When Jax swiped his card and entered Marvin's apartment, Marvin had just finished taking a cold shower and was walking out of the shower room wrapped in a towel.Without even seeing the face of the incoming person clearly, they were immediately knocked unconscious to the ground.Kendrick walked behind Jax, glanced at Marvin lying on the ground, furrowed his brow, and strode into the bedroom.Annabelle was already asleep, her clothes intact, and she appeared to have not been bullied.Kendrick finally felt relieved and couldn't help but let out a sigh.It really doesn't let people relax at all.Afterwards, he picked up Annabelle and, as he passed by Jax, he paused for a moment and said, "The rest is up to you.""Yes, Boss."Kendrick held Annabelle and walked out of Marvin's house, and entered the neighboring house.He also had an apartment here, right next to Marvin's, but after marrying Annabelle, he hardly ever came back to live here.After entering the room, Kendrick first put Annabe
"Don't worry, I wasn't interested in alcoholics."Kendrick spoke and pushed her hand away, but Annabelle, despite being drunk, was strong and grabbed his left hand, and her right hand came over.After a while of tossing and turning, Kendrick rubbed his forehead and said, "Anna, you really pushed me to this."After speaking, he took off his belt.Annabelle's eyes widened, unintentionally triggering Kendrick's hidden skill: domestic... domestic violence?"Kendrick, hitting someone is illegal!"Kendrick curved his lips and bit her earlobe, saying, "Darling, how could I bear to hit you."Annabelle became even more frightened. It wasn't just domestic violence, but also the evil expression she was looking at. Could it be that she wanted to..."Kendrick, I didn't have that kind of fetish!"Kendrick smiled slightly, "Anna knew quite a lot.""Really, my legs are still sore now, really cannot, not even in my dreams!"Her nervous appearance made Kendrick laugh."Was it that sour?"Annabelle nodd
Annabelle snorted twice and then rubbed against his hand.Kendrick let out a long sigh and finally felt sorry for her. He didn't do anything to her anymore, he just kissed her face.I also felt a little scared in my heart. Fortunately, I brought her back tonight. Otherwise, if she had gone crazy with alcohol towards Marvin, she would have definitely gotten herself into trouble.However, before he and Jax arrived, Marvin actually had a long time alone with Annabelle, but he never made any advances towards her.Kendrick felt relieved that Annabelle had not been bullied, but he also felt a bit awkward.Marvin, this kid, has experienced all kinds of worldly temptations, and he is definitely not a gentleman with a pure and simple heart.But when it came to Annabelle, he understood the importance of respect.What does this mean? It can only mean that Marvin truly fell in love with Annabelle...The next morning, Annabelle groggily opened her eyes and saw a man's arm draped over her waist.An
Annabelle was actually quite aggrieved. She had only had a glass of juice, after all. It's not like she was binge drinking or anything...A few minutes later, the butler personally brought the meal upstairs.Annabelle had just taken a short nap again. As soon as she smelled the aroma of food, she immediately sat up and put on the pajamas that Kendrick had prepared for her, ready to go eat.All of a sudden, I became dizzy. Combined with the hangover and the fact that I had just exercised with someone, my steps wavered.Kendrick directly carried her to the edge of the dining table and couldn't help but tease her, "Do you still have the strength to hold a spoon? Or should I feed you?"Annabelle glared at him accusingly, saying, "Don't!"Kendrick ignored her and started eating alone, with a satisfied expression on his face after his triumph.Annabelle had a poor appetite and would feel full after just a few bites. Kendrick insisted that she eat a little more, otherwise her stomach would b
Annabelle felt like crying, so she drank and messed things up, it's true.And when you got drunk, just go to sleep peacefully. Why do you have to satisfy yourself by messing with Kendrick, rubbing his head, and pinching his face?"Um... just now, didn't I already go back?"Kendrick raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly, saying, "That was just a regular morning exercise, it doesn't count."He ate it all up early in the morning, how can that not count?The sausage in her mouth suddenly stopped tasting good. Annabelle put down her fork and knife, stood up gently, and planned to make a quick getaway.Kendrick, seeing that he was teasing her again, was about to really scare her, so he reached out and pulled bunny Anna back into his arms.He messed up her hair and pinched her face. "Now you're back."Annabelle's messy hair stood up; her eyes brightened. "Is that it?"Kendrick laughed and said, "What else then? What more do you want?"Having been let off so easily by Kendrick, Annabelle felt
Annabelle's heart felt like a lump of cotton.Kendrick had brought other women here before.She suddenly remembered the words Master had reminded her of, emotionally, she was not Kendrick's only one.She remembered all the ambiguous things that happened between her and Kendrick again, no wonder he was so experienced and good at teasing, because he had done all these things to someone else before...Although Annabelle had long thought that he was a thirty-year-old man with normal needs, it was impossible for him to have never been with a woman before meeting her.And she could understand and accept his past romantic history, and she didn't have any so-called psychological cleanliness obsession.After all, Kendrick didn't know he would meet her, so there was no need for him to remain chaste for her.However, this lace headband looked very new.She had been married to Kendrick for half a year, and if it was placed here after their marriage, it meant that Kendrick was pursuing her while a
