The police had always been powerful, and it didn't take them long enough to deliver some news. Kevin
felt anxious when he heard it, and went to M City with his people immediately.
Now that Anne was captured again, he became just as anxious and panicked as before. He couldn't
wait to see her again—he was desperate.
Meanwhile, Anne was tightly holding Simon in her arms. She paused and adored the smile on his face
before kissing him on the forehead. She then pointed at the clock beside her, and said, "Honey, it's
getting late. You should go to bed now."
He looked back at her as he pondered for a moment, and genuinely asked, "Would I grow up fast if I
went to bed early?"
His question somehow inflicted a faint sting in her heart, but she nodded in agreement. Simon happily
closed his eyes and went to sleep.
She, however, was still wide awake with her eyes locked onto her son's cute little face. She slowly
stood up, and walked over to the window. She stood there as usual, staring at the stunning view of
colorful lights from below.
'Kevin, have you found where we are?' she thought.
There was nothing but silence and the faint howl of the wind that answered her question. She couldn't
help but smile at how much of a terrible, terrible joke her current condition was.
At this point, the door was suddenly pushed open with force. She trembled in fear as soon as she
heard it, and turned around with haste.
The loud slam of the door woke Simon up from his deep sleep. He opened his eyes and scanned the
room in utter confusion.
Kim stood at the door while his face was dark with a frown, directly staring at Anne. She bravely
stepped forward to try and protect her son from danger.
What did he want this time?
"It's late. What are you doing here? Why don't you go to bed on your own?" She broke the long,
deafening silence.
Kim simply took another step forward. She couldn't help but take a step back away from him out of fear
and surprise. It repeated a few more times, until she realized that she had reached the window. She
shouted, "Kim, don't go any further!"
He smiled at her words. He stretched out his hand, and slowly raised her chin with his finger. Anne
wanted to slap his hand away from her face, but she was swallowed by fear that she was frozen in
place. All she could do was hold on tight to shield Simon from anything that might endanger him.
She didn't dare to make any wrong, dumb move that would probably get Simon hurt.
"I’m so happy I get to see you like this," he said all of a sudden.
Her eyes were wide open in confusion. What did he mean by that?
Meanwhile, Kevin drove to M City as fast as he could. As he approached the place with extreme speed,
his heartbeat followed through.
Could he finally see Anne after such a long time?
'Anne, don't be afraid. I'll come to save you as soon as I can. Please, hang on!’
"Mr. Kevin, we've located the house!" a policeman intently notified him.
Kevin heavily nodded in agreement, and continued to say a few words. He certainly wasn't in the mood
to care about others. All that was in his mind was to finally see Anne!
The police did not waste any time, and followed him closely from behind.
"Kim is a dangerous person. We should expect him to be armed. Get the SWAT team ready, and send
them in first!" the police captain ordered.
Kevin nodded as if to recognize the policeman's efficiency at his job. He didn't forget to remind
everyone, "No matter what, please protect Anne and Simon from danger!"
The policeman confirmed his plea. He went ahead to offer his assurances, "Mr. Kevin, don't worry. The
hostages' safety is our priority."
Kevin nodded, and watched the policeman leave to continue to do his job. He closed his eyes, and
thought to himself, 'Anne, are you seeing this? I'm right downstairs.'
The SWAT Team swiftly moved with their gears ready to blast open the house. Outside, the police siren
sounded. Kevin noticed something was wrong, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes in suspicion.
He knew that Kim was a cunning and vicious man. He would try all the tricks up his sleeve to escape
from the cops, instead of simply embracing his defeat. Now that the SWAT Team finally rushed over to
the premises, he imagined Kim to be in such a panic.
What happened?
He frowned. Eventually, the police also realized that something was not right. All of them were
surprised right after they blasted their way into the house.
Not a single soul was present in a luxuriously decorated room.
Meanwhile, Kevin went upstairs in a hurry. He scanned all over the empty rooms and found no one. He
felt his legs get weak, and he slowly sat on the sofa, looking defeated.
No wonder it was so quiet. They had already left before Kevin and the police even arrived!
"Kim must have seen this coming from the beginning. But we kept this operation a secret. Nobody
knew about this. How did he manage to get the news?" The policemen looked at each other in
confusion.
Kevin sneered. Kim had been in the underworld long enough to know his way out of this type of
situation. It only proved how hard it was to catch someone like him.
He was really slippery and cunning like a fox!
This place was nothing but one of his decoys. He might have some similar places he owned in other
cities as well.
All of them who were present in that operation were left wondering where the hell he was. After all that
effort, they were back to square one. Where did he bring Anne?
Kevin couldn't help but look down in disappointment.
"Mr. Kevin, don't worry. We might have some hope if we check the surveillance footage immediately."
The policeman sympathized with him as his efforts were all turned out to be in vain.
Meanwhile, Anne was sitting in the car with Simon.
Shortly after Kim rushed into the room, he quickly grabbed both of them and dragged them into the car.
Anne noticed that he was in a hurry, so she assumed that Kevin must found some clues about their
location.
But not so fast. He barely missed them as Kim managed to be one step ahead in the game.
The disappointment she felt was directly reflected by the frown on her face.
Kim sneered as he sat in silence in the passenger seat, and observed her movements. His deep,
charming voice was a little too casual now, but the chill remained. "Are you disappointed?"
