Owned by a Rich Man |19+|

Chapter 12 - Escape

"Anika," The woman echoed the novel name.

"What do you think?" Leon asked her indulgingly. This name just came out of his mouth as he stared at her. A beautiful and elegant name, just like the woman before him.

"It's beautiful! I like it," The woman said happily. She still have a soft and quiet voice, but it was obvious she was more comfortable with him than before.

Anyway, he would cultivate and penetrate her life slowly.

"Then I'll call you Anika, and our daughter, Adelaide. Is that okay?" Leon asked her.

"Baby has one too? She will love it!" Anika was very delighted again.

Leon smiled dotingly at her and caressed her softly. Just then, a ring from his phone disturbed the wonderful atmosphere.

His brows immediately furrowed but the phone kept ringing so he reached out to grab it.

"Yes?" His cold voice answered the phone.

Anika looked at the man who just changed attitude in a split second and looked in a daze.

Leon felt her gaze and gave her a small smile.

Anika then loosened her nervous heart. Sometimes, this man is a bit scary..

Leon listened to the words on the phone and his face immediately darkened.

"Got it. Prepare the men and the cars." Leon spoke on the phone. In a beat, he put it down and turned to Anika seating on the bed.

"We need to hurry and leave. My father and his men are coming for us."

"Ah.." Anika was stunned and a little lost by the sudden news. She could only watch Leon shuffle back and forth to pick up his clothes and put them on.

He then looked for her dress and saw it torn apart, and he was slightly helpless. He could only turn to her and say softly.

"Be good. Let's go get dressed and leave in a while, okay?" He coaxed her softly, even though his heart was tightening from the threat of his father's camp.

He seemed to forget that the goddess was their greatest treasure, and the things they would do to keep them, he could only imagine the worst.

Anika nodded obediently at him, did not doubt or question, and only crawled out of bed clutching the sheets to cover her body.

But it seems she hasn't recovered yet from the rough exercise just now, and when she stepped on the ground to walk, her thigh gave out and almost kneeled on the floor, if not for the strong arms that caught her.

Leon looked at the soft and delicate woman and directly carried her in a princess style.

"Where's the closet?" He asked her, as he walked with her in his arms.

Anika blinked at him in a slight daze, but still pointed to a door in the corner of the room. Leon went to it and opened the door, and it revealed a closet with only white dresses, and almost similar styles.

He didn't mind it so much and just placed the woman on the ground, took out one dress and underpants, and dressed Anika himself swiftly.

After that, he looked for her shoes and only saw one pair of cloth shoes and took them, also putting them on her in bent knees.

Anika only watched the man's series of actions, everything happened too quickly that she was not able to react. The next thing she knew, she was already dressed.

"Let's go," Leon announced as he stood up and motioned to carry her again.

"I, I can walk now." She said shyly as she stomped her feet to warm up.

Leon looked at her blushing cheeks and did not plan to embarrass her any longer and just took her hand and went to leave the room.

They descended the long flight of stairs and when they arrived at the main hall, Leon was greeted by his assistant.

"Where are they?" Leon directly asked him.

"They have already been called, Sire." The assistant responded. And as if to prove his words, the nanny arrived, holding the little goddess in her hand.

When the little girl saw her mother, she immediately let go of the nanny and ran toward her.

"Mommy~" She called as she threw herself on Anika.

Anika bent to hold her daughter.

Leon watched his daughter approach them and knelt down.

"Hey, daddy will take you away right now, okay? Will you follow me?" Leon still asked permission from the child in a soft voice.

The little girl looked curiously at the man, and then looked at her mother.

Anika saw her questioning daughter and only caressed the top of her head and nodded.

When the child saw this, she also turned to the man and nodded cleverly.

Leon let out a relieved smile and directly hugged and carried the child. He took Anika's hand on his and turned to his men.

"Let's go," He announced.

Just as he stepped forward, he felt a slight tug on his hand.

He turned to Anika and saw her anxious eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asked carefully.

The girl looked at him with wary eyes but still took a breath and finally asked.

"Can, Can we take my mother?" Anika asked worriedly. Her mother's health had declined through these years ever since Anika gave birth, but she still wanted to take her mother away with them. She can't bear leaving her here.

Leon was surprised to hear this. He didn't expect she still had her mom inside this tower.

"Of course, where is she?" Leon said assuredly.

Anika sighed and immediately took them to her mother's room.

When they arrived, Anika directly went in and saw her mother lying on the large bed, with curtains covering her from the outside.

She approached the bed, swept the cover, and finally saw her beautiful mother.

Although weak and pale, she was still as exquisite as ever. The two of them, although only in the same building, did not see each other much, as Anika was not allowed to disturb her mother's rest and disrupt her recuperation.

Seeing her now, Anika's heart surged.

"Mom.." Anika woke her mother gently.

The middle-aged woman opened her eyes. Her once blue eyes were now much dimmer, while she turned to her daughter next to her.

"Sweetheart? What are you doing here?" She asked her daughter weakly.

"Mom, my prince has come to save us. He said he will take us away. Get up and let's go with him," Anika announced with a hopeful voice.

The woman's eyes turned towards the door and saw the people outside. Although with blurry vision, she could still notice the tall and imposing man just by his figure.

The woman smiled weakly. She turned to her daughter and felt happy in her heart. She hoped and wished her daughter would have a better life than her, and seeing this now, she was finally relieved.

She had already foreseen a promising phenomenon coming; therefore, she knew this day will come. Seeing it happening while she was still in this world, she was glad.

She slowly got up from the bed and nodded softly at her daughter.

Seeing this, Anika smiled happily. She helped her mother get off the bed and turned to Leon.

Leon nodded at them and motioned the nanny to help them.

And with his daughter in his arms, his party got ready to leave.

But before they could step out, a cold menacing voice sounded loud in the large hall.

"Where do you think you're going?"