Attracted By My Ex-wife

Chapter 360 Cut Him Off

Kevin brought the thirty million in cash, along with Anne, to the place that the kidnapper specified on the phone.

At first, Kevin didn't want to take her with him, but she insisted to go this time so he had no choice but to bring her to that place.

Anne stared ahead through the car's window while they were waiting for the kidnappers to show up. Thirty million cash was already a very ostentatious amount, but on top of that, the kidnappers still asked for an extra vehicle.

Since they had decided to give them such a huge amount of cash, they would not care about giving them a car anyway.

"Anne, don't get out of the car once the kidnappers come," Kevin said, looking at her worriedly.

With a smile on her face, she replied, "Don't worry, none of us will be in danger today."

Since the beginning, what Ryan had only wanted was the property and he had never thought of hurting them. She knew that it was least likely for him to hurt either of them now.

Kevin sighed and shook his head slightly.

He constantly checked his watch out of anxiety, until, at last, the time that he had been waiting for finally arrived. Three masked men slowly walked out of the building, holding Ryan.

The building looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

Kevin looked at Anne, nodded slightly, and then they both got out of the car.

The car that they were driving was a black RV. The kidnappers had demanded so much cash that only this kind of vehicle would fit it.

Ryan got excited as soon as he saw Anne get out of the car. He immediately twisted his body, for which a kidnapper gave him a strong slap on the face.

It was so loud and heavy that his face swiftly turned aside because of the impact. He winced.

And then, he looked back. He thought that he would see Anne worried, but what he only saw in her eyes was disappointment.

The corners of her lips were slightly curled, and she was looking at him in a slightly mocking way. Ryan instantly felt his heart grow heavy. 'But... why? She knew everything! She knew about it all!'

Now that he was all tied up, he looked nothing but a joke in his own.

"Here is the cash that you demanded!" Kevin patted the car and asked with a smile, "Would you like to check it?"

"Of course I have to check it!" One of the kidnappers stepped forward and looked at him vigilantly, his one hand on his pocket. After confirming that it was full of cash, he nodded at his accomplice, implying that the couple held up their end of the deal and gave them the right amount.

"You have promised us that if I give you money, you will release Ryan, right? Now, here's the money, and you can still keep him. We have nothing to do with you from now on," Anne said calmly even though her face was cold, making the people around her feel a little intimidated.

Frowning, Ryan suddenly remembered what she had told him before.

When she tested him, she said that she had been used many times and that she did not want to be used anymore.

So, how sad could she be now?

He suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart. He gritted his teeth and slowly closed his eyes. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Now that they had come to this point, what else could he say?

"Enough! Let go of me!" When Ryan opened his eyes again, his eyes were full of contempt. He looked impatient with the way he stared at his kidnapper. He couldn't take it any longer.

All cards had been laid out. Now what was the catch? What else was there to do?

The kidnappers looked at each other and gazed at Ryan all confused.

"It's all your choice." Kevin sighed. "Now I have no idea what your real name is, so if you don't mind, I'm just going to continue calling you Ryan. Ryan, all those properties left to Anne - they will never ever be used. Not in this lifetime!

And what's your relationship with the real Ryan? How did you two know each other? That, I don't know. But since you two look so much alike, then you must be really close!

He gave Anne that property so it will continue to be hers. In turn, we gave you thirty million in cash, which should be enough to compensate for everything that you have done to us. That amount of money should be sufficient to cover for the property!

And that's it. From now on, we will pretend that we have never known each other, and we are going to cut you off our lives,"

he said in a very serious voice as he stared at Ryan with his eyes burning from hatred.

Ryan frowned back and looked at Anne, feeling confused and trying to look for answers in her face.

But she just lowered her head to avoid his eye contact. He shifted his gaze towards the van and estimated that the total amount of cash in it must truly be thirty million, no doubt about that. He trusted Anne and Kevin.

At first, everyone was worried whether the couple would call the police. Or there was possibility that they would have arranged for the authorities to ambush their meeting place and wait to capture the kidnappers and everyone who was involved.

Yet there was no one else but just the two of them!

Ryan shook his head. He knew that the game that he had been playing, it finally came to an end.

Ever since he came to A City, his only goal had been as simple as taking back the property from Anne's possession. But now that he already got what he wanted, it was so unacceptable.

He now had thirty million in cash which was equivalent to Ryan's property, and he should celebrate that, right?

He already got the cash. But what about what he lost?

He lost... Anne!

From the words of Kevin himself, he could no longer be friends with Anne. He was practically just a stranger to her now. She had cut him off.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and gave himself a self-deprecating smile. Yes, he was not the real Ryan in the first place, so what was his relationship with her?

Anne looked up at Kevin, and nodded. The two of them then slowly turned around and walked away.

