Ch. 56..60: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 56-60
Chapter 56 Anne’s blood ran cold as stuttered, “Wh-why are you… doing this?”
“Why? Because it’s fun! Don’t you think it’s fun? Did you really think I was going to betray my brother for you? How naive!” Tommy shook his head and sighed.
Anne’s eyes widened in disbelief, her tears scrolling down her cheeks. She had always thought that a gentleman like Tommy could not have been related to Anthony, but it turned out she had been wrong.
They were both sick!
“Oh, my. Are you crying? How pathetic…” Tommy reached out to touch her cheek.
Anne pushed his hand away and kicked at the car door…
“Ow!” The car door slammed onto Tommy and he stumbled backward. His expression darkened viciously as he opened the car door to drag Anne out, raising his hand to slap her across the face. However,
before he could land a blow, someone grabbed him by the wrist.
Tommy stilled and turned to look at the person who grabbed him. “Anthony?”
“She’s not yours to torment.” Anthony shoved him aside.
“Are you pushing me away now that I’ve served your needs? Had I not informed you about this, you wouldn’t know that she stole her passport to run away.” Tommy said in frustration.
“It wasn’t necessary!” Anthony glared coldly at Anne, who was trembling by the car door. “Get inside the car.”
Surrounded, Anne had no way to escape and she already knew that she would be tortured, the one thing that upset her most was not that she was cornered, but because she had misjudged Tommy. Had everything been fake? What part of their characters were real?
She had never imagined that Tommy would be the one to ruin her one and only chance to escape.
They went into Anthony’s Rolls Loyce and the car darted off, while Anne curled up at the corner like a broken ragdoll. She felt a hand on her jaw, forcing her to look up and meet Anthony’s brooding eyes.
“Devastated ?” He questioned huskily with a cruel tone. He studied her pale cheeks, his glare sharp enough to cut. “Tommy was right. Had he not told me about this, you would have managed to escape!”
“What makes you…think that I would want to stay by your side?” Anne asked in tears, “I’m not a masochist …
ugh!”
She scowled in pain when his fingers tightened around her jaw.
“You really know how to surprise me.” His voice was so terrifying that each breath he exhaled felt cold on her skin. “Well, how are you going to appease my anger this time, hm?”
Chills ran down her spine as Anne shivered uncontrollably. “I’ll tell you this, so long as I’m still alive …I will never stop running. Never…” As she spoke , she felt as though her jaw was about to be crushed.
“When you run, have you ever considered that others might have to pay for your mistake?” Anthony threatened.
She froze.
Her aunt was protected by Ron so nothing would happen to her; the only person left would be Anne’s mother…
“You’re a monster, Anthony Marwood…”
“You are only finding out now?” He stared at her ferociously. “Maybe I should get someone to bring her here and toss her into the sewage so you can see what a monster I am!” “No…” Terrified , she grabbed onto his arm with both of
her hands. “Don’t do it, Anthony. She has nothing to do with this. You caught me, didn’t you? I can take any punishment!” 1
“So what if you managed to escape today? There are plenty of people out there who can pay for your mistake!”
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She sobbed wordlessly, knowing that he was right. If she provoked Anthony, the people she cared most about would be hurt. She would never be at peace if her willfulness had come to hurt her aunt and her mother,
Anthony could not help his urge to torment her when he saw the misery on her face.
Chapter 57 He could not possibly let anyone who dared to challenge him go unpunished. Anne curled up on the side, mentally preparing herself for the punishment she would face when she went back.
What would happen to her was not the most important. At that very moment, her mother and her three children were waiting for her at the air port. Meanwhile, Cheyenne was waiting at the airport with the children in a fried chicken restaurant. The t riplets stuffed their faces with a mouthful of chicken while muttering to one another.
“Grandma, when will Mama be here?” Charlie asked. “We‘ve been waiting so long,‘ Chris said. “Grandm a, is Mama not coming?” Chloe asked worriedly.
