Ch. 766..770: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 766-770

Chapter 766

Bianca’s car drove to the Royal Mansion. As soon as she saw Hayden, she asked, “Where is Anthony?”

Hayden was stunned. “Mr. Marwood is yet to return.”

“Yet to return?” Bianca could not believe it. Could Anthony really be at the office? Without further ado, she turned back to her car, slammed on the accelerator, and sped away.

No matter where Anthony was, she was determined to find him.

At that moment, only she could be with him. Other women should not have a chance at all!

However, when she arrived at the Archduke Group, she was also informed that Anthony was not around either.

Why? He was not at the Royal Mansion, and he was not at the office, then where could he be?

Could he be at the hospital?

Bianca then went to the hospital. She did not even knock on the door and entered Kathryn’s office.

Kathryn, who was treating a patient, looked up, “Ms. Faye, what’s up?”

“Has Anthony come here to see you?”

“Mr. Marwood did not see me. Why? Is he unwell?”

Bianca could not let anyone suspect her. She said, “I bumped into him at the restaurant. He seemed unwell, and I am worried about him.”

“He should be fine. Otherwise, he would have come to see me.”

Bianca walked out of the hospital, flustered. She could not think of where else Anthony could possibly be.

She sat in the car and called Anthony. She also called Oliver, but no one answered her call.

She slapped the steering wheel angrily.

Anthony was obviously drugged, but why did he not want to get close to her? Where exactly was he?

As soon as Anne and Corentin were back at Corentin’s residence, they headed back to the room.

The butler came and informed, “Mr. Lloyd, Ms. Thompson has gone back to the hotel.”

Corentin briefly lifted his chin and looked to the second floor. His tongue stuck into his right cheek, and he said, “Got it.”

When Anne got back to her room, she took a shower and called Ashlynn.

She thought Ashlynn was staying in another room, only to find out that she had returned to the hotel through the phone call.

“Didn’t you say that you were staying at the mansion? Why did you go back? There are plenty of rooms here, just accompany me here. Plus, my uncle does not mind it at all,” Anne said.

“I just don’t feel good about troubling him. That’s why I left,” Ashlynn said.

“Sure, then you go to bed earlier. If there is nothing else in the morning, we will go back to Luton tomorrow,” Anne said.

“Sure, you too. Rest early.”

After hanging up, Anne looked at the time. She thought it was not a good time to call her mother anymore. She probably had already gone to bed by now.

After all, she will be back by tomorrow.

She lay in bed and replayed the scene of meeting Cory in her head. She could tell that Cory was the kind of person who prioritized his work and career more than anything.

That was why she felt that her father’s departure from the family had not affected Cory.

Plus, he had a rather capable younger son.

There was someone to inherit the Lloyd family, so he did not care much about his eldest son.

Anne tossed around in bed. She could not process what was going on between her father and Cory.

She had a hunch that they were hiding something from her.

Would she need to wait until her father woke up only to find out what that was?

Perhaps that was the only way…

Soon, Anne fell asleep.

Not sure after how long, a knock at the door woke her up.

Who was it?

She checked the clock. It was not even nine. She was only asleep for about an hour.

The door was opened, and it was the butler. “Ms. Vallois, someone from Luton is looking for you.”

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Luton? Anne was shocked. She was going to get back tomorrow, why was there someone from Luton looking for her at that time?

She did not ask anything but headed back downstairs.

Corentin was sitting on the sofa, and the person who was standing there politely was Ivan.

Anne immediately went forward. “Did something happen? Could it be my father…”

Anne could feel her heart stopping at the thought.

Ivan took a pause, and said, “It’s the kids.”

Anne was stunned. Her voice was shaking. “What… What happened?”

“Ms. Vallois, please follow me back first. I will explain to you along the way,” Ivan said.

It was related to the kids. Anne could not think of anything else and was desperate to leave. She noticed Corentin next to her. Corentin only waved his hand, signaling for her to get back.

On the lawn outside parked a helicopter. It was Anthony’s.

Anne followed Ivan hastily into the helicopter. Her mind was a mess.

