chapter 1447
chapter 1447
"Search for a ring box. Whoever finds it gets five million bucks."
With that said, Anthony took the lead and went into the deep end of the river.
"Boss...!" Luke was shocked as Anthony vanished into the water. His heart leaped to his throat.
Unable to stop Anthony, he could only order the search team, "Hurry! Get in!"
More than ten of them jumped into the river right away.
Luke stood by the shore. Noticing that they had garnered a few onlookers, he instantly made a phone call to sort it out. "Hide all news happening in River South this afternoon."
Anthony went to the deep end of the river to carefully look for the ring. He had been on his search from that afternoon till six that evening, but he was not tired.
It was only as the sky turned dark that he noticed, at last, the familiar box under a stone at the bottom.
His darkened eyes lit up as he swam over to pick it up quickly.
As if having found a treasure, Anthony held the box tightly as he went back to the surface, unable to wait in opening it.
The ring was safely kept inside.
With this, relief washed over Anthony as he swam to the shore and told the team to stop searching.
The puzzled Luke looked at him. "Boss, you spent the entire afternoon searching for this?"
Anthony merely glared at Luke coldly. Clenching his fists, he then left.
This thing represented his love with Charmine; it was more important than his life. 3
Charmine raced back to Violet Villa and gazed at the empty space: from the sofa, kitchen, dining room, and to the bedroom...
Memories of the times she had with Anthony flooded her every time she walked past them. All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.
Charmine felt horrible. She leaned on the side of the bed, and the tension that built up within her all afternoon shattered like a broken pipe. The pain spread throughout her entire body, and it even hurt just breathing.
She never would have thought the man she loved so dearly was merely after her looks...
Unimaginable.
Alas, this was the truth.
Anthony no longer felt anything for her.
Why else would he not move when she threw the ring-the very one that represented their love-into the river?
Charmine hid in the room and spent the afternoon holed inside. Even as night fell, her heart still ached.
She looked out the window and took her car key to leave again.
The smell of alcohol and perfume intermingled in the pub as light beams of different colors flitted the space. The pole dancers were on stage, enjoying the men below the stage cheering for them.
Charmine sat by the bar as she gulped one shot after another.
William sat beside her and looked at her worriedly. "Ms. Jordan, you've yet to fully recover. You shouldn’t be drinking."
Charmine’s eyes grew bleary at that point. After taking another shot, she turned to look at William. "Mr. Peterson, if you're going to drink with me, go ahead. If you're here to talk me out, you may leave now."
William was helpless. Since he could not talk her out, he could only sit by her side to watch her quietly.
Charmine took a few shots herself before turning to William. She then asked the staff to bring her a glass.
She poured him a shot. "Come, drink with me."
William eyed the glass of wine in front of him before reaching out to take it.
"Okay."
He had to drink with her so she would be willing to leave. 1
William thus started drinking with Charmine, glass after glass.
A few shots later, however, William's head started to spin. He looked at Charmine and said, dazed, "Ms. Jordan, please drink less..."
With that said, he zoned out and slumped onto the table.
Charmine did not care about William, however, as she continued to drink.
She heard that alcohol could fix a person’s troubles, but she felt only pain the more she drank.
She smiled mockingly at the bottle in her hand before drinking straight from it.
A few men had been watching her for a long time. When they noticed that the man beside her had zoned out, they all approached her all at once.