Chapter 359 Even Children Have Spines

Emily stared at Anne, frowning. She was feeling impatient because she wanted to say something, but
was having second thoughts on whether she should say it or not. She hesitated and tried to hold
herself back.

Anne told her, feeling confused, "Emily, let's make it clear."

Emily sneered. How could she make it clear?

What should she do? Should she tell her frankly that Sam might possibly be in love with her because
he wouldn't have risked his life for her if he wasn't?

Should she tell her that she was jealous?

Or should she tell her that she was Kevin's wife and therefore if she were in danger, then it should be
Kevin's responsibility to protect her, not Sam. Why should she let Sam go there?

She had all these dilemmas inside her head and all the words echoed back as she held them all in her
chest. Well, what could she say？

She just said nothing, shook her head instead, and walked away from Anne. Since the wedding had
already been delayed, then there was nothing else she could say that would change that.

Anne suddenly felt concerned. She wondered why Emily didn't seem to forgive her. 'What happened?'
she thought to herself as she watched her walk away.

She was already apologizing, but obviously, this was not the reason why Emily was mad. If that was so,
then what could be the reason?

She couldn't figure it out even if she had spent a lot of time thinking about it. She just sighed and let it
go hopelessly.



When they arrived at the Fu Family's house, Eddy and Sally were greeted by the sight of their mother.
They felt relieved to see that she was safe. The two kids then agreed that they would go to bed.

But when Anne looked at her children, she was teary-eyed again. She couldn't help it not to cry,
knowing that Simon was once again taken away by Kim!

That bastard!

At first, she thought that he wouldn't hurt her son at all. But when she saw him yesterday, she started to
doubt that and started worrying even more.

She noticed that Kim had asked Simon to call him Dad. Was he doing this to get back at Kevin?
Because if so, then he really was a terrible and hateful person!

She thought to herself, 'In any case, I would never let this happen again!'

She promised herself that she was going to try her best to bring her son back.

Suddenly, the phone rang. The phone's ringtone sounded like an alarm to her now. She sighed heavily
and closed her eyes as she answered it.

"Anne, we will release Ryan once you send the money to this address. Otherwise, we will kill him!" The
voice on the other side came from the same arrogant person. Her mouth twitched a little, revealing a
sneer on her face.

'When it rains, it pours!

I can't believe that all of this is happening altogether at once!'

She thought that he wouldn't be able to do something like this to her after they had both gone through a
life-and-death situation, and yet she was wrong!



Since that man had managed to pretend to be Ryan, what else could he not do?

"Anne..." Kevin's voice came from behind, interrupting her whole thought process. She turned around
and looked at him.

He stood in the dark where his face was obscured, so she couldn't see clearly what his facial
expression was. He said in a cold voice, "You can't be merciful when dealing with the enemy."

She frowned, gave out a heavy sigh, and said, "Don't worry. I know what I need to do."

After she had gone through so many rough experiences in life, Anne learned that there were some
people who simply needed to be cleared from her life once and for all, otherwise they would haunt her
forever and be the ones who would put her in trouble in the end.

So how could she be mercy if it was just a thankless task?

What was more, she realized that no one was going to be kind to her other than herself. Because if
Ryan was really kind-hearted, then how could he post those photos and force her to do these things?
And Kim, too. If he was truly a good person, then how could he take Simon away again and hurt Sam
badly?

Lowering her head, she glanced at her phone and then threw it aside. 'If I give them the money, then
they will release Ryan, right? Well, then. If that's what they want, then I'll do it!'

On the other side, ever since Kim had brought Simon back, the boy had been nothing but silent. He just
sat there on his bed, staring blankly. He looked... lifeless.

He didn't even eat dinner this time, even when the servant had served him a lot of food. When Kim
noticed this, he frowned and offered the food to Simon himself, trying to force him to eat. He said
coldly, "Simon, eat all this! It is wrong to waste food!"



The boy, however, still had his head lowered, looking at his small hands as if he couldn't hear anything.

He seemed to be lost in his own world.

Kim felt impatient and gritted his teeth. He held Simon's chin and slowly raised his head to force him to
make eye contact. There was a flash of fear in the child's eyes as he bit his lips tightly with his small
teeth, but still, he refused to say a word.

"Simon, what are you doing? What is wrong with you? Oh, I know. You want to see your mother. But
I've already taken you there, haven't I? Now stop this nonsense and start eating." But as he looked at
the kid's aggrieved expression, he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

What Anne said was right. He was there when Simon was born, and he watched him grow up for two
years. Somehow, he had grown some feelings for this child.

At the mention of his mother, Simon pursed his lips and burst into tears.

He was indeed very happy to see his mother after a long time, but he didn't expect that such a thing
would happen. He saw so much blood.

Even though he was still too young, he could already tell what was right from wrong. 'Uncle Kim didn't
allow me to leave, and he didn't let my mother take me with her. He is a bad guy!'

"You broke my mother's heart and made her cry. You are not a good person. I don't want to talk to you!"
Simon struggled as he cried loudly.

Kim frowned and threw him on the bed. The child cried even harder because of the pain.

"Don't you dare cry again, or else you will never see your mother anymore!" he said angrily, since
Simon's loud cry was giving him a headache.



This instantly stopped the kid from crying. He stared at Kim instead with his big eyes, feeling
threatened.