“Of course, not. She will be here. Let‘s just wait for a while longer.” Cheyenne did not dare to call Anne b ecause Anne specifically said to wait for her call. Anne was supposed to arrive within forty minutes, and it had already been two hours.
‘Did something go wrong?‘ Cheyenne thought to herself.
The Rolls Loyce stopped before Royal Mansion and Anne
could not bring herself to get out of the car when she saw his towering figure standing in the dark.
He turned around and shot her a nasty glare. “You want me to grab you?”
“No…I can get out by myself.l.” She stumbled out of the car and came close to falling as she felt all strength draining away from her legs.
Before they went inside, Michelle flounced her way out of the mansion in a sophisticating dress. “Anthony , are you finally back? I‘ve been waiting f–“She
stilled when she spotted Anne and the look in her eyes darkened.
Anne was not certain if she should be glad to see Michelle. Would Michelle distract Anthony from punishing her?
Judging from Michelle‘s mannerism, it was clear that this was not her first visit to Royal Mansion. Naturally, she could access anywhere she wanted now that she was known to be Anthony‘s fiance,
“Who asked you here?” Anthony asked expressionlessly.
“Anthony, I happened to be around The Curve, so I wanted to drop by and see you, but you weren’t home. I was about to leave, but then I h eard your car coming in,” Michelle explained in a sweet tone.
He studied Michelle thoughtfully.
Michelle immediately lowered her head shyly, feeling as
though her heart was jumping out of her chest.
“By the way, why is Anne here…?” She asked gingerly.
Anthony glanced at Anne, who was standing nervously behind him, with a dark look and said, “Her? She c you think I should do?” Michelle realized that this was the perfect opportunity as she longed for Anne to di from this planet.
“I heard that there will be a rainstorm tonight. Anthony, why not just leave her out in the rain for the whole heard her.”
“Yes, I heard her…” Anne simply walked to the side and stood still to await her punishment.
By the time she turned around, Anthony and Michelle were already heading back into the house.
Michelle trotted slightly to follow Anthony and Anne had to admit that those two looked like the perfect mat
Chapter 58 Anne had no interest in Anthony or Michelle , so long as they did not hurt her or the people she loved.
She lowered her head.
She had hidden her phone under the passenger seat inside Anthony‘s car earlier. Anne could not help bu t wonder if her mother would keep waiting for her at the airport. She looked up again and could not bring herself to move when she spotted the bodyguards not far away from her.
She started regretting not standing at the corner instead.
However , Anne did tell Cheyenne to go home if she did not show up within three hours.
Anne had never imagined that her escape plan would be ruined at the hands of Tommy. Her heart ached at the thought of his concern for h er, the time he barged into the Royal Mansion to help her and the time he drove through a wall to stop An thony from hurting her…was it all just for fun?
She had to admit that he was a wasted talent to not become an actor.
Anne found it unbelievable . She had originally thought that Anthony was the only sociopath in the family, only
to find out that Tommy was just as twisted and she was lucky‘ enough to run into the two of them.
After standing outside for some time, she started to feel rain drop on the tip of her nose.
The rain gradually grew heavier and she looked up at the dark sky. Through the lights on the street, she could see the rain as it fell onto her face, her hair and her body.
Soon, Anne was soaking wet.
A dark, towering figure stood before the window inside the mansion.
Anthony twirled the wine glass around between his fingers as he stared broodingly at the slim figure stan ding under the street light and took in her discomfited state in the rain.
Michelle approached him sheepishly with a wine glass in her hand and said, “see? It really started rainin g. Even the gods are upset with her. Anthony, do you feel better now?
Anthony gulped down on his wine and stared at the woman standing in rain like a beast locking onto its prey. “You can go now.”
“What? Anthony…” Michelle was reluctant to leave, hoping that she could interact more with Anthony. Sh e even dressed seductively before coming to Royal Mansion , and yet he had not looked at her properly f or
once.