What could have happened to the kids? What happened? What did Anthony do? Why could not he just take care of the kids properly?

The helicopter flew off the ground.

Anne sat in her seat, feeling on edge.

She forgot about her trauma from the plane crash, and she only wanted to know what happened to her kids.

She looked at the front seat separated from her and asked, “Ivan, what happened to the kids? You have to tell me!”

Ivan turned on the megaphone and said, “Ms. Vallois, don’t worry. I was only using this as an excuse to lead you to the helicopter. The kids are fine.”

“What…” Anne was stunned, she was so angry and kicked the partition board in between them. “What is wrong with Anthony!”

Ivan did not say anything. He only thought to himself that she had gotten over her trauma.

Anne was no longer anxious, but she was still looking displeased and enraged. If Anthony were in front of her, she would definitely want to tear him into pieces!

How could she use this kind of method to lure her onto the helicopter?

Did he not know how much she cared about the children?

She wanted to make a phone call, only to find that most of her things were left at Corentin’s.

Ah! She was flustered.

Corentin walked to the bar and poured himself a glass of wine. He looked up and gulped the entire glass empty.

He then took out his phone and called Ashlynn.

Ashlynn was woken up by the phone call. She took one look at the caller to find it was Corentin.

Anne made her save the number before, just in case she needed to contact Corentin. She had not used the number so far.

Why did Corentin call her?

She answered, “Hello, Mr. Lloyd. What’s the matter?”

“Something happened to Anne. Please come over.”

“Ms. Vallois? Sure, I will go over right now!” Ashlynn hung up. She immediately got up, changed, and then left the hotel.

As Anne’s assistant, she was ready to be summoned anytime, especially now that she received a phone call from Corentin.

Ashlynn entered the hallway and looked at Corentin, who was sitting at the bar.

She paced her breathing and then strode over. “Mr. Lloyd, where is Ms. Vallois? How is she doing?”

Corentin turned to look at her. He was not wearing his glasses anymore but left them on the bar table.

The dim lighting of the bar made him look like a monster in the dark.

Ashlynn’s heart skipped a beat, and then she turned to look away.

“More accurately, something happened at Luton. Anthony brought her away. She went away too hastily, and her belongings were left in the room. I was calling you here to take them back.” Corentin’s tone was indifferent, his voice low and deep.

“Was it serious?” Ashlynn asked. Otherwise, Ms. Vallois would not have left without telling her anything.

“It must be related to the kids.”

Ashlynn agreed. Only the kids and her family could mess her up. “Mr. Lloyd, I think there is nothing much going on tomorrow. We will be departing tomorrow. Thank you for your care and hospitality over the past few days.“

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“Since you are grateful about it, come sit down and drink with me?”

Ashlynn knew her capacity for liquor well enough.

Plus, she saw the liquor that Corentin was drinking. It was something expensive and strong, not something that she could drink

“I don’t mean to make you drink. Just take it as a casual catch–up with me.” Corentin took an empty glass and filled some liquor for her.

Ashlynn sat down and asked, “Can I really drink that much?”

“Yes.”

Ashlynn raised her glass and gulped. It felt so spicy that she covered her mouth. Her tears were forced out. “Uhmm!”

Corentin’s dark eyes gazed at her, and then he poured her another half glass.

“Mr. Lloyd?”

“You drank too fast. Liquor should not be consumed this way.”

Ashlynn just wanted to finish up her drink and go.

Obviously, Corentin was not so easily entertained.

Therefore, she looked at the liquor before her and did not take another gulp.

“In fact, I had a marriage.”

Ashlynn was stunned. She looked at him blankly.

That was because, in his profile, he declared himself single. Was it because he divorced?

“Something happened in the end, and then we parted ways.” Corentin swirled his liquor in the glass gently, and his attention was focused on the swirling alcohol.

“I did not know about this.” Ashlynn did not want to listen to his marriage story, but she just had to sit there and listen.

She felt pressured.

Corentin looked at her. “Aren’t you curious?”

Of course. Ashlynn was not curious. They were people of two worlds. Corentin did not have an obligation to tell her the story.

“This is your personal matter. I don’t mean to ask,” she said.

