refusing to cooperate with us. Is there anything wrong? You could tell us
so that we could make some revisions and improvements," Ryan remarked.
Ryan didn't dare to act rashly, since he failed to win Anne over to support him.
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