'How could this man be so evil?'

Kim sighed, wanting to touch the little boy's head, but walked away from him instead. Simon wouldn't
give him a chance to touch him anyway.

All of a sudden, he sneered, thinking to himself, 'He is not my son. Even if he calls me Dad, he is still
not my son!'

He thought that he had already loved this little guy very much, but now it seemed that he had grown up
to be such an ingrate.

He stood up with a cold face and said to the servant beside him, "If he doesn't eat, just take the food
away and ignore him."

The servant was surprised by what he said. Did he really not care about Simon anymore?

But, oh well, who would dare disobey a man like him? Immediately, the servant took away the food and
cleaned the dinner table. Simon pouted and continued to cry.

He was growing up, thus his body was even bigger now. It was no surprise that he would feel hungry.
And to add to that, he didn't have dinner, so now his stomach was rumbling.

He realized that he had no choice but to sneak downstairs quietly to get himself something to eat. But
when he went downstairs, he saw Rose.

She was sitting on the sofa with a sunken face. She looked very thin.



Rose heard someone's footsteps so she turned around, and there, she saw Simon. A flash of hatred
glimmered through her eyes, but she withdrew her gaze abruptly. She knew that the surrounding
bodyguards would be staring at her, thus she had no chance to hurt Simon.

'I may not have the chance now, but revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold. As long as I am
alive, I will definitely let Anne and this little guy pay the price!'

The little boy tilted his head, looked at her from head to toe, sighed heavily, turned around and left.

He was so hungry that he needed to find something to eat!

But there was no food there. He searched every room and every cabinet yet he still did not find
anything to eat, not even fruits. He shrank onto his bed helplessly. Normally, there would be some
snacks and fruits, but today, there was nothing.

Obviously, Kim had ordered the servant to take all the food away!

'Such a selfish person! He took away all the food just because I didn't want to eat. Only a bad guy like
him would do that!'

At first, he thought Kim was nice to him except when he was forcing him to call him Dad. He didn't hate
Kim that time, not really. But now, he really did!

Well, so what? What good would hating Kim do to him now?

He slowly turned around, feeling hopeless. He widened his eyes and flinched at what he saw.

Kim had been standing upstairs and was watching him all along. It was hard to figure out what his
expression was, but his eyes were very dark. Usually, when people saw him like this, they knew it
meant danger.



He was like a leopard in the dark night who could attack the enemy any time and kill it in one swift
movement.

Rose saw him, but she just looked away and ignored him.

After staying there for such a long time, she had learned to be obedient. She concluded that as long as
she was obedient, she wouldn't be tortured.

She tried her best not to be noticed by Kim each time she saw him.

But it wasn't really that easy. Kim walked gracefully towards her.

She lowered her head, wanting to stand aside. He told her, "Rose, you've been here for a while. Do you
want to go out?"

She looked at him in shock. She couldn't believe what he just asked her!

Her heart kept beating fast. With expectation on her face, she asked in a low voice, "Are you really
going to let me go?"

He smiled and said coldly, "Well, if you want to stay here, then I'm not going to object to that."

"No, I'll leave right now!" said Rose, gritting her teeth.

All this time, she had done nothing but try to escape. Now that she had a chance to leave, why would
she miss it?

Kim looked at her and nodded slightly. Without saying anything, she walked out at once.

Simon saw this and frowned at Kim. What was he planning to do now, letting her out all of a sudden?



Kim lowered his head and met the little child's gaze, who immediately lowered his head. And then,
suddenly, he heard a chuckle coming out of Kim's mouth.

"Little guy, it's late at night. Are you here to look for food?" Kim squatted down and looked at him with a
smile, as if he had forgotten what happened earlier.

His body shrank back as he bit his teeth. Yes, he was hungry. Very hungry!

"I know you are hungry. One can't function properly on an empty stomach, right? Have you ever heard
of this saying? Of course you are hungry, little boy. There's nothing to be embarrassed about." His
voice was very soft, which sounded as if he was trying to entice Simon.

The child raised his head to look at him and nodded enthusiastically. Kim was right. Simon was hungry.
After all, his stomach had been growling for a while.

"Do you want something to eat?" he continued to ask.

Simon nodded repeatedly. When he was hungry, he naturally would eat something, but it was never
easy.

"Kiddo, I'm telling you, you can eat anything you want. But, from now on, you have to listen to
everything I say, even more than you listen to your mother. Otherwise, you will continue to be hungry.
Do you understand?" He stood up with a cold face.

But, even if he was really hungry, Simon was still unwilling to give up and submit himself to Kim. He
knew that this guy was not kind, nor was he the kind of person who would offer him something as easy
as this. He bit his lips and went upstairs angrily.

Kim raised his eyebrows, not expecting the little boy to be so stubborn. There was no denying that he
was indeed Anne's son because he was just as stubborn as her.



He smiled and shook his head, squinting his eyes as he looked around the house. After Rose left, he
knew that she would definitely call the police, and the Luo Family would not let him go. Now this place
was no longer safe so he needed to find a safer place!

"Have you packed up everything?" he asked the man in black coldly.

The man lowered his head and replied with respect, "Everything has been packed and delivered. You
may leave anytime, Mr. Kim!"

Kim raised his eyebrows. "Well, I'm glad to hear that!"


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