Corentin looked at her steadily as though his gaze was going to see it through her.

Ashlynn looked down, she felt on edge, and then she stood up. “Mr. Lloyd, I think I should go back now. Where are Ms. Vallois’s belongings? I will bring them back.”

“They are in her room. Let me lead you the way.” Corentin stood up, his legs stretched, but his body shook and fell toward Ashlynn.

Ashlynn lifted her hand subconsciously. “Mr. Lloyd!”

Corentin used one hand to prop himself up against the bar, then only managed to stabilize himself. He was only inches away from Ashlynn.

Ashlynn looked at the man who was holding his head down in front of her, her heart pounding. “Mr. Lloyd, are you alright?”

Corentin lifted his head and asked, “What do you think?”

Before she could respond, a white handkerchief covered her nostrils. “Umph!”

A strong smell entered her esophagus.

Before she blacked out, she saw a hostile pair of eyes without those glasses.

She panicked. What happened? Was it just a bad dream?

Was it not a bad dream?

The pair of eyes had appeared numerous times in her dreams, so this was a repeat of her bad dream.

“You’re up.”

Ashlynn turned around frantically and saw Corentin striding across the room without glasses.

She backed away subconsciously and went down the bed on the other side. “Mr. Lloyd…”

Corentin did not look at her but shifted his gaze to the wall and pointed. “That is the wedding photo of my wife and I. Would you like to see it?”

Ashlynn looked to where he pointed. There was indeed a frame on the wall, but a veil covered it, and she could not see anything beneath.

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Their wedding photo?

Why did he want to show her?

As though she was possessed, Ashlynn walked toward the wall. Her hand got hold of a corner of the veil. She held her breath and pulled it down all at once.

The veil fell gently to the ground.

The wedding photo was exposed.

The man and the woman’s faces made Ashlynn feel as though she had seen demons. She was so terrified that she took a few steps back.

Flashbacks of her memories replayed in her mind. The scenes that she could never forget intruded into her world again.

Terrified, she turned her neck around so rigidly as though her neck was rusty.

She looked at Corentin, who was wearing a sinister smile. Her soul was so terrified that it left her body. She kept backing away. “You… You…”

“Say, how should I punish you for not recognizing your own husband?” Corentin, who was no longer in disguise, looked eerily scary. His facial expression was ferocious.

No, how could he be Salvatore Yeager? He was dead!

“You wished for me to be dead so desperately, didn’t you?” Corentin edged toward her.

“Don’t you get closer! Don’t come closer!” Ashlynn wanted to escape from the side but was

caught after she made two steps forward. She was then aggressively thrown onto the bed.

“Argh!”

“I am your husband. How dare you betray me with the cops. Did you wish for me to be dead?” Corentin grabbed her throat, and his face twisted.

“Umph… No…” Her esophagus was contracting, oxygen could not enter, and her face was starting to turn red. Her fists beat Corentin.

However, she was never an opponent to Corentin, not in terms of strength and violence.

“Too bad to disappoint you. I am still very well alive!” Corentin said angrily, and his body crawled onto hers. His face was almost sticking up to hers, his breathing was a mess. Also, where is the baby in your womb?”

Corentin’s hand that was strangling her suddenly paused, and Ashlynn’s widened eyes flashed with agony.

Corentin let loose a little, so Ashlynn could breathe. She panted, her body shivering.

“I am asking you, where is the child? You must already be pregnant when you were framing me, weren’t you? How would I not know about my own offspring? Tell me, where is the kid?

Ashlynn was reminded of her past trauma. Her voice was hoarse. “Aborted, I had aborted it. Why would I give birth to your child? Umph…!”

Her throat was then forcefully grabbed again, and Corentin’s eyes were almost popping out of their sockets. “Ashlynn, how dare you kill my child, I will kill you!”

“Hmm!” Ashlynn felt as though her throat was going to be snapped, and both her hands were struggling profusely.

She could no longer breathe. Her blood was sucked out of her brain.

Did she end up dying in Salvatore’s hands? She did not manage to escape…

Eventually, she lost her energy fighting, and Ashlynn fainted.

