Chapter 417


    Sharon felt she was possessed, as she had apparently dreamt of Shawn.


    She dreamt of their past together when they were in her old house, living a carefree life, and he was


    by her side always. In her dream, they settled down in the small town; her dad was healthy and


    safe, and even managed to see her get married and have children.


    What was peculiar was that she had married Shawn in her dreams. She had be Shawn''s wife


    and had given birth to a son and a daughter for him. The two of them were happy together and lived


    a rxing life.


    And in her dreams, Stanley was nowhere to be found.


    She seemed to be trapped in the dream. She wanted to wake up, but her body felt heavy as if her


    chest was pressed down by a stone, and she struggled to breathe.


    "Urg..."


    Suddenly, there was a loud sound, waking her up in a state of shock.


    Ah...


    She couldn''t seem to scream; there was someone gagging her, and she couldn''t make a sound!


    She was held down by a person.


    It was a man.


    In the dark of the night, she couldn''t recognize who he was, but could only feel his strength, which


    he used to firmly press her onto the bed. The man''s breathing was rapid, one hand covering her


    mouth, the other holding her hand tightly, while he said in a hoarse voice, "Sharon, it''s me."


    In an instance, Sharon widened her eyes in disbelief. Her trembling body calmed down, and tears


    began to fall from her round eyes; her tears welled from deep inside and coursed down her cheeks.


    "Stanley?"


    Was it him?


    The voice belonged to him, and the presence felt like him. His facial features seemed to have been


    exposed, and everything about this man was so familiar.


    She wasn''t dreaming, was she?


    "Stanley really came for me, he really did find me... I''m definitely not dreaming!", she thought to


    herself.


    Sharon''s tears surged more and more like an overflowing river. Just like that, she fixated her stare


    on the man hovering above her, forgetting her surroundings.


    "Are you stupid?"


    It was only Stanley''s chuckle in his voice that brought her back to reality.


    "There are people outside, it''s best not to make a sound, quietly get up and follow me." Stanley


    pulled her up from the bed, the two of them were in the dark of the night, and he took her to the


    window, tied a rope to her body, used his warm big palm to cup her cheek, "Don''t be afraid, I will


    take you out."


    Sharon kept his words in mind and did not make even the slightest sound. Even though she was


    excited, she couldn''t make any sound. She clenches her teeth and nodded desperately.


    Enduring the urge to throw herself into his arms, Sharon asked him with her eyes, "What does she


    need to do now?"


    Stanley pointed outside the window. "Jump down."


    What?


    Sharon looked out of the window. The second floor was a little too high. With the rope tied to her


    waist, would it work?


    Stanley bent down to lift her up and put her on the windowsill. He lowered his voice and whispered


    in her ear, "It''s okay, I''ll help you go down slowly, there will be someone waiting for you down there."


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    Sharon gulped and nodded.


    In an instance, Stanley grabbed her slender arms and slowly lowered her body. Sharon''s heart


    leaped as her knees hit the wall. Enduring the pain, she finally reached the ground. There was


    someone who grabbed hold of her waist, and she was caught steadily.


    "Miss Cruz, are you all right?"


    Upon hearing the familiar voice, Sharon felt a burst of joy. "Ryan?"


    "Yes, it''s me."


    Ryan released the rope around her waist. Only then did Sharon realize that apart from Ryan, there


    were a few people standing behind him.


    Did they alle to save her?


    After pulling the rope away, Ryan loosened his grip on Sharon''s waist, causing her to lose bnce


    and fall to the ground.


    Ryan was stunned.


    Seeing his reaction, Sharon forced a smile. Just now she was too nervous in the room and had


    forgotten the pain in her legs. Now that she was surrounded by familiar faces and felt at home, her


    legs seemed to have lost strength.


    When she was about to exin herself, there was a sounding from the window. She looked up


    and saw Stanley sliding down the window from the second floor. Hended smoothly, without


    making a sound, unlike Sharon, who was clumsy.


    He quickly untied the rope tied to his waist and pulled Sharon up from the ground. Without thinking


    twice, she put all of her weight on Stanley; he realized something was amiss but did not press


    further, instead he carried her up and uttered, "Let''s go!"


    Just like that, they quickly disappeared into the darkness.


    Shawn was tossing and turning as he couldn''t sleep. He thought of Sharon''s peculiar behavior at


    dinner. She had so much hate for herself; in these mere two months together, she had never treated


    him well. Why did she suddenly care about him on this day?


    He got up from the bed and, for some unknown reason, walked to the drawer. He opened it and


    took a look at it. His expression changed.


    Where was the medicine?


    Shawn was anxious and angry. He came to William''s room and woke the sleeping man up. He


    asked coldly, "What did you do to Sharon?"


    William had just woken up from his sleep when he heard Shawn''s angry voice. He immediately


    understood why Shawn was angry.


    "Mr. Lewis, when the doctor came over this noon, I let him administer the medicine to Miss Cruz''s."


    William sat up straight and did not hide anything. His eyes shed as he said, "I think the medicine


    is very effective. It was only once, but Miss Cruz already started to be concerned of you...."


    Hearing this, Shawn punched him hard. "Who allowed you to decide on your own? The side effects


    of that medicine are very severe. What if Sharon gets injured after drinking it?"


    William was stunned. "Side... side effects?"


    Apparently, he wasn''t aware of this. He thought that Shawn was still hesitating because he was


    afraid that the medicine would kill Sharon. So after reassurance from the doctor at noon that it


    wouldn''t hurt Sharon, he deliberately asked the doctor to give Sharon the medicine.


    Shawn pushed him away and ignored him, then strode towards Sharon''s bedroom.


    Shawn pushed the bedroom door open but didn''t turn on the lights. With the aid of the light from


    outside the window, he came to the bed and called softly, "Sharon?"


    There was no response.


    As he got closer to the bed, Shawn found that there seemed to be no one on the bed.


    "Sharon!" He strode over and lifted the sheets off the bed, but there was still no one in it!


    He smacked the bed in frustration, and immediately he turned around to switch on the lights,


    suddenly illuminating the whole room.


    Shawn stared at the muddy footprints on the ground. He followed the footprints to the window, only


    to find that the window was also wide open.


    "William Carney!"


    Shawn was angry and anxious, so he shouted loudly.


    William came in as soon as he heard the shout. When he didn''t see Sharon''s figure, he was also


    stunned. He was confused and asked, "Where is Miss Cruz?"


    "She was taken away." Shawn stood in front of the window and looked at the distant night sky. The


    hunch he felt was getting stronger. "It must be Stanley."


    William immediately came to his senses. "I''m going to ask the bodyguards downstairs!"


    After finishing his sentence, he turned around and was about to leave. Shawn stopped him and


    said, "Call the General of Kunba and ask him to block off all the exits. We mustn''t allow Sharon to


    leave!"


    "Yes, Mr. Shawn."