Chapter 9
Gabriel hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose Anna. He patted Rachel’s head to comfort her, “Rae, be good. I’ll go take a look and be back soon to be with you.”
“Gabriel… Rachel clutched at Gabriel’s sleeve, looking at him with longing.”
“Baby, be good and listen, Gabriel said in a gentle tone with a hint of barely noticeable annoyance.”
Rachel reluctantly let go of Anna, feeling resentful towards her in her heart, but speaking up for her, “Gabriel, remember not to be mean to Anna.”
“Fool, think more about yourself, I will be back soon.”
Gabriel hurried back to the villa, feeling inexplicably anxious all the way, as if something important was disappearing from his life.
While waiting for the red light, he called Anna, and a mechanical female voice answered.
“The phone you dialed is switched off.”
At that moment, he was even more anxious than ever before when he heard the alert tone. He inexplicably accelerated the speed of his car, not even realizing that he was speeding and running red lights consecutively.
Gabriel just wanted to see Anna as soon as possible.
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Finally back at the villa, his heart was beating faster and faster.
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The moment the door opened, Gabriel was struck as if by lightning, his feet feeling as heavy as a thousand pounds and unable to take a step.
The entire villa was lifeless, without a hint of vitality, and the living room resembled a ruin.
“Wife? He opened his mouth, his throat feeling dry, his heart hanging in his chest, a mixture of unease and panic enveloping him.”
He struggled to move his feet through the mess on the floor and hurriedly opened the bedroom door.
The bedroom was neat and tidy, everything of Anna’s was there, except for her presence.
Gabriel ran back to the study to search, and everything in the study was just as it had been before.
His heart sank suddenly as he kept calling Anna, but her phone was switched off the whole time.
He dialed his assistant’s phone number and said, “Madam is missing. Go find her quickly. I want to know the news within an hour.”
Gabriel seemed to remember something, he quickly opened the safe, and Anna’s documents were missing, including the fake marriage certificate.
Could it be that…
Gabriel dared not think of the worst, he stumbled down the stairs and reached the last step. His footsteps suddenly came to a halt.
The wall, which was originally covered with photos, had two lines of
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“Gabriel, do you remember when you said that those who betray someone’s sincerity should swallow ten thousand needles?”
“Gabriel, from now on, we no longer have each other.”
Gabriel’s body suddenly shook, his eyes blurred in an instant, and his heart felt like it was being tightly squeezed by a large hand, causing him to almost suffocate.
His hands clenched involuntarily as Anna’s face appeared in his mind.
Since he came back from Andorra, she never showed a smile again, never called him “husband” affectionately, she even tore up all their photos…
Every time he lied to her because of Rachel, her reaction was surprisingly calm.
Did she already know?
She found out about his relationship with Rachel…
Gabriel couldn’t bear the thought, and he sat down heavily on the ground, his palms pressed into the pile of broken shards, piercing his flesh. He didn’t feel the pain, his mind filled with Anna.
“Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Hayes has changed her identity information and we can’t find any trace of her, the assistant said hesitantly over the phone. “She also sold the Mitchell family mansion for ten percent below market value.“”