Not sure how long it had been, but she woke up eventually. When she saw the shadow standing by her bedside, she was so shocked that she backed away and stuck close to the headboard.

The pain in her throat and neck only reminded her of what had happened earlier.

She thought she was going to die…

“Is it too easy on you if I just let you die? Stay alive, and you will have plenty of opportunities to conceive another child!” Corentin said, and his voice sounded like a demon.

Ashlynn’s lips were shivering, and she could not say a word.

Corentin sat down by the side of her bed, and Ashlynn squirmed. She had nowhere else to escape to.

Her breathing was full of fear, facing the malicious Corentin.

“Wondering why am I still alive?” Corentin was acting indifferent, as though he was just chatting casually with her.

However, Ashlynn was already so freaked out that she could not breathe normally anymore, let alone speak.

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She still could not understand why the person in front of her was Salvatore? Who was Corentin?

How did Salvatore turn into Corentin?

“You do not need to know. You only need to remember that you are mine, and I am your spouse, that is all.” Corentin looked at her maliciously.

Ashlynn was freaked out. She cried and begged, “Salvatore, please don’t do this to me. I will pretend that I do not know anything about it. Please let me go. Everything between us is already ended…”

Corentin pinched her face so forcefully that he almost shattered her facial bones. “Ended? It’s too early for you to say that! Do you still remember what I vowed to you? I said I would earn a lot of money for you to spend. I don’t think I fulfilled that yet, am I right?”

Ashlynn’s tears streamed down her cheeks.

“So, just stay quietly by my side. Even if you are in pain, just stay!”

“No!” Ashlynn pushed his hand away and climbed to the other side of the bed. She descended from the bed and then retreated to the room door. “I don’t want to stay by your side, absolutely not!”

Then, she turned and ran away.

The door was abruptly pulled open, and the maids who were eavesdropping from outside all fell to the ground upon impact.

Ashlynn could not care more. She sprinted for her life without even managing to put on her shoes. She ran with bare feet, stomping across the cold, hard floor.

Corentin stood at the door, and looked down upon his maids on the floor, then strode across.

Ashlynn ran out of the door, only to realize that she had lost her way,

The mansion was huge and surrounded by hills and waters. She only sped forward directionless.

She got to a junction that split into two roads, trying to decide which one to take.

She chose the left one without hesitation. Her tears streamed down as her legs limped by.

“Ash!”

“No…” Ashlynn was terrified. He caught up with her! There was still a long way in front of her. He would definitely be caught if she ran forward. So, she headed into the bushes by the side. Her soft sole stepped onto the branches. She did not care if her feet were hurting and hid behind the bushes.

Soon, she heard the footsteps that caught up with her. He was on his way.

Ashlynn covered her mouth. She held her breath, and she was so scared to be even discovered through her breathing.

The air was so still and quiet. Their footsteps stopped.

Ashlynn’s heart stopped too. Would they discover her?

As long as they did not see her, she could escape.

In the meantime, she heard Corentin’s order, “Go forward!”

The footsteps were once again messed up, stirring up the air.

When she heard the footsteps fading away, then only she put her hand down. Perhaps she had held her mouth too tightly, and her wrists were sore.

She sighed in relief.

“So you are here!”

“Ah!” Ashlynn saw Corentin, who took a detour back, and was so shocked that she fell to the ground. She stood up to escape.

However, a hand blocked her way.

Ashlynn looked left and right panicky. She edged backward as though falling into a pit of hell that she could not escape.

“Why are you trying to run away?” Corentin’s deep voice said.

Ashlynn could not stop shivering. She thought about Corentin’s identity and then ran to his associates. She said, “He is not Corentin. He is Salvatore, he is a fake! A fake!”

The associates were all stunned and wore blank looks on their faces. They did not respond to her.

“Please believe me! He really is not Corentin!” Ashlynn was so panicked that she cried, but she still got dragged away by Corentin and was trapped in his arms. “Let me go, Salvatore, don’t do this to me!”

“You know my temper!” Corentin’s fingers caressed her neck. It was her artery, flowing with life underneath his sharp fingernails.