She squinted her eyes and looked down. Of course, it was obvious how disappointed she was. Kevin
barely missed them by a few moments. But what else could she do but feel disappointed?
"Anne, you know it's very impolite to continue to ignore me," he mockingly said.
An impatient look was plastered on her face, and she began to look straight into Simon, whose eyes
were still wide open from fear. She replied, "Yes, I'm disappointed. I'm really disappointed. Why are you
doing this to me? I really wish we haven't left. You have no idea how much I want to go back to Kevin!
Simon being around you is not safe. You're a total madman!"
Her sudden burst of anger didn't bother him that much. He simply looked at her face that was now
reddish from rage. He maniacally smiled from the fact that he could easily provoke her like this.
He knew that, at the very least, he was the only one who could do this to her!
"Don't worry. As long as I'm alive, Kevin has no chance of finding you," he triumphantly replied.
Anne's contempt on him only deepened, but she managed to calm herself down knowing that he was
enjoying the sight of her being provoked.
'There's just no way!' she thought to herself. 'There's no way Kevin couldn't find us!'
He narrowed his eyes as if to relax his eyelids. He took a deep breath to calm himself before making a
decision.
If he would be delayed any further, it would be too late!
He thought about the several places he prepared as hideouts, and they were all still within M City. It
was just that the residence he chose this time was not as good as the one where they stayed before.
Simon couldn't go back to sleep anymore. Anne tightly held him in her arms to calm him down.
Kim looked back, and sighed as he said, "Anne, I'm sorry to make you suffer like this. You can live here
for the time being. But don't worry, we will move out soon enough."
She simply continued to ignore him, and went straight to her room. He narrowed his eyes, as he
intently observed them.
The woman in front of him was definitely the person he loved the most. He couldn't imagine her
changing, and he wondered if she would still be the person he would love, if that were to happen.
However, if she continued to be the way she was right now, there would be a lot more trouble for him to
make her stay with him.
"Anne, I will keep you here no matter what happens. I will make you surrender to me!"
His cold, chilling voice reverberated across the room like a loud musical instrument.
She was frozen in place upon hearing his words. Eventually, she strode forward with more speed, not
ever looking back.
Outside, the sky gradually sunk further into darkness. Some shiny lightning shuttered across it like a
blade that cut the veil of clouds.
The loud roar of thunder was deafening.
Anne walked over to the window, and opened the curtains. The cold rain fell into her palm.
"Kevin, where are you?" She couldn't help but gaze over to the rain illuminated by the streetlights from
below.
Meanwhile, Kevin and the police had checked all the surveillance footage one by one. As one would
expect, Kim took some extra measures, and did not leave a single clue.
Kevin had no choice but to wearily sit down in silence.
No trace whatsoever was left behind. If there were, they were all broken and were all as good as
nothing. They had no clue whether or not he was still in M City with Anne.
"Mr. Kevin, I promise you that we will try our best to find him." All the comforting words that were meant
to assure him sounded nothing but false promises.
He painted a bitter smile on his face, and he didn't bother to say anything further. He could see the
lightning from the window light up the whole sky.
He tilted his head and squinted his eyes. 'Anne, are you still in M City?' he thought.
As time went by, Anne simply laid wide awake on the bed.
There was something that made her uneasy that she couldn't put her finger on. At this point, she was
flustered, and definitely wasn't feeling well.
The lightning outside didn't appear to have a chance of stopping anytime soon, which made her feel
somehow worse than before. When she was about to stand up, she heard a sharp sound of the door
opening from behind. She turned around, and saw Kim's eyes almost glowing in the dark. The lightning
occasionally illuminated his face, but it didn't help his expression look any less threatening.
She immediately turned on the bed lamp, as she bravely looked at him with contempt. "It's so late. Why
don't you go to bed on your own? Why are you just standing there?"
In all the time that they had spent together, she didn't once see him act this strange.
Sure, he always stared at her in silence for no real reason. But his unusual tangled eyes made her feel
too uncomfortable.
Despite all her fears, she had to remind herself to prioritize defending Simon from any danger. She
would stand up even to someone like Kim if it meant protecting her child!
His frowning face didn't seem to budge from her aggressive questioning. He slowly walked forward,
and sat on Anne's bed. She sprang out of the bed and ran out as far as she could, while maintaining
her eyes on him.
She was in a defense mode, and her movements were quick and nimble. He shook his head as he
noticed her in a stance to defend herself. He looked at her, and said, "Although I badly want to enjoy
your body for myself, I won't force you!"
She felt a bit of relief upon hearing those words. She then proceeded to ask, "Then, what are you doing
here?!"
He spread out his huge hands, raised an eyebrow, and smiled as he looked at her in the eyes. His cold
gaze almost penetrated her being. "Anne, you seemed to have forgotten that you now live in my
house!"
He believed that since it was his house, he had the right to go anywhere he pleased.
Anne wanted to retort and fight back his aggressiveness, but she realized that there was no point in
saying so much as he would only probably enjoy it anyway.
"Anne, Simon is asleep. Come with me outside." All of a sudden, he valiantly stood up.
Anne glanced over at Simon who was sleeping in silence. Kim walked out with haste and disappeared
at the corner very soon. She hesitated for a moment, but figured that she had no choice but to follow
him.
No matter what he wanted to do, she just had no power to resist. It was only rational for her to obey
and play by his rules.
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