Chapter 282


    In the Sunshine Vi, Annalise was in her room. She was scrolling through a news portal on her phone


    with an anxious feeling.


    Soon, she saw herself in a photo, and she was almostpletely naked. It was just that her pivotal


    parts were not exposed because of the camera angle.


    Opposite her, an extremely handsome guy was standing with his back facing the camera. Although his


    face was not revealed, one could see from his back that he must be very handsome.


    “Isn’t this Ms. Sce? How could she allow such an explicit photo to leak onto the inte?”


    “Who’s that man in her arms? He looks like Mr. Quincy.”


    “Is she really together with Mr. Quincy now? It seems that she was able to get his attention after


    following Mr. Quincy’s divorce news development closely.”


    “Paparazzi nowadays were too shameless. Why did they take photos of people’s private life when the


    couple are just having a normal love life?”


    People’sments on the inte had been within Annalise’s expectations. Everyone would wonder if


    that man in the photo was none other than Mr. Quincy. With the reveal of Mr. Quincy’s divorce news


    that was made widespread by a social media ount meant for digital marketing, people woulde


    to the conclusion that Annalise and he were actually dating now and the people would wish the best for


    this match made in heaven. Finally, they would reprimand the paparazzi for taking sneak shots of their


    private life which ruined Annalise’s reputation.


    At this moment, many werementing on Annalises’s social media ount. They were


    congratting her and this made her feel good about this whole situation. However, there were


    skeptics who were suspicious of the man’s identity in the photo. They wondered if this man was really


    Mr. Quincy and if he was already divorced when he and Annalise got together.


    Annalise initially thought that Noah would stop the spread of such news, but after some time, she saw


    that the Quinton Corporation actually released a statement about Mr. Quincy’s status. It stated that he


    was single now, and he was actually pursuing Annalise. The two families would carry out the arranged


    marriage as nned.


    This development really surprised Annalise. She should be jumping up and down in joy now, but she


    couldn’t even produce a smile on her face.


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    This was because she never met Noah in the washroom at that time.


    Her n should be impable. First, the waiter would pour some wine onto Noah, and the manager of


    the restaurant would help him to the washroom. She had sprayed some aphrodisiac in the washroom,


    and by the time Noah entered to get a change of clothes, he would have lost his reason and


    sumbed to her seduction.


    Then, she would take this chance to make sure they could hook up sessfully. If not, she had even


    nned for lecherous photos to be released as a way to announce their rtionship to the public.


    However, she would never expect to see another man the moment she stepped into the washroom. It


    was obvious that that man had been intoxicated by the aphrodisiac. He immediately took off her clothes


    and kissed her hard.


    In no time, she was almost bare-naked. She was lucky that the manager of the restaurant was on her


    side. The moment she screamed for help, they all rushed in to separate that man from her.


    Unfortunately, just as that man was being kicked out of the washroom, she heard a clicking sound that


    resembled the shutter of a camera. She even saw a figure who was carrying a camera disappear out of


    sight.


    She sent someone to go after that man, but they failed to catch him. This was why she hade back


    home just to follow the development of the news.


    What she didn’t understand was the culprit behind these photos. Why would the Quinton Corporation


    suddenly announce that Mr. Quincy was single now? Why did they announce that the two families were


    establishing marriage ties?


    Could it be that Noah hade to his senses? Could it be that Noah had finally realized that he always


    loved Annalise all along, and he was now officially trying to make her his wife?


    Annalise couldn’t figure out what was going on. She was about to seek Rowan’s help when she


    overheard Rowan’s conversation on the phone with their grandfather, Steve.


    “How can you endure such long flights with that deteriorating body of yours? Are you kidding me?”


    Annalise thought,


    Where is grandpa flying to?


    “You don’t have anything to worry about. Annalise is fine here. That videost time was just a


    misunderstanding. I will make sure to watch over her. You really don’t need toe here by yourself.”


    Video? What video? Is grandpaing all the way to Imperia just for some video?