Both the van and the cash inside of it were left to Ryan. They already held up their end of the deal, so the two of them would be free to walk out of this place! But...

"Anne!" Suddenly, Ryan's voice came from behind.

She stopped as soon as she heard him, and responded without looking back, "While we were in the cave, you were afraid that I will lose my will, that is why all you did was talk about Kevin and my children, whispering stories about them into my ears. So if it weren't for you, I might not be able to survive at all!

In fact, I already knew that you're not Ryan ever since you showed up. But after we went through that life-and-death situation together, I tried to convince myself that you just had an amnesia and forgot everything, that's all!

So even when Kevin warned me that you were not the real Ryan, I still hoped maybe, we could still be friends since you still protected me even if you were not him.

But no matter how many times I have reminded you, you still did this. It seems that we are really not meant to be friends.

So, now, I hope you can have success in your career with your money, and I hope we never see each other again."

Yes, they didn't want to pursue the matter. Since he wanted the money, then she gave it to him!

But that was it. There was nothing else to say.

Ryan tightened his hand into a fist and slowly closed his eyes as Anne walked away.

He knew that from then on, he had nothing to do with her anymore. This was where it all ended!

But why did his heart still ache a bit? Why did it feel painful? He looked at the pile of money in the van, yet he still felt sad for some reason.

The best thing in the world was money. But why didn't he feel happy even now that he already had this huge amount of cash?

Kevin held Anne's hand tightly. Looking at her pale face, he smiled and said, "Anne, he has protected you, and for that, I am very grateful to him. But now that I have paid him back with the cash, we no longer owe him anything from now on!"

Based on how wealthy he was, it wouldn't really cost him a lot no matter how much money it took for this matter to be solved. In the end, he was even willing to give it to Ryan.

Not because he was rich, but because what he really paid for was their own peace of mind, and it was worth it. He had already paid back all Ryan's love for Anne so he no longer owed him anything. From now on, they could stop worrying about him.

Raising her head and looking at Kevin, Anne nodded with a smile. However, since they had spent a large sum of money, she thought...

"Kevin, I will pledge thirty million from the shares of AN Group to you!" she said after hesitating for a moment.

She suddenly felt a pain in her hand. She raised her head and saw Kevin looking dissatisfied with what she just said.

He frowned at her coldly, gritted his teeth, and responded, "Anne, you'd better take back what you just said or else I will be really angry!"

What was their relationship? They were married! They were husband and wife, for god's sake! How could she say something like that?

Thirty million in cash was indeed not a small amount, but Kevin was the president of AN Group, and so it wouldn't really affect him that much!

Yet, the woman in front of him, his very own wife, wanted to pay him back!

How could she think that they still needed to repay each other? What the hell was going on in her mind?

When she was in danger, she was all he could think about out of worry. He didn't even think about himself! After he had spent a lot of money for her, she was still concerned about how she could return it to him!

"Anne, you damn woman, do you really take me as your husband?" He put his hand on her shoulder and gnashed his teeth, wishing that he could tear her into pieces.

'Damn it! Why is it always easy for her to trigger my anger?'

She blushed, looking at Kevin. Seeing him like that made her feel embarrassed at herself.

She knew that he was her husband, of course. But, still, she felt a little guilty because Kevin had to spend such a large amount of money because of her.

However, judging from their current situation, she had obviously crossed the line.

Helplessly, she sighed. "Well, let's just stop talking about this because it will only make both of us unhappy."

Her voice softened with so much tenderness.

Yet it was not that easy for Kevin to calm down. And then... he kissed her on the lips. It was so surprising that she was not able to resist it.

'Damn it! How could she say something like that to me?' Kevin vented his anger on her through the kiss.

It seemed that only making love with her could make him feel relieved.

With her eyes wide open, Anne couldn't help but frown. He seemed to be mad. What was worse was... she couldn't even breathe!

After a while, he finally let go of her hand. Anne took a deep breath of and stared at him as she was in his arms.

"This is just a taste of the real punishment. If you say those words to me again next time, I won't go easy on you," he said in a deep, hoarse voice. Anne's cheeks suddenly turned red.

She blushed as she heard what he said, so she lowered her head slightly to try to hide her face.

"You bastard!" she scolded him in a low but sweet voice.

Hearing this, Kevin almost couldn't control himself to have her right now. He gave up the idea when he saw the surroundings.

Obviously, this was not a good place for lovemaking. Sighing angrily, he pulled Anne towards him and walked forward.

She looked at his back and noticed how tall he was and how broad his shoulders were, giving her infinite warmth and security.

He was her husband, and there was no person whom she could rely on better than him. Maybe she didn't need to be so strong on her own all the time. As long as she had Kevin by her side, she knew she could rely on him.