‘What‘s so fun looking at how drenched Anne is?!‘ She thought. “Do you want me to repeat myself?” Anth ony‘s voice deepened in an intimidating manner.
Instantly, it was as though the temperature in the entire Royal Mansion had dropped and no fabric on Michelle was enough to shield her from it. “I… I guess I will come again next time…” She said before running back to her car. She glared at Anne as she started the engine and stepped onto the accelerator hard as she drove past Anne. “Splash!”
Startled, Anne took a step back, but was still splashed by the water on the ground. She wiped her face with the back of her hand briefly, before continuing to stand without an expression.
Drenched from head to toe, her clothes stuck onto her skin and outlined her perfect figure, though she seemed discomfited in the rain, it did not change how se ductive she looked at the same time.
The bodyguard walked over to her and said, “Ms. Vallois, Mr. Marwood would like to see you.”
Anne did not have the courage to move. She would rather
stand in the rain than to face that devil…
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“You don‘t want to keep him waiting,” the bodyguard reminded.
Knowing that she had nowhere to run, she dragged her feet towards the mansion while shivering. As she stepped into the living room, she left poodles behind her with each step she took, tainting the clean floor.
When she spotted the figure sitting on the couch, her blood ran cold.
“Come here.” Anthony was still holding onto the wine glass lazily, but his eyes were as ferocious as a hungry beast.
She took a few steps forward. “Can…can I go now? Are… are you not angry n… Ugh!”
Before she could finish, she was dragged and tossed onto the couch.
The wine glass fell beside the couch , tainting the beige carpet with such crimson red that it looked almost like blood.
Anne was seeing stars from the impact, but the shadow that loomed over her forced her to sober up. “W h– what are you doing?” “I told you not to run, and you never seem to listen. You had three chances and you deserve this…” He grabbed onto her collar and pulled.
Instantly, her clothes were torn into shreds.
“Ah!” She screamed, “No…”
Anthony was still holding onto the fabric he had torn off as though it was human flesh. “You are going to end up like this by the end of tonight.”
Shivering, she shook her head frantically in tears and closed her eyes. “At least… let me go take a shower…”
“Why bother?” He continued his assault.
“No! I…please! This… this is my first time. I‘m scared…” Anne knew that this day was coming, but she was still terrified of being
Anthony‘s expression darkened as he sneered, “First time? How will you explain that night from two years ago, then?”
Anne‘s mind instantly went blank as she stared dazedly at him. “You…you knew…!
He knew that she was the woman from that night all along
He clamped his fingers around her jaw forcefully and stared into her eyes darkly. “Explain yourself!”
“I… I went to…get surgery…” She stuttered as she glanced at his face, “If you had mentioned this earlier, I wouldn‘t have…”
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She would not have gone through the trouble.
His icy glare reminded her of a hellhound as he spat, “You brought it onto yourself.”
Inside the living room, the silence maximized all sounds and Anne‘s screams were loud and clear like a deer that had been preyed on, and swallowed alive while wandering in the woods.
No one could save her…
“Splash!”
Anne was tossed into the bathtub. The lukewarm water did not soothe her and stimulated the wounds on toward her.
She lifted her chin timidly with water dripping off her hair as she looked at him warily.
“You didn‘t think that was it, did you?” Like a demon, his glare alone could tear her apart.
Chapter 59 Shivering , she struggled inside the bathtub to get away but as soon as she stepped out of it, he grabbed her by the back of her neck.
“Ugh! No...” She shouted.
He pressed her up against the countertop , forcing her to face her reflection on the mirror while whispering into her ear devilishly, “Just look at yourself. Stop playing hard to get.”
“That‘s not it...Anthony Marwood, let me go! It‘s enough ...” She closed her eyes from the humiliation and turned away from the sight of her tortured body.
“You know that this is far from enough,” he continued in a low, emotionless voice that sent shivers down her spine.
She still remembered what happened two years ago and knew exactly what Anthony mean by what he said.
