3. Fluttering heart

Robert put his lips on hers, giving her a passionate kiss. A deep kiss filled with cherished feelings from childhood to adulthood mixed with the salty taste of tears. In the deepest depths of Annie appeared many strange thoughts.

Marriage for the sake of the family brought her to him. More than 20 years of waiting, silently watching him every step of the way, but who is good?! You don't love her! Next to him is always another girl who is not her!

At the end of the day, will the first person he thinks of is her? Strangely, a person who was rejected by himself, ignored from childhood to adulthood, but that is the person who loves him to the bone, to the marrow, ready to sacrifice his life for himself.

What if you found out?

The door of happiness is about to open? Or is the heart slowly closing?

Love or blind?

Love you, hate you? Where is the answer?

No matter how Annie Hathtrick thought or resisted, Robert Pringle continued to encroach on her body. His lips moved wetly from her small lips, down her neck, down her collarbone... His lips roamed over her white body.

The tangled clothes were torn into pieces and then thrown away. Branded clothes are now a pile of "mopy" lying on the floor. Two naked bodies pressed against each other, warmth mingling together. They want to become one.

After many minutes of struggling, drenched with sweat, it was finally done. Annie did not know when he fell asleep. Her head was pressed into his lap as if she didn't want to leave.

Seeing her lying still in his arms, Robert suddenly gave birth to bottomless greed and selfishness. He knew it was he who abandoned her, it was he who ignored and rejected her.

But... How ironic is fate? In the moment he knew she was injured on that rainy night, the bottom of his heart stirred, a strong emotion welled up. It was a feeling he had never experienced before.

He remembers when he was in love with Mela La. Although he likes her, loves her! Yet he was not in such pain!

The day she left him was also his 18th birthday. She was heartless, accepted the check for $5,000 and left him.

Have a problem or a grievance? No, I don't think so! He thinks that every girl is greedy for glory and fame, they can defy everything for what they want.

After 3 love affairs, in the end, no girl stayed with him. Mela Lapton left him for money, and Lucy Hella and Rebecca Peckhaim were pushed into the dead end by his own hands.

He came to the first because of love, and to the latter two because of the royal family, for the family.

Only Annie Hathtrick remained. Even though he and she are not lovers, she is still with him. But then on that rainy night, she also left him. He tried everything so that in the three months she was in the hospital, her career continued to advance.

But in the end, he still didn't understand, what was the love he had for her after all?!

Stepping out of her worries, Robert hugged Annie who was lying next to her and thought deeply:

"Do you really love me after all? Or is it just for vanity?"

“Our Annie is one year old, right? After my grandparents die, who will stay with me and take care of me?"

Mary Northatic's voice was both gentle and indescribable. Victon Hathtrick sat next to him, trying to be cold. But then also curled the corners of his mouth to smile and sighed:

"I hope that kid from the Pringle family will be good to you. I'm afraid he won't treat you well, then you will suffer a lot of grievances and no one will be able to help you."

Hearing that, John Brown again groaned and replied:

“Haizz… Even though I know it's like that, it's a family marriage, what should I do? We can't go against the word of our ancestors!"

At that moment, Rian Hathtrick had just returned home. The face is sullen, a little preoccupied. Looking at the crib that Annie was lying on, he sighed softly.

"She doesn't deserve to be robbed of her happiness. What the previous person did cannot be tolerated by her. I have a feeling that that kid, Robert Pringle, doesn't like her. Although it is only 2 years older than Annie.

Look at his actions towards our little Annie. Whatever you say, I don't agree with this marriage!"

Hearing this, John did not know what to say. But the betrothal has already been received, the fiancee's treasure has also been taken, how can it be changed?

Since ancient times, the Hathtrick family has had such a tradition. Received, do not pay. So know how?

But he couldn't let the only granddaughter of Hathtrick family suffer. Victon Hathtrick felt extremely awkward.

Just at the right time, suddenly Davis Pringle and Vivian Bermain led Robert Pringle.

“Did we arrive at the right time?”

Vivian spoke up to avoid the oppressive atmosphere. After that, Victon politely invited the three to come inside and sip a cup of tea.

Rian Hathtrick couldn't stand it, so he went straight to the point

"Can you guarantee my daughter's happiness?"

Hearing that, Davis and Vivian were a bit awkward, a little worried, but then nodded. Victon Hathtrick nodded and replied:

“I put my life on the line as a guarantee. I hope you and the two of you will help us. Without Annie, our son would surely die.

This is not a bad thing either. It's a marriage of two great families anyway, no one will know about this secret!"

Hearing those words of Davis Pringle, Rian also somewhat less worried. If they can give his son good things, he will do his best to help. And if his daughter only received suffering in return, he would not spare the Pringle family, even if they were the royal family of a country.

In fact, for the Hathtrick, overthrowing a country's constitutional monarchy was not difficult. They could abolish titles, which could make the king and queen of that time worse off than death. But he would not do the same to Robert.

Anyway, the Pringle and the Hathtrick family also had a time of friendship in the distant battlefield. After that, the Pringle came to power as king, and the Hathtrick became generals with great merit to S country.

The Hathtrick family did not want to get too involved in politics, so he stepped back and followed the business path. Over 100 years of history, the Hathtrick is known as the rich and powerful family of Southeast Asia.

For that time, having money was having power. Again and again, the Pringle family still lost to the Hathtrick in many aspects, but the Hathtrick family still had to rely on the Pringle family in terms of politics and law. If you want to move and maneuver easily, you still need the strength of the royal family.

In the end, what Victon Hathtrick and Rian Hathtrick were most worried about was Annie Hathtrick. Hope she has a peaceful and happy life with him!