    Annalise couldn’t wrap her head around what was going on.


    “Grandpa, you can’t just listen to Annalise blindly. Noah’s wife is not someone like you described. She


    didn’t bully Annalise.” Rowan was having a headache. These days, Annalise had been video-calling


    their grandfather every day, and it wouldst one to two hours. She was able to cheer up their


    grandfather, and he seemed to forget about that video very quickly.


    He wouldn’t know what kind of outrageous stuff Annalise had told Steve, which led to him thinking of


    Madeline as someone evil and ruthless who also liked to bully Annalise.


    Now, Steve was bent on teaching Madeline a lesson for Annalise’s sake. Naturally, Rowan was


    reluctant to wee him to Imperia because of that.


    However, he also knew well that once grandpa had made up his mind, it would be close to impossible


    to change his mind.


    In the end, Rowan had tried his best to remedy things, yet the grandfather and grandson duo couldn’t


    see eye to eye.


    Annalise eavesdropped everything until Rowan hung up. Her hands were balled into fists as she was


    consumed by anger.


    She always thought that his brother was a naive, rich person who would always fulfill her needs. He


    had always been nice toward her.


    However, she finally knew that Rowan was just pretending all the while. He must be wary of their


    grandfather taking a liking to her and in the end, giving away all of his fortunes to her. Therefore, he


    tried to stop their grandfather toe to Imperia, and he even spoke badly of her in front of grandpa.


    No way. She wouldn’t allow her brother to be the sessor of the Sce family. She couldn’t see him


    bing the apple of grandpa’s eyes, or else once grandpa passed away, she would have no idea


    how Rowan would treat her from that point onwards.


    This was especially true since he was getting along better with Madelinepared to herself. Who


    knew, maybe Madeline would instigate a conflict between them, which resulted in her getting kicked out


    of the Sce family.


    Annalise was suddenly gripped by fear.


    She immediately got back to her room and made a call to Steve. She began to add in some bad


    criticisms that were directed toward Rowan in their exchanges.


    What she didn’t know was that Old Mr. Sce had spent the bulk of the past two decades cultivating


    Rowan as the heir to the Sce family. This was not a decision he could overturn just because of some


    trivial reasons.


    Although Old Mr. Sce always showed Annalise affection, his heart was always with Rowan, his


    capable grandson.


    As Annalise continued to speak badly of Rowan, she was also wishing for Noah to suddenly confess to


    her. On the other hand, Madeline finally woke up and found that she was in an unfamiliar ce.


    She shot up into a sitting position as her hand reached for her de that was supposed to dangle from


    her waist. She was extremely alert.


    When she heard the sound of footsteps approaching her, sheshed out with her de and aimed it at


    the person’s vitals.


    “Prettydy, it’s me.” Lone Wolf was able to grab Madeline’s wrist easily. He then pulled her into his


    embrace.


    Madeline twisted her wrist and some steel needles protruded from a bracelet that she was wearing.


    Lone Wolf was holding her wrist where her bracelet was, and if he was even a secondte in retrieving


    his hand, his hand would have been full of holes now.


    “I am your savior no matter what. Is this your way of expressing your gratitude?” Lone Wolf stepped


    back and put down a tray of food on the table in front of her.


    Only then did Madeline recall being trapped in the suite that was slowly filling with poison. It was indeed


    Lone Wolf who had saved her.


    “How long am I out cold?” Lone Wolf was always someone who liked to hold onto grudges, and the


    same could be said about owing him a favor. She didn’t need to thank him now as she had to repay this


    debt in some wayter on.


    “A couple of hours,” Lone Wolf made himselffortable on a sofa, and he was shielding his face from


    some sunlight that had poured in through the window.


    He resembled a teenager at the moment.


    “What did you inject into me this time?” Madeline saw a tiny dot on her arm, and she couldn’t help but


    feel her heart sink.


    “It’s something that will save you.” Lone Wolf winked at her before jumping out of the window and


    disappearing from sight.