Her tears scrolled down her cheeks and fell onto the floor.
Shortly after, she was tossed onto the bed, her clothes barely hanging onto her body. She struggled to move her fingers and tried to grab onto the bed frame, but was beat by the approaching shadow behind her that eliminated the last strand of light inside the room.
The shadow loomed over her fragile body as the devil
extended his hand to grab her by the neck, forcing her to sit up–straight She could feel his chest pressing against her back to the point where she could even feel the muscles on his chest and his abdomen burning on skin. Her fear deepened as she tried to ran. “No...”
She did not know what he wanted to do, but she knew it was nothing good.
However, Anthony did not loosen his grip on her and simply moved his hand up to grab her jaw, before forcing her chin up as he shoved a pill down her throat.
“Umph!”
She struggled even harder and kicked her legs in the air.
“Swallow it!” He commanded.
She did as he commanded and swallowed the pill.
Anthony let her go and she immediately crawled to the side, coughing and sobbing.
The door was pushed open and a woman in heels slipped into the room quietly. She stepped toward the bed and poured the glass of water she held in her hand onto Sarah‘s face while she was still asleep.
“Ugh! What on earth is going on?!” Sarah jolted awake, wondering why there was water in the room. Just as she thought that the ceiling might be leaking, she saw Michelle standing by the bed and screamed , “Michelle Grainger, I‘m going to kill you!”
“Why are you so grumpy? I‘m just waking you up with my own way,” Michelle said, “do you know what time it is now?”
“Get out!” Sarah pointed at the door sharply.
“Why should I? I will be marrying into the Marwood Family soon and there‘s only one heir to this family. You are just a step–mother to him, how dare you use that tone with me?”
Sarah was at the brinks of exploding from rage. If she truly allowed Michelle to marry into this family, she knew that her life would be miserable.
“Are you really that naive? You just believe in whatever Anthony told you? I‘m willing to bet anything that he won‘t actually marry you!”
“It doesn‘t matter if he marries me, as long as what I do pleases him!”
Sarah knew that Michelle meant that she was entertaining Anthony by torturing Sarah. “Just why are you dead set on marrying into this family? You put yourself and Anne in such a horrible situation. I
pity her, you know. I wonder if she‘s even alive by now!” Despite the words she said, there was not any sign of sympathy on Michelle‘s face.
“What are you talking about?”
“You haven‘t heard? Anne tried to run away last night and was caught by Anthony. She was punished immediately once he brought her back. Maybe you will have to go and collect her dead body soon!” Sarah froze and thought to herself, ‘Anne tried to escape last night? And she got caught? Why don‘t I know about this? Anne didn‘t tell me anything!
She turned to grab her phone and called Anne, but no one answered.
Michelle was overjoyed to see how worried Sarah was.
Sarah hurried to Aesthetic Clinic without stopping for lunch and the receptionist there told her that Anne had called in sick.
Sarah then went to Anne‘s apartment and found out that Anne‘s phone was still inside the apartment, which meant that she was still in the Royal Mansion.
The phone on the coffee table suddenly started ringing and when Sarah went to take a look, she saw the word ‘ Mom‘ on the screen.
Stunned, Sarah thought to herself, ‘Mom? Anne‘s mom?‘
She picked up the phone, but remained silent. “Anne? Where are you now? Is this a good time to talk?”
The voice that came from the other end of the line sounded familiar, but Sarah would not have known who it was had she not seen the contact‘s name on the phone. “Cheyenne?” Cheyenne was startled when she heard Sarah‘s voice and immediately hung up. “Hello? Cheyenne, is it you? Hello??” Sarah stared at the phone and grabbed onto it so hard that she almost crushed it.
‘It‘s Cheyenne ! Didn‘t she run away? Why is she calling Anne? When have they started talking?‘ She thought while standing still, her hands trembling.
On the other side, the triplets looked at their grandmother curiously.
