Remarriage Failed Again Today-Chapter 118: Is That Really Sister-in-law?

The girl’s mother ran over as well, dropping the ice cream she had just bought. With a look of lingering fear, she rushed to check her daughter’s injuries.

After checking and finding that her child wasn’t hurt, she tearfully and profusely thanked the figure in white.

Leona Grant looked at the woman before him in astonishment, clearly not believing his eyes.

Xylas Shepherd also looked like he’d seen a ghost. "...Wasn’t that Annabelle...?"

Annabelle Linton was wearing a white, lacy, puffy dress and ten-centimeter heels. She was on the phone with one hand while holding the girl she’d just rescued with the other, whom she then returned to her mother.

The girl’s mother was still thanking Annabelle Linton. After handing the child back, Annabelle simply gave an indifferent nod and walked away quickly, still on the phone.

A familiar yet strange scent of lavender drifted past his nose. Leona Grant watched, stunned, as she brushed past him, less than a step away, as if she hadn’t seen him at all.

"Keep a close eye on them. Make sure nothing goes wrong. I’m on my way."

Annabelle Linton frowned, not noticing the people beside her. Her normally indifferent face held a rare, almost imperceptible urgency. Leona Grant heard her say to the person on the phone, "Okay, I get it. Don’t worry. I’ve got this."

Then, she hailed a taxi and left without a moment’s delay.

Leona Grant remained where he was, frowning. He clearly had no idea what was going on.

’Annabelle Linton’s few words made it clear what she was up to. It was nothing ordinary, and it might even be illegal.’

Xylas Shepherd asked again in disbelief, "Was that really Annabelle?"

"Yes," Leona Grant’s voice was so grim it practically dripped venom, and his expression was dark. He walked to the curb, got into his sports car, and ordered, "Follow that taxi."

Xylas Shepherd froze for a second before snapping to it and speeding off.

’He couldn’t even be bothered to complain about being treated like a chauffeur.’

’Besides, he also wanted to know if that was really Annabelle Linton, and just what she was planning to do.’

’In his experience, Annabelle Linton had always seemed quiet and demure, the type to stay out of worldly affairs—a model housewife.’

’She never even wore skirts that ended above the knee, let alone one that stopped mid-thigh like the one she had on.’

Xylas Shepherd was an excellent driver, and with the sports car’s high performance, it didn’t take long to catch up to the taxi carrying Annabelle Linton.

Inside the car, Annabelle Linton seemed somewhat lost in thought.

Faye Sheffield’s father, Landon Sheffield, was a major shareholder in the Linton Group and controlled its finances.

’Annabelle had discovered that he and William Chapman were in cahoots, holding two billion of the Linton Group’s liquid assets hostage. She wasn’t about to let them get away with that money.’

’It was what her grandfather had left behind. It belonged to Ryan!’

’She had tried to meet with Landon Sheffield many times, hoping to persuade him to return the funds, but the old fox refused to see her time and time again.’

’So, Annabelle had kidnapped his mistress in Hinode.’

’Landon Sheffield didn’t have a son, and the woman happened to be pregnant. He doted on her.’

’Today, she would use his mistress to force Landon Sheffield to meet her and make him cough up the money.’

’Her bodyguard had just told her that Landon Sheffield was on his way with a large group of men. The situation was not in their favor.’

’But she knew she had no other choice.’

Weighed down by her thoughts, Annabelle Linton failed to notice the car following her.

The driver had been about to say something, but seeing Annabelle Linton’s grave expression, he didn’t dare to disturb her.

...

「The car arrived at a villa in Norwing.」

Annabelle Linton stepped out of the car, and a bodyguard immediately opened the door for her.