"Dad, what are you talking about? Why would you not be around? The average life expectancy has gone up with medical advancements. My grandpa was eighty-plus before he passed away, right? You are only sixty now, you still have plenty of time ahead!"Anna was timid by nature, and she felt Wesley was talking funny today."Besides, Xander won't bully me," Anna continued.Wesley exhaled deeply as he looked into Anna's innocent eyes. Then he patted her shoulders after a while and said, "Why don't you go outside and get Xander for me?" Anna got up when she heard this, but she did not head out immediately."Dad, what is it that you want to talk to Xander about that can't be said with me around?" "It's matters concerning the company. You won't get it," Wesley replied."Okay." Anna was more at ease after hearing that."Are you afraid that I'm going to give him a hard time?" teased Wesley.Anna stuck out her tongue, embarrassed, and left the ward to look for Xander.Xander was not out
Xander turned around and picked up a pair of silver heels for Anna. "Try these.""Okay."Anna, who was surprised by that, took the shoes and put them on immediately.The color was indeed a better match for her dress. She walked a few steps, deeply impressed by these gorgeous shoes, and turned to Xander happily. "I love the design and color."Only then did Xander notice that there was some space between the heel of her feet and the back of the shoes, enough to slide in a finger."Your feet sure are small," he said with a frown. He then turned around and ordered the store assistant to get Anna a smaller size.Some men, especially those who seemed unreachable like the gods in heaven, could make someone's day with a simple action.Anna was all over the moon when the store assistant passed her the shoes requested by Xander.Xander walked to the cashier and paid for her shoes without being asked.On the other hand, Nancy was getting more and more confused about their relationship.
Xander raised his eyebrows in confusion when he heard Anna actually turned down a movie with him."Why not?""I… I've made plans with Nancy for a facial together this evening." Anna lowered her head guiltily as she silently apologized to Nancy in her head, 'Sorry, Nancy. I don't have any other friends, so I can only use you as a cover.'"Can't you move your facial to another day?" Xander asked."No, I promised her a long time ago. She even confirmed it with me again when I met her in the mall just now. Plus, it'll be rude to cancel on her at the last minute.""Then why didn't you tell me when I was booking the movie tickets?""I… I forgot."Xander was speechless.Anna felt really bad when she saw how angry he was. She prayed really hard that he would not ignore her in the future for turning him down just when he finally asked her out.Anna was about to say something nice to make him feel better, but Xander had already turned around and left angrily. Before he left, he put do
That night, Anna did not go to Xander's room.He waited for her for over an hour after taking a shower, but she did not show up.Finally, he could not wait anymore. He went up to Anna's room and knocked on the door. "Anna? Anna!"No sound came from inside Anna's bedroom. He did not call her anymore for fear of attracting Wesley and the servants' attention. Instead, he turned the door handle and went in. Once inside, he saw Anna was already fast asleep on the bed."Wake up, Anna!"Xander turned on the bedside lamp and lifted her blanket unhappily.Anna woke up in fright, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the man beside the bed. It took her a moment to realize that she was not dreaming."Xander, what are you doing here?" she asked sleepily."Didn't I ask you to come to my room?""Huh?"Suppressing his anger, Xander leaned down and put both of his arms on Anna's bed. "You dare to defy my order?""No…""Then why didn't you come?""I… I…"That was as much as Anna could get out.
Anna would be painfully disappointed if she came with the hope of their relationship getting better after having sex. The whole process hurt so badly that she almost fainted.'Is it because I had the surgery?' she wondered.She vaguely remembered it did not hurt so badly when she did it the first time with the mysterious man in the hotel.After he finished, Xander sat up, and his eyes deepened when he saw the bright red blood stains on the sheets."Is this your first time?" he asked.Anna did not answer him. She remained curled up in pain on the bed. It hurt so much that she could not even turn over.After finishing his glass of red wine, Xander laid on top of her and entered her without giving her any time to ease herself into it.She started sobbing quietly with the blanket covering her face.Annoyed to see her acting like that, Xander turned around and went to the bathroom to clean himself up first.When he came out of the shower, Anna was still in the same position, crying
Nancy was about to get out of the car to return Ain's phone, but she hesitated. The more she thought about it, the weirder she found the whole thing.'Judging from the clothes and hairstyle I was wearing, these photos were taken very recently. So could it be that Ain has been secretly following me? Why would she do that?' thought Nancy as she walked into the hospital.Suddenly, she changed her mind when she got to Ain's ward. She wanted to discuss it with Yaacob first before giving her back her phone.However, just as Nancy was about to leave, she noticed a crack in the door and some kind of muffled sound coming from inside the ward.Out of curiosity, Nancy leaned in and, through the cracks, saw something that shocked her! Her eyes widened, and she instinctively covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming. She saw Wilfred was on top of Ain. Even though Nancy had Wilfred arrested, he was able to get out on bail due to his status.'Didn't Ain say she was being bothered by Wilfr
In the end, Yaacob chose to side with Nancy."I also think it would be better to find out."Ain's eyes widened slightly, and she looked hurt.She typed something on her phone and showed it to Yaacob.[Yaacob, I don't want to do the test. You know a lot of bad things have happened to me, and the test would just bring up those memories. I want to forget them. Please don't do this to me.]Ain finally understood that he was Nancy's husband, so he would believe her unconditionally. A self-deprecating yet desperate smile appeared on her lips when her eyes fell on Nancy.Nancy met her eyes and finally felt a hint of hostility emanating from them. Ain had been pretending to be the 'tortured victim' and 'nice girl' ever since she reunited with Yaacob. However, Nancy had never let down her guard against her from the beginning until then.Yaacob, the gentleman, had never said anything bad about his ex-girlfriend. Even so, Nancy could tell Ain was a scheming, manipulative woman by the littl
Nancy walked out of the hospital with Yaacob chasing after her."Nancy!" he called out behind her. She heard it, but she did not look back or stop.Yaacob had no choice but to speed up and scoop her up into his arms."Ah!" Nancy was startled, but then she glared at Yaacob angrily.Yaacob looked back at her very tenderly. "You must be tired. So just rest and I'll carry you home."At that moment, Nancy felt like she was stabbed in the heart by a flaming arrow, making her feel warm but also a little sad.Nancy's voice softened as her frustration gradually disappeared. "Yaacob…""Now, now. Be a good girl and rest your head. We'll talk about this when you wake up."Yaacob's voice was soothing. Nancy actually fell asleep on his chest, combined with the rocking motion of his strong arms.When she woke up, she was already back at the Getsons' mansion. She opened her eyes and felt her head was not as fuzzy as before. She looked at the time and saw that it was exactly twelve o'clock mid