“Grandma, was it Mama?” Charlie asked.
Cheyenne snapped out of her dazed state and reeled in her emotions as soon as she met their innocent eyes.”
It‘s Mama‘s friend. She said that your mom is busy now.”
“But Mama said she is taking us onto a plane,” Chloe said.
“Is Mama in trouble?” Chris asked.
“Of course, not. Why would she be in trouble...” Cheyenne
said.
Just then, her phone rang and when she saw the caller shown as ‘Anne‘, she immediately hung up.
Knowing that Sarah was the one calling, Cheyenne immediately shut her phone down like she was running away from a haunting ghost.
She was glad that she did not let it slip about the children because Anne told her that she was to not mention the existence of the triplets to anyone.
Chapter 60 She could not keep her phone closed at all times and had no choice but to switch it back on again at night.
Cheyenne knew that she could not call Anne‘s old number anymore, but calling the new number was just as risky.
If Anne was not in danger, she would surely call to reassure Cheyenne. At the moment, Cheyenne could only wait at home.
At noon, a maid went into the bedroom and came close to screaming when she walked in and saw the bed.
The maid frantically covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming, and only set her hand down once she had fully calmed down.
The bed was a mess, and so was the young woman who was laying on it. All signs of life had been drained from her and there were countless red marks on her arm, which looked awfully distinctive on her pale skin.
The maid approached Anne carefully.
Anthony had left the night before , so the maid had not expected for Anne to still be asleep, not to mention showing no sign of waking up at all.
It was far too strange and the maid reported it to Hayden, who called Kathryn in for help.
When Kathryn entered the room, she was also shocked to see the state Anne was in.
She brushed Anne‘s hair out of her face and noticed that Anne did not seem ill, she simply looked as though she was asleep.
There was a box on the nightstand with a white pill in it, and Kathryn instinctively knew that it was a morning after pill.
Since Anne had not woken up just yet, she had yet to consume the pill.
Kathryn inspected Anne and saw no wound that could lead to loss of consciousness apart from the marks Anthony had left on Anne‘s body.
Anne was merely asleep and even her breathing was normal. This was usually the body‘s way to compensate for a much–needed rest after a long period of exhaustion because the body was completely drained.
Kathryn stepped out of the room and said, “It‘s fine. She‘s just asleep.”
“Asleep? It‘s been almost twenty–four hours,” Hayden said as he thought back to the time Anthony left the room.
“I know. Just wait for a while longer! Ask the maid to keep an eye on her. I will come by again if she‘s still not awake by tomorrow.”
The maid went to check on Anne later that night, but she was still asleep
The next morning, the maid noticed that Anne was finally awake, only that she was leaning back at the bedhead like a soulless doll.
The maid immediately went over and presented her with the pill on the nightstand. “Ms. Vallois, please take your
pill.”
Anne turned around to look at the maid. She did not have to ask to know what kind of pill that was. Without a word, she accepted the pill and swallowed them without hesitation.
The maid turned to leave once she had completed her mission.
“Hang on...” Anne muttered.
The maid turned around to look at her.
“I don‘t have anything to wear. Please …” Anne‘s voice was so hoarse that her words were barely recognizable .
The maid understood her request regardless and left.
Anne‘s head dropped to the side helplessly. She had thought that she would die, but to her surprise, she lived to see the sun rise again.
Coming to think of it, Anthony would have never given
her a quick death, and would rather torture her.
Anne had just woken up and had to adjust to the discomfort she felt throughout her body. She did not dare to inspect the wounds on her, knowing that her condition must be worse than what it had been two years ago.
Shortly after, the maid returned with a clean change of clothes.
They did not belong to Anne, because Anne‘s clothes had already been torn to shreds, so the maid had brought her new ones.
Once the maid exited the room, Anne slowly crawled out of bed, her legs were trembling and she gritted her teeth as she struggled to stand.
She wrapped herself with the blanket and headed into the bathroom with the clothes in hand.