Annabelle immediately bit his tongue, and Kendrick slightly pulled away from her, saying, "If you don't talk to me, I'll just keep kissing you."And so, it covered her lips once again, lingering and entwining.Annabelle wanted to continue biting him, but she couldn't bring herself to do it and secretly hated herself for being weak.And she was easily swayed, while Kendrick was even more dominant, causing her to quickly succumb to his kisses.Gradually, he loosened his grip on her wrist, one hand encircling her waist, and the other pressing against the back of her head. As the intensity of the kiss increased, the hand that was placed on her waist also began to wander.When he finally left Annabelle's lips and kissed her neck, Annabelle opened her mouth and bit his neck."Baby, you really know how to speak your mind."His voice was deep and magnetic, stirring every nerve of Annabelle's.Annabelle stared at him indignantly and said, "Why are you so good at flirting with girls? Mr. Gregor
Calm down, Annabelle, also felt that she was a little bit arbitrary and impulsive.But after all, just now I was still angry, and now I still maintain it, with a stern little face."Alright, then I'll give you a chance to argue."Kendrick then explained it briefly and succinctly.Last month, Seamus got drunk at the bar, and the female singer performing at the bar used his phone to dial the nearest call, which happened to be Kendrick's.So he went to the bar to meet Seamus, but the bar had already closed. Seamus was stubbornly holding onto the girl, so in desperation, the girl and Kendrick brought him here.After that, Seamus still didn't let go of the girl.Kendrick realized at that moment that they must have known each other, so he entrusted Seamus to the girl's care and then left himself.Annabelle asked, "Why didn't we go to a hotel? Or just take Seamus home directly?"Kendrick said that he was afraid of getting scolded by his father if he went home. If he stayed at a hotel, he was
Annabelle felt ticklish and giggled, swatting his hand lightly. “Lie still for a while, or I won’t keep you company.”Only then did Mr. Gregory purse his lips and obediently stop moving.If Anna hadn’t just recovered from a serious illness, and if he himself weren’t still weak right now, otherwise…Sigh! Kendrick let out a gloomy sigh, burying his face in the crook of her neck.After a moment, he asked, “By the way, did your young master say what exactly caused your fainting and shock?”Annabelle glanced at him with amusement. Every time he said your young master, she could smell the thick scent of jealousy wafting off him—but it was kind of cute, his little petty streak.So she repeated everything Ryan had told her, word for word.Kendrick listened carefully and didn’t comment much afterward. He only said, “Looks like you just had bad luck and ran into a poisonous flower.”Annabelle then brought up the scene at the little beach cabin, saying she was curious about what kind of woman h
In Annabelle’s eyes, Kendrick had made the best possible decision at the time—he had put her safety above all else and didn’t let pride get in the way by refusing the young master’s help.It was this kind of maturity and rationality that had always drawn her to Kendrick, giving her a deep sense of grounded security by his side.Looking at the petite woman in front of him, Kendrick suddenly didn’t know what to say.The guilt that had been gnawing at him for the past two days… was completely dissolved by a few simple, gentle words from his little bunny.Especially the phrase “You’re my husband.” That alone was more healing than ten IV drips.Without warning, he rolled over and pinned Anna onto the bed, kissing her more assertively, expressing his feelings in a far more direct way.Annabelle started pounding on his chest with little muffled sounds of protest.This man was crazy! If he kept moving like this, the IV line would come loose!But even sick, Kendrick was much stronger than she
Annabelle looked like she'd been caught red-handed, flustered and wide-eyed, staring at Kendrick at such a close distance.He, too, had his eyes slightly open, emotions deep and complex pooling within them.The anxiety and torment he’d endured these past two days—it all seemed to be captured in that one gaze.Kendrick moved the hand that had been resting on her back up to cradle the back of her head, and kissed her even deeper.Annabelle slowly closed her eyes, not daring to move, afraid of tugging at his IV line and causing the needle to slip out.Of course, she didn’t want to pull away either…So, what started as Kendrick kissing her forcefully ended up with her being more proactive and passionate instead.Coco, lazily glancing at the two people locked in an intense kiss, yawned, jumped off the bed, and followed the scent of its cat food to go find Uncle Trey.The little white cat trotted to the door, jumped up at the handle, hooked its front paws around it just right, then used its
