Chapter 18
Chapter 18:
Another forty minutes passed and Nina still didn’t show up. Annabel’s patience bar was in the red now.
She called Nina again. “Do you want me to spend the whole night here? Where are you p>
At this time, Nina was lying comfortably on the sofa with a facial mask on her face. “Why are you so impatient? Do you think I enjoy being late? My hands are tied now. Just continue waiting. I’m very close. I’ll be there in ten minutes. Hey, hurry up. Can we get there in ten minutes? Yes, right? Well, I p>
“I will wait here for ten more minutes. If you don’t show up afterward, I’ll leave p>
When Nina heard the abrupt disconnect tone, she threw her phone on the sofa, picked up a grape, and ate it leisurely.
It wasn’t until now that Annabel began to smell something fishy. After thinking for a while, she forwarded Nina’s phone number to someone and texted, “Find out the location of this number p>
A response came five minutes later.
Annabel’s blood boiled as she stared at her phone screen. Nina was in a residential area, and she wasn’t moving at all.
In a fit of pique, she slapped the table. “Damn it! How dare you play dirty tricks on me, Nina? It seems I have been too kind to you. What was I thinking when I believed that you were indeed on your way p>
Annabel picked up her bag and walked toward the door as she began planning how to take revenge. Just as she reached out for the doorknob, the light tripped off.
The empty office instantly became dark.
Annabel jumped and looked around in horror. She slowly walked back to her desk. She took out her phone from her bag and turned on the flashlight.
She had been greatly afraid of the dark ever since she was a little girl.
Her heart began to pound against her chest. Even though she felt cold all over, her palms and forehead were sweaty.
As her fear worsened, she crawled under the table and hugged herself, resting her chin on her knees. The flashlight on her phone wasn’t very bright. It didn’t do much to dispel the darkness around her.
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What happened?
Was the electricity off?
How long would it take to be repaired?
Shaking like a leaf, Annabel tapped her phone screen, intending to call the security office. But she suddenly realized that she didn’t have the number. She grew so nervous that she couldn’t think straight anymore.
“It’s already eleven, but Annabel hasn’t come back yet. Where the hell is she? Hanging around with men p>
Rupert had just gone downstairs to get a glass of water when he heard Cathy’s irritable words.
Erica huffed, “She must have lived a dissolute life in the countryside. Who knows if she’s having fun at some bar? What an annoying girl p>
A strange feeling filled Rupert’s heart when he heard these words. But when he recalled how Annabel had behaved last night, the feeling dissipated.
Her whereabouts were none of his business.
As soon as Erica saw Rupert, she said, “I know you don’t care about Annabel. But you can’t just allow her to do whatever she likes as long as she’s under our roof. Any bad action from her would dent your image. After all, many people know that she’s your fiancée. I advise that you call off the engagement and throw her out of this house. Who knows what trouble she will cause if she continues to stay here? We can’t clean up after her or face the consequences of her actions. You should do the needful p>