Anne wakes up from her sleep when she feels a considerable pressure in her stomach which had not been filled since arriving in Tromso. She almost screamed when she realized what was pressing on her stomach. Alan's strong hands seemed possessively wrapped around Anne's body. Apparently, after taking a shower, Alan immediately joined Anne on the bed. Although at first he did not intend to sleep, but because there was no one to talk to in the room, finally sleepiness came to creep in and made him close his eyes while hugging Anne.

With all her might, Anne tried to get away from Alan. She planned to find out about Erick and Alice in Oslo.

After trying for almost 15 minutes, Anne finally managed to escape from Alan. Without wearing her jacket, Anne then left the room. As an educated person, she knew that there was no way she could run away from Alan. Without money and identity, she would be a homeless person in a foreign land and she did not want that to happen. That was why she intended to find out about Erick and Alice. She hoped that Jack's two confidants were still at the hotel in Oslo, so she could ask them for help. Anne knew that confronting Alan with her bare hands was tantamount to suicide, so she tried to find another way.

Anne's eyes sparkled when she saw a hotel staff walking not far from where she was standing at the moment. Without thinking, Anne then approached the hotel staff and asked if there was a computer she could use to check on the beauty of the City of Tromso. Usually in certain hotels, computers were provided free of charge for children to use.

"It's on the second floor, Miss, where the children's play area is, next to the clinic. You can use the computer there for free,

" said the hotel staff to Anne.

Anne smiled widely.

"Thank you for the information.

"

"Glad to help you, Miss. Well then, if you'll excuse me.

"

Anne nodded her head. She then shifted her standing position and gave way to the hotel staff to return to his work. After the man left, Anne rushed to the elevator to go down to the second floor as the hotel staff had said. She was full of enthusiasm as her hopes of getting away from Alan were getting bigger. If Alan hadn't confiscated her cell phone, maybe she wouldn't have to go through all this, trapped by Alan's side the whole time. When the elevator stopped on the second floor, Anne immediately got out and looked for the room where the computers were.

"Ah, there it is,

" cried Anne happily.

Half-running, Anne went toward the children's playroom. Her goal was an empty table where a computer with high speed internet was located. Luckily, when Anne arrived, the place was empty. There were no children playing. Because the computer was unlocked, Anne easily managed to access the internet. She clearly remembered the name of the hotel where Erick and Alice got off. She then surfed the internet looking for the phone number of the hotel where Erick and Alice were staying.

"Thank God. Okay, now I just need to send a message to Linda and...

"

Anne didn't continue her words because she finally remembered that Linda didn't have any social media since she married Paul. She completely forgot about it. She refrained herself from crying. She had to be calm and not panic so that all her plans went smoothly. After successfully calming herself down, she then left the children's playroom and went to the first floor. Her goal this time was the reception counter.

Even though it was a little awkward, Anne finally got up the courage to ask for permission to use the phone.

"Only to Oslo? Of course you can, Miss,

" answered a receptionist kindly.

"Oh thank you, thank you in advance.

"

"You're welcome, Miss, then if you'll excuse me.

"

The hotel receptionist left Anne alone in a room where the receptionists were having their briefing. In that room, there was also a telephone. After the receptionist left, Anne then dialed the phone number of the hotel where Erick and Alice were staying. Although she was a little nervous, she finally managed to talk to the receptionist at the Karl Johan Hotel, which was right across the Grand Hotel Oslo.

"Sorry, Miss, the group from Muller Finance International has left for Tromso a few hours ago. Maybe they have arrived in Tromso by now.

"

Anne bit her lip. Her heart was beating very fast at the words of the Karl Johan Hotel's receptionist.

"Are you serious, Miss?

"

"Yes. Don't you know that …

"

Anne immediately hung up the phone because she saw Alan and Nicholas were talking to the receptionist. Alan's eyes flashed as he stared at the room where Anne was. Her whole body suddenly went limp when she saw Alan and Nicholas were walking towards her.

Bang!

"Damn it! What are you doing, Anne?!

" Alan shouted loudly as soon as he violently opened the door.

Anne slowly stepped back, trying to get away from Alan who was right in front of her.

Realizing the master was very angry, Nicholas immediately acted quickly.

"What are you doing here, Madam?

"

Anne swallowed hard. She was like a criminal who was caught red-handed at this point. She was terrified and depressed at the same time.

"Anne, answer my question!!

" Alan snapped back.

" I-I'm hungry,

" Anne answered honestly.

Alan raised an eyebrow.

"Hungry you say? I'm not a kid you can lie to, Anne.

"

"I'm serious. I want to ask the hotel staff in Oslo what's the name of the food that I ate there,

" replied Anne, lying. Her face flushed red at this moment in panic.

"So you used this phone to call to the hotel in Oslo to ask about the name of the food, Madam?

" Nicholas repeated Anne's words again.

Anne looked at Nicholas with teary eyes.

"Yeah, if you don't believe me, just ask the hotel receptionist. Earlier I asked him if this phone could be used to reach Oslo or not.

"

Alan still didn't loosen his gaze on Anne. He was absolutely sure that Anne was lying at this point.

Nicholas, who didn't want to see the Madam and Master fighting again, then left the room and called the receptionist who had informed them of Anne's whereabouts.

"Yes sir, earlier this lady asked me whether this phone can be used to reach Oslo or not.

"

"Okay, Miss, thanks for the time. Sorry to interrupt your work,

" Nicholas answered quickly.

The receptionist excused himself to Nicholas and Alan to return to his work. Meanwhile, Anne, who was standing in the corner, looked frightened. She was afraid that her lie would be exposed this time.

"Get out, Nick, I need to talk to my wife alone.

" Alan's voice sounded intimidating, pushing Nicholas away.

Nicholas bowed his head in response to Alan's words. Without a word, he then left the room and stood in front of the door to watch out for people who were about to enter the room.

All the bones in Anne's body feel soft at this time, being in the same room with Alan alone made her uncomfortable. She was still angry and resentful of what Alan had done to her.

"Don't hurt me, Alan, this is a public place.

"

The words just came out of her lips when she saw Alan walking towards her.

Continued