"I'm heading over now."Just as Annabelle was about to hang up the phone, she heard Uncle Trey call out again, “Young Madam, wait a moment!”She brought the phone back to her ear. “What is it?”“When you come from home, could you bring Coco’s food and litter box? Young Master brought the cat over the night before last, but he didn’t bring any of its stuff. I’ve been too busy to go pick them up myself. It’s not starving or anything, but the poor thing has nowhere to go to the bathroom. It’s been squatting in the big flower pot every day…”Annabelle: “…”A vivid image popped into her mind—Coco tucked awkwardly under Kendrick’s arm, eyes wide with panic, meowing nonstop in complaint the entire way.She could just imagine it—one big, one small, both of them looking lost and homeless, wandering around like pitiful strays.But no matter how disoriented they were, how could they forget the cat food and litter?!Annabelle quickly gathered Coco’s things and drove to the old Gu estate.Just as
Ryan gave a small nod, unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt, and lay down on the bed, quickly falling asleep.Only after hearing his steady breathing did Seraphina return to his side. She carefully removed his outer shirt, then used a warm towel to wipe his face, and then his chest—where the alcohol had spilled. Sleeping like that would definitely be uncomfortable.Finally, she pulled the blanket over him.Seraphina stared at the man in bed for a long time. Then, for the first time, gathering all her courage, she leaned down and placed a light kiss on the lips of the man she loved.He didn’t love her. In his eyes, she probably lacked even a trace of a woman’s charm—perhaps she couldn’t even stir up a shred of desire.But he had given her the utmost respect. Could that be considered a form of caring?Seraphina gently touched his lips with her fingers, her heart full of bitterness, but in the end, she smiled softly.Maybe… that’s enough.…Annabelle had already arrived at the the Grego
The Young Master was drinking?Seraphina quickly set the breakfast tray on the foyer cabinet and rushed inside. Not seeing him in the outer living room, she headed toward the inner rooms.She paused as she passed through the dining area.The vase had been knocked over, shattered glass scattered all across the floor, and the flowers lay strewn in disarray.Seraphina’s heart pounded. She carefully stepped over the broken shards and headed toward the bedroom.The curtains were drawn tight, casting the room into darkness. The Young Master was sitting on the carpet at the foot of the bed, his head leaned back against the mattress, seemingly asleep.The top two buttons of his shirt were undone, a large alcohol stain spread across the front, and beside him sat an almost-empty bottle of strong liquor.Looking at him like this, Seraphina felt her heart shatter.The Young Master had endured so many blows in his life, but he had never fallen into despair like this. He had always gritted his teet
The taxi pulled away from the hotel entrance. Annabelle rolled the window up and gave the driver the address of the the Gregory Group headquarters.She turned back to look at Seraphina, who was still standing there at the entrance, gazing in her direction.When Seraphina had said, “Actually, I should be the one thanking you,” her expression had looked sorrowful—with a touch of self-mockery. That made Annabelle even more certain of one thing:Seraphina must have feelings for the Young Master.So she had thanked her… because Annabelle was leaving him.Annabelle suddenly wanted the driver to turn around. She wanted to personally tell Seraphina that she would never fight her for the Young Master. If possible, she’d even be willing to help them get together.But she couldn’t interfere in the Young Master’s love life anymore.That would only be rubbing salt into his wounds.Not willing to be with someone, yet still trying to introduce them to someone else?That wasn’t right. And Annabelle k
Annabelle’s pale face finally flushed with a hint of red. She covered her stomach in embarrassment and smiled.“I won’t eat—Kendrick must be really worried about me. I want to go back as soon as possible.”With that, she headed back to the bedroom, grabbed her own clean clothes from the bench at the end of the bed, and went into the walk-in closet.It was the summer outfit she had worn back in the small fishing village. Elfhedge’s weather was still far too cold for dresses, but she didn’t want to wait for the Young Master to find her something warmer.All she knew was—Kendrick must be worried sick.And knowing that she was here, with the Young Master… he was surely feeling awful.She had to get back—immediately.Annabelle changed into her clothes and stepped out of the closet. The light summer dress and linen sandals made her look fresh and airy as she walked up to the Young Master.“Young Master, I’m leaving now.”Ryan looked her up and down but didn’t say anything more. He simply re
The Young Master said it as if he were joking, but Annabelle couldn’t help taking it seriously.He had once given her the courage and will to live. He had spent years meticulously nursing her back to health, restoring her appearance. Even after they reunited, he had saved her life several times.The grace and kindness he had shown her weren’t things that could be repaid with just a few words.So before she met Kendrick, before she accepted his love, Annabelle had always thought—One day, she must repay the Young Master.How?Anything she had, anything he wanted.But now that she was with Kendrick, she could no longer say something like that so casually.She couldn’t betray her commitment to Kendrick just to repay the Young Master,Nor could she forget the Young Master’s kindness just because she had Kendrick now.Her only hope was that the Young Master would ask for something she could give—As long as it wasn’t something like, “Stay with me.”Caught in this internal struggle, Annabel