<h4>Chapter 418 - Seeking Help</h4>


    Anne wakes up from her sleep when she feels a considerable pressure in her stomach which had not been filled since arriving in Tromso. She almost screamed when she realized what was pressing on her stomach. n''s strong hands seemed possessively wrapped around Anne''s body. Apparently, after taking a shower, n immediately joined Anne on the bed. Although at first he did not intend to sleep, but because there was no one to talk to in the room, finally sleepiness came to creep in and made him close his eyes while hugging Anne.


    With all her might, Anne tried to get away from n. She nned to find out about Erick and Alice in Oslo.


    After trying for almost 15 minutes, Anne finally managed to escape from n. Without wearing her jacket, Anne then left the room. As an educated person, she knew that there was no way she could run away from n. Without money and identity, she would be a homeless person in a foreignnd and she did not want that to happen. That was why she intended to find out about Erick and Alice. She hoped that Jack''s two confidants were still at the hotel in Oslo, so she could ask them for help. Anne knew that confronting n with her bare hands was tantamount to suicide, so she tried to find another way.


    Anne''s eyes sparkled when she saw a hotel staff walking not far from where she was standing at the moment. Without thinking, Anne then approached the hotel staff and asked if there was aputer she could use to check on the beauty of the City of Tromso. Usually in certain hotels,puters were provided free of charge for children to use.


    "It''s on the second floor, Miss, where the children''s y area is, next to the clinic. You can use theputer there for free," said the hotel staff to Anne.


    Anne smiled widely. "Thank you for the information."


    "d to help you, Miss. Well then, if you''ll excuse me."


    Anne nodded her head. She then shifted her standing position and gave way to the hotel staff to return to his work. After the man left, Anne rushed to the elevator to go down to the second floor as the hotel staff had said. She was full of enthusiasm as her hopes of getting away from n were getting bigger. If n hadn''t confiscated her cell phone, maybe she wouldn''t have to go through all this, trapped by n''s side the whole time. When the elevator stopped on the second floor, Anne immediately got out and looked for the room where theputers were.


    "Ah, there it? is," cried Anne happily.


    Half-running, Anne went toward the children''s yroom. Her goal was an empty table where aputer with high speed inte was located. Luckily, when Anne arrived, the ce was empty. There were no children ying. Because theputer was unlocked, Anne easily managed to ess the inte. She clearly remembered the name of the hotel where Erick and Alice got off. She then surfed the inte looking for the phone number of the hotel where Erick and Alice were staying.


    "Thank God. Okay, now I just need to send a message to Linda and..."


    Anne didn''t continue her words because she finally remembered that Linda didn''t have any social media since she married Paul. Shepletely forgot about it. She refrained herself from crying. She had to be calm and not panic so that all her ns went smoothly. After sessfully calming herself down, she then left the children''s yroom and went to the first floor. Her goal this time was the reception counter.


    Even though it was a little awkward, Anne finally got up the courage to ask for permission to use the phone.


    "Only to Oslo? Of course you can, Miss," answered a receptionist kindly.


    "Oh thank you, thank you in advance."


    "You''re wee, Miss, then if you''ll excuse me."


    The hotel receptionist left Anne alone in a room where the receptionists were having their briefing. In that room, there was also a telephone. After the receptionist left, Anne then dialed the phone number of the hotel where Erick and Alice were staying. Although she was a little nervous, she finally managed to talk to the receptionist at the Karl Johan Hotel, which was right across the Grand Hotel Oslo.


    "Sorry, Miss, the group from Muller Finance International has left for Tromso a few hours ago. Maybe they have arrived in Tromso by now."


    Anne bit her lip. Her heart was beating very fast at the words of the Karl Johan Hotel''s receptionist. "Are you serious, Miss?"


    "Yes. Don''t you know that …"


    Anne immediately hung up the phone because she saw n and Nichs were talking to the receptionist. n''s eyes shed as he stared at the room where Anne was. Her whole body suddenly went limp when she saw n and Nichs were walking towards her.


    Bang!


    "Damn it! What are you doing, Anne?!" n shouted loudly as soon as he violently opened the door.


    Anne slowly stepped back, trying to get away from n who was right in front of her.


    Realizing the master was very angry, Nichs immediately acted quickly. "What are you doing here, Madam?"


    Anne swallowed hard. She was like a criminal who was caught red-handed at this point. She was terrified and depressed at the same time.


    "Anne, answer my question!!" n snapped back.


    " I-I''m hungry," Anne answered honestly.


    n raised an eyebrow. "Hungry you say? I''m not a kid you can lie to, Anne."


    "I''m serious. I want to ask the hotel staff in Oslo what''s the name of the food that I ate there," replied Anne, lying. Her face flushed red at this moment in panic.


    "So you used this phone to call to the hotel in Oslo to ask about the name of the food, Madam?" Nichs repeated Anne''s words again.


    Anne looked at Nichs with teary eyes. "Yeah, if you don''t believe me, just ask the hotel receptionist. Earlier I asked him if this phone could be used to reach Oslo or not."


    n still didn''t loosen his gaze on Anne. He was absolutely sure that Anne was lying at this point.


    Nichs, who didn''t want to see the Madam and Master fighting again, then left the room and called the receptionist who had informed them of Anne''s whereabouts.


    "Yes sir, earlier thisdy asked me whether this phone can be used to reach Oslo or not."


    "Okay, Miss, thanks for the time. Sorry to interrupt your work," Nichs answered quickly.


    The receptionist excused himself to Nichs and n to return to his work. Meanwhile, Anne, who was standing in the corner, looked frightened. She was afraid that her lie would be exposed this time.


    "Get out, Nick, I need to talk to my wife alone." n''s voice sounded intimidating, pushing Nichs away.


    Nichs bowed his head in response to n''s words. Without a word, he then left the room and stood in front of the door to watch out for people who were about to enter the room.


    All the bones in Anne''s body feel soft at this time, being in the same room with n alone made her ufortable. She was still angry and resentful of what n had done to her.


    "Don''t hurt me, n, this is a public ce."


    The words just came out of her lips when she saw n walking towards her.


    Continued