Anna felt like she was burning up as she leaned on Nina. She was seeing stars while her muscles softened uncontrollably. “Anna, are you drunk? You shouldn’t have finished those two cups with Jennifer.”“All of them were watching, I had to! I’m fine, I know how high my tolerance level is, I’ll be fine after I get some rest.” Anna patted her cheeks, sobering herself up.“I’ll send you back now?”Anna shook her head, “I’ll take a nap now.”“Ok.”Jennifer flanked at Anna, approached her, and sat beside her. “Anna, are you drunk? It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have made that toast to you.”Nina glared at Jennifer. Nonetheless, Jennifer continued as if she was blaming herself, “Anna, why don’t I send you home first? I’m not drunk, I can take care of you.”Anna shook her head, her body was burning uncomfortably. She didn’t want to move. All she wanted was a glass of ice water to lower her temperature.She tugged at her collar and took in a few deep breaths as she attempted to suppress the heat
Anna was pulled into a room. She couldn’t see who was pulling her but felt the door being shut and locked behind her. The room was pitch black, she couldn’t see anything. She swayed on the spot for a few moments. Her body increasingly heated up as her footsteps grew lighter and lighter. “This feeling…”She muttered under her breath. She was instantly reminded of the last incident. Panic rose in her chest, and she shook her head furiously, trying to remain alert.When she tried to escape, a strong pair of arms caught her from behind and threw her onto the sofa in the room.“Ah! Who is it? Who are you?”She screamed in shock.The person straddling her forced her further into the sofa, pulling at her clothes, his intent obvious.She struggled as best she could, she didn’t know what or where her fleeting hands hit, but the room gradually filled with a warm red glow.The color she hated the most!She widened her blurry eyes and finally caught a clear look at the man straddling her, a figu
Liam returned to Fitzrovia Hills with Anna in his arms.She lay in his strong arms, moaning in pain. “No…”“Don’t touch me…”She waved her arms in protest, struggling hard, her arms were closed. She couldn’t see the person holding her.Liam placed her on the bed, held her arms tightly in his, and called out to her, attempting to wake her up.“You’re safe now, it’s over!”“Anna, it’s me!”“Wake up, you’re fine now!” Anna shook her head furiously, “No, don’t touch me, don’t touch me, get off…”Under the influence of the drugs, she had lost all rational thought, screaming instinctually. Droplets of tears gathered under her closed eyelids; Liam’s heart ached at the sight. He hugged her tightly, “Don’t worry, it’s all over now! I’m here, I’ll protect you.”Anna stopped struggling for a few seconds, grabbed hold of Liam, and climbed onto him.“I feel so hot… It’s so uncomfortable…”Her breathing was rough and labored, pulling at his clothes. By now, the effect of the drugs was at its st
Liam stood beneath the staircase, whilst Anna stood at the top.He lifted his head and stared at her from below. She was wearing nothing but a white shirt, her pair of long legs, from his angle below, they looked particularly long and smooth, he could even see a touch of black…Liam swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing, and quickly moved his gaze upwards. Under her wide collar, her black bra peeked through the thin material, matching her beautiful collarbones, slim neck, and slightly pink cheeks, she was indeed a sight to behold. Anna could feel his scorching gaze, and instinctually covered her chest, “You… why are you looking at me?”“Ha-ha, I didn’t know you not only liked me, you like my shirts too.”“No, I don’t, I never…”Anna caught a glimpse of the Chanel bag in her hands, and the packaged food and her stomach rumbled. “That… is that for me?” She bit her lips, voice small and soft. “No!” Liam laughed and turned away, heading for the kitchen, placing the food on the table. An
Want him gone? Who?Anna stared at Liam’s back unblinkingly, a bone-harrowing chill emanating from him.Gone, did that mean he wanted him dead?Fear crept into her heart unbidden. Liam tucked his phone back into his pocket, turned and saw Anna’s pale face, and frowned.“What’s wrong?”Anna startled, and shook her head, buried her head in her plate, and continued eating, “No… nothing! Let’s eat, let’s eat.”However hard she tried to pretend like nothing was wrong, her heart raced, making her fearful and uneasy. She couldn’t stop her hands from shivering. It was now hard for her to hold her cutlery. She put them down and said to him softly. “Uhm… murder is illegal.”Liam frowned, “What murder?”“Uhm, that…” Anna looked at his phone.Understanding dawned on Liam but he merely smiled slyly, “Then you have no choice but to be with a murderer.”“Can you be more serious? I’m trying to have a serious conversation with you.”“I’m serious too.” Liam’s expression darkened. “But you can’t…”“
Anna looked at the middle-aged man, and the memories resurfaced.“You’re the uncle who found my phone that night and returned it to me!”He nodded furiously, “So you do live here! It’s nice to meet you!”“I didn’t know you knew me!” Anna was surprised.“Of course I would know a pretty lady like you, ha-ha…” He laughed kindly as if they were close friends.Anna felt awkward, she had held a press conference when she canceled her engagement to Bryan, and when her sister got pregnant with his child, her face was splashed across all forms of media in the city. “Haha. Uhm, uncle, would you like to come in?”“Of course! I’m here to visit my relatives. This condescending security looked down on me and wouldn’t let me go in.”The guard pursed his lips unhappily, “Who did you call condescending? There’s a wall over there. If you want to go in, you can jump over the wall, see if I’ll catch you!”The man pointed at the guard, “See! Ms. Hamilton, how can someone like him work as a security guard i
Bryan jumped off the sofa.“Anna!”Although he was trying his best to suppress his emotions, he couldn’t hide the excitement shining through his eyes. Chloe could see them as clear as day.Chloe jumped up too and wrapped her arms around his, but he made to fling her away. “Bryan babe!”Chloe tightened her grip.Anna paused in the middle of her yawn, turned her head slowly to glance at Bryan and Choe in the living room.Bryan smiled and rushed to say, “Anna, I heard you won first place in the practical assessment, congratulations.”Anna saw Chloe’s warning gaze but still returned his smile. “Thank you, Bryan.”Seeing her smile at him, Bryan felt like the boulder pressing down on his chest had finally been lifted. He was unbelievably happy, all the tension and stress sapped from his limbs.“If there’s a chance, I would like to celebrate with you please,” he said.Chloe gritted her teeth and tightened her grip around his arm, faking a cry of pain.“Ouch, Bryan, my stomach hurts. Help me
Bryan drove Chloe to the hospital. When the doctor confirmed after a series of checks that everything was in order, they both sighed in relief.The doctor subtly reminded Bryan and Chloe not to do any strenuous exercises, making them squirm awkwardly.“Chloe, you scared me to death. Thank god you’re okay!” Nicole patted her rest in relief. “You have to be more careful in the future. You’re not alone now, you have the baby to take care of. Bryan, remember to take care of Chloe, the baby in her stomach is yours too.” Nicole was also unhappy that Bryan always asked after Anna.“Since you both have a child together, you’re parents now, you need to prioritize your child, anyone or anything else is not important anymore.”Bryan nodded, not making any comments. Chloe leaned on his chest and whispered, “Bryan, I was so scared. I thought something happened to our baby, thank God he’s fine.”“The baby is very important to me, Chloe. I know it’s hard for you but you have to protect the baby.”