The lawyer looked at the na and handprint on the signature line, ensuring there were no errors. He closed the docunt and said to Ronia, "Ms. Ackerly, please follow to change the surnas of your three children and handle so follow-up matters in the docunts."
Ronia’s hands were clenched into fists, and at this mont, her fists were trembling continuously.
She looked at Chandler Rhodes: "Where is Julian? When will Julian return?"
"He must not be hurt, not a single hair should be missing!"
"This is what I, Ronia Ackerly, agreed to in exchange for your conditions."
Chandler’s expression remained indifferent; even as Ronia spoke like this, he showed no emotion, treating her as if she were a stranger.
"What our Rhodes Family promises, we will absolutely keep."
"Wait patiently, Julian Rhodes will return to you safely."
After speaking, he left without lingering, turning away imdiately.
The lawyer stayed put, waiting for Ronia to handle the follow-up matters.
There were so many conditions, so many details, that her years of marriage to Hayden Rhodes had entangled their lives significantly.
Naturally, there were many places to sign and seal.
And Aria Rhodes stood there, constantly looking at that docunt, neither looking at anyone else nor caring about anyone else.
Upon seeing Ronia sign the docunt, her smile spread densely in her eyes, even reaching her face.
She simply couldn’t control her joy.
Too happy!
She was free, completely free!
...
Saipan Island.
Twelve noon.
The blazing sun was shining on the ocean surface, and the azure sea glistened with a whole ocean of gold, making one want to scoop it up and pour it into their treasury.
At this mont, in the hotel suite.
On the large bed.
Ava lay on top of Poe Vaughn, touching his firm and powerful chest, eyes open, her mind in a fog.
The two had just finished.
For hours, nonstop, her body had long gone soft and weak, with no strength left at all now.
Just lying on him like this, listening to his steady, powerful heartbeat, being obedient.
Poe Vaughn held her, not continuing further, but his eyes were open, still filled with endless darkness, swirling inside.
Seemingly capable of devouring everything, imnsely terrifying.
The heated atmosphere in the bedroom gradually cooled as they paused, then an aura of tenderness and entanglent lingered, enveloping the two on the bed.
Everything around seed different, brimming with warmth like the sunlight streaming in from outside, filling the entire suite.
Ava felt a bit different herself.
She wasn’t sure where the difference lay, she just felt different.
In the past, she would have rembered her purpose long ago, asking Poe Vaughn if he was still angry.
But now, she sohow seed to forget what she needed to do, just wanting to cling to Poe Vaughn, like now, to cling for a lifeti.
She found his embrace truly comfortable, leaning against him felt incredibly secure, and she loved this chest.
Loved it so much she wanted to have it to herself.
At this mont, Ava’s mind seed to be thinking of many things, yet also seed to be thinking nothing, chaotic and confused.
And just then, the person holding her moved slightly, then her legs were spread naturally. The familiar sensation spread inside her body.
Ava’s body instinctively tightened, her hand on Poe Vaughn’s chest also clenched, and suddenly, the commotion that had just quieted erupted once more.
She was already without strength, unable to cooperate further.
However, she didn’t need to cooperate; he could do whatever he wanted.
Ava lay on Poe Vaughn like this, with his movents, her body automatically changed, and her thick long hair swayed.
The atmosphere in the bedroom heated up once again.
Scorching hot...
With all the commotion, who knows how much ti passed, in the end, Ava fell asleep.
Vaguely, she seed to feel Poe Vaughn lift her up, taking her to the bathroom.
He showered her, but before she knew it, they seed to have gotten busy again.
This happened repeatedly, and who knows when she found herself lying on the bed.
But she had a faint mory of lying on the bed, covered by him.
Then she fell into a deep sleep, completely unaware of anything after.
The sky over Saipan Island changed with ti, from the morning sunrise to the noon sun overhead, then to the afternoon sunset.
Gradually, night fell, the sky filled with evening glow.
"President Vaughn, everything’s been properly arranged."
By the floor-to-ceiling window bathed in sunset glow, Poe Vaughn held his phone, listening to the lawyer’s voice on the line.
The lawyer wasn’t one of Chandler Rhodes’s people, but Poe Vaughn’s.
The docunt brought to Ronia was also prepared at Poe Vaughn’s behest, of course, following Chandler Rhodes and the Rhodes Family’s requirents.
However, the details within, the ticulousness in every aspect, were specifically instructed by Poe Vaughn.
Ronia, she had no escape.
All her paths were blocked within this docunt.
"Tell her, Julian Rhodes will appear before her tomorrow."
"Unhard."
"Understood."
The call ended, and Poe Vaughn dialed another number.
On the bed, Ava was sleeping soundly. However, whether because she had slept enough or for so other reason, a faint voice reached her ears.
That voice was low and magnetic, sounding alluring.
She furrowed her brow, her lashes fluttered, and her eyelids opened.
What ca into view was an unfamiliar place, an unfamiliar environnt, entirely unseen before.
Ava had just woken up, her mind still hazy, with no mory at all.
Seeing all this unfamiliarity, she rely frowned.
And at that mont, the low voice rang in her ear again.
"Help fish soone out."
Hearing this voice, Ava instinctively looked over, and instantly, she squinted her eyes.
There was a full-length floor-to-ceiling glass in the bedroom, very clean and clear. At this mont, the sunset outside filled the sky, like a huge painting unfolding in the sky, breathtakingly beautiful.
Ava looked at this stunning scenery, dazed for a mont, then instinctively looked at the person standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
He was tall with long legs, an outstanding figure, dressed impeccably in a shirt and trousers, one hand in his pocket, holding a phone, looking at the scenery outside.
He stood with his back to her, presenting a broad back, a perfect silhouette enveloped in the evening glow.
At that mont, he was like a painting.
Blending with the sunset, the horizon, the sea, forming a perfect picture.
It was captivating, srizing, intoxicating.
Ava looked at this figure, completely unresponsive.
On the phone, Ethan Ainsworth, hearing Poe Vaughn’s words, instantly smirked, as expected: "Is it your half-brother, Julian Rhodes?"
Listening to the words tinged with interest, Poe Vaughn replied, "Before tomorrow, make sure he returns ho unhard."
Ethan Ainsworth’s smile deepened: "Sure, no problem."
Having received a positive answer, Poe Vaughn put down his phone, ending the call.
But just before he ended the call, Ethan Ainsworth’s voice ca from the phone: "Do you need to tidy up the person behind this plan for you?"
Poe Vaughn’s eyes shifted slightly, picked up the phone, and said, "Send the details."
Then, he hung up the call.
On the other end, hearing the busy dial tone from the phone, Ethan Ainsworth raised an eyebrow.
Is he asking to handle this myself?
Thinking of this, Ethan Ainsworth’s lips curled up, eyes filled with curiosity and interest.
Having targeted the Rhodes Family, he was quite curious about who the mastermind behind this setup was.
Poe Vaughn put down the phone, and a slight movent ca from behind.
His gaze shifted slightly, turning around.
But, just as he turned, a soft body fell into his arms.
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