The next day, Anthea woke up from her sleep from the continuous ringing of her phone. She didn't get a wink of sleep last night because of everything that happened yesterday. Since the moment Rayan left her apartment, she has been in a great dilemma. Her heart and mind had been in a huge war regarding everything she just found out. As the phone kept ringing, Anthea let out a groan before reaching out her hand to grab the phone from the cabinet. She blinked her eyes a few times to get rid of the sleepiness. As she checked the ID, she found it was a call from Emilia. Anthea checked the time and found it was around 9 a.m. in the morning, which made her sigh. “Hey.” She greeted her in a hoarse voice as soon as the call was connected. “You need to check the news; I'm coming over.” Emilia’s worried voice reached her ears, making Anthea frown. She tried to get up from the bed while wondering what Emilia was talking about. “What happened, Emi?” Anthea asked in confusion while removing the
Anthea rang the bell of Rayan's apartment with an impatient expression on her face. Her face had already turned as cold as ice the moment she stepped on this premise. At first, she had gone to his office without any prior notice; however, when she reached there, he wasn't present. Anthea quickly contacted his other assistant to learn about his whereabouts. To her surprise, Layla informed her that he hadn't come to the office besides it being the weekend. However, as far as Anthea remembered, he liked to work on the weekend too and rarely took any day off; therefore, it was a huge surprise for her. She called his number many times, yet all of her calls were directed straight to voicemail, which frustrated her even more. Anthea was on the verge of losing her temper when Layla suggested to her that she go to his apartment to visit him. She thanked Layla and cut the call before thinking whether it was appropriate to visit his apartment or not. She received his address from Layla via text
The moment Anthea stepped inside Nevaeh’s room, her heart dropped to her stomach at the sight of her. The poor baby was sleeping on the small single bed, her face pale and red due to the fever. Anthea walked towards her with small steps while clenching her fists tightly on both sides. Rosie, who was initially sitting beside the sleeping Nevaeh, looked up at her with an with an invisible shock on her face. Anthea spared her a small smile in acknowledgement before directly making her way over the bed and then sitting down on the left side of the bed. Neaveh’s small body was half covered in a blue floral-printed duvet. “Has she eaten anything in the morning?” Anthea asked in a small voice as she placed her hand on Nevaeh’s forehead. Thankfully, she wasn't burning up with fever. Her temperature had cooled down slightly, but there were still traces of fever. "Yeah, but not much. Rayan was able to feed her a few spoons of soup I had prepared in the morning.” Rosie answered with a sigh, gl
Anthea finished making the chicken porridge, along with some boiled vegetables. She then turned to look at Rayan, who was preparing some warm water with honey. Anthea’s heart flipped as he caught her staring at him. “Are you done?” He asked with a smile, making Anthea nod her head. She began to clean the kitchen counter while avoiding his eyes all of a sudden. “Yeah, almost finished. I will go and check if she woke up or not.” Anthea replied after wiping the counter.“You stay here; I will go and check.” Rayan proposed instead, stopping her from moving. Anthea didn't seem to mind it, and she nodded her head. Just as Rayan took a step, they both heard Nevaeh’s crying voice coming from upstairs. Both of them immediately looked in the opposite direction before looking at each other. “She seems to have already awoken. I will go and check on her. Meanwhile, you can bring the food. She must be hungry by now.” Rayan suggested seeing the anxious expression on Anthea’s face. Anthea heaved a
Anthea made Anthea comfortable on the bed before taking the food tray for Rosie with thanks. She carefully placed the food tray between her and Nevaeh before feeding her the first bite. The little girl obediently sat on the bed while her eyes remained glued to Anthea with the same excitement as before. Rayan, on the other hand, was also sitting in the other corner of the bed, watching the scene unfold in front of his eyes with a smile. For some goddamn reason, he was smiling a lot today, which obviously irked Anthea. She tried her best to ignore his stares, focusing all of her attention on Nevaeh. “Do you like it?“ Anthea asked nervously as she fed Nevaeh the first spoonful of porridge. Nevaeh instantly nodded her head with a smile, making Anthea feel relief. She wasn't a bad cook, but for some reason, she felt nervous about Neaveh not liking her hand-cooked food. “It’s yummy. Better than Aunt Amalia. I like it.“ Nevaeh answered in an adorable voice while playing with her pushie. An
After returning from the garden, Anthea cooked another meal for Nevaeh while the little girl kept sitting on the kitchen island with Rayan standing beside her. Nevaeh kept asking Anthea all kinds of questions, to which Anthea patiently replied. Rayan helped her here and there with the cooking, which she didn't refuse in front of Nevaeh. If she was being honest, she seemed to have softened around him a lot since the previous night after he proved he wasn't involved in her father’s case. After cooking and feeding Nevaeh dinner, Rayan fed her the medicine, which made her fall asleep quickly. Anthea left Nevaeh’s room to find her phone, which she hadn't seen for more than a few hours because she was occupied with Nevaeh. She made her way back into the kitchen, where she previously thought she had left her phone. However, after searching for a while, she still couldn't find her phone, which made her groan in frustration. “Where did I put it?” She asked herself while trying to remember w
Anthea left Rayan’s penthouse in fury before driving straight to her apartment. After getting off the car, she made her way upstairs before heading straight inside her home. The moment she pushed the door and stepped inside, all the heads waiting in the living room turned towards her. “Oh my God! What happened to you? Why do you look so pissed?” Emilia was the first one to speak, as she questioned her with a concerned expression. “What happened, Thea? Roman also asked his sister as he got up from the couch. They were all gathered together in her living room, patiently waiting for her to come back. Anthea didn't tell Roman where she went, but he already found out her whereabouts, and the pissed look on her face drew his attention. “He never submitted the divorce papers. He says I'm still his fucking wife. How could I be so stupid?” Anthea informed in a high-pitched tone, her voice lacing with frustration and anger. The room fell into a moment of silence as all of them tried to proce
The next day, Anthea got back to her work. When she walked through the office, she could feel all the eyes on her; they were all stealing curious glances at her while whispering different types of gossip. She pretended not to notice their stares and whispers as she confidently walked towards her cabin with a straight face. Just a while ago, she had to avoid swarms of reporters waiting outside their company building for an interview. She was already aware of all the things she was going to face after Rayan’s sudden move. For a moment, she decided not to respond to anything and lay low. However, after she reached her floor and got out of the elevator, she directly made her way towards her cabin while once again trying her best to avoid people’s curious eyes. “I don't pay anyone to stare or gossip. If anyone has leisure time to waste, they can leave my company.” Anthea barked with a poker face, fed up with their unprofessional behaviours. She wasn't going to